Flemish Cycling Week
The Flemish Cycling week (Dutch:Vlaamse Wielerweek) or simply Flemish Week, is a series of five road cycling races held in Flanders in late March and early April. The week spans in fact more than seven days as it begins with Dwars door Vlaanderen and ends eleven days later with the Tour of Flanders, which is ultimate race and pinnacle of the week.[1][2]
The week consists of four one-day races and one stage race:
- Dwars door Vlaanderen, held on Wednesday of the week before the Tour of Flanders.
- E3 Harelbeke, on Saturday of the week before the Tour of Flanders.
- Gent–Wevelgem, on Sunday before the Tour of Flanders.
- Three Days of De Panne, from Tuesday to Thursday in the same week as the Tour of Flanders.
- Tour of Flanders
Originally the Brabantse Pijl was part of the Flemish Cycling Week as it was run the Sunday before the Tour of Flanders, but in 2010 it was rescheduled to a later date, because the race course was more suitable for riders participating in the Ardennes classics. The gap in the calendar was filled by Gent-Wevelgem, which was initially held the Wednesday before the Tour of Flanders, at the same time as the second stage of the Three Days of De Panne.
Winners of the Flemish Cycling Week races since 1990
Before 2010
From 2010
| Edition | Dwars door Vlaanderen | E3 Harelbeke | Gent–Wevelgem | Three Days of De Panne | Tour of Flanders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Matti Breschel (DEN) |
 Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
 Bernhard Eisel (AUT) |
 David Millar (GBR) |
Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| 2011 | .svg.png){kind=small} Nick Nuyens (BEL) |
Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
Tom Boonen (BEL) |
 Sébastien Rosseler (FRA) |
Nick Nuyens (BEL) |
| 2012 |  Niki Terpstra (NED) |
Tom Boonen (BEL) |
Tom Boonen (BEL) |
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) |
Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| 2013 |  Oscar Gatto (ITA) |
Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
 Peter Sagan (SVK) |
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) |
Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| 2014 | Niki Terpstra (NED) |
Peter Sagan (SVK) |
 John Degenkolb (GER) |
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| 2015 | Jelle Wallays (BEL) |
Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
Luca Paolini (ITA) |
 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| 2016 | Jens Debusschere (BEL) |
 Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
Peter Sagan (SVK) |
Lieuwe Westra (NED) |
Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | E3 Harelbeke | Gent–Wevelgem | Three Days of De Panne | Tour of Flanders |
References
- ↑ Axelgaard, Emil. "E3 Harelbeke preview, 27.03.2015". Cycling Quotes. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "Spring Classics: How to win cycling's hardest one-day races". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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