Tour of Flanders

Welcome to the IDL Pro Cycling Tour of Flanders page. Known locally as "Vlaanderens mooiste" (Flanders' Finest), it has been a highlight of the cycling calendar for over a century. Called De Ronde van Vlaanderen in Dutch (or just "De Ronde"), it is considered the most important bike race of the year in Belgium. Both the men's and the women's Tour of Flanders take place on Easter Sunday. 

The men's Tour of Flanders was first held in 1913. Initially, it was just a promotional event to sell newspapers, but after the war, the image of the Belgian Classic quickly expanded beyond its original scope. Many international riders were drawn to the Flemish cobbles, forcing the organisers to move the race from the same day as Milan-San Remo.

Previously, many classics specialists had opted for the Italian one-day race, with this welcome change meaning they no longer had to choose. The Tour of Flanders swiftly became part of the important cycling rankings. In 2020, it was officially recognised as a monument on the WorldTour calendar, alongside Milan-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and the Tour of Lombardy.

The men's Tour of Flanders is a challenging race of over 260 kilometres. Featuring the most iconic climbs of the Flemish Ardennes ( known as hellingen), difficult flat cobble sections, and often incredibly bad weather. To win De Ronde is a career-making feat. 

Many of the sport's very best feature on its honor roll. The names range from real cobblestone enthusiasts to the lighter climbers, who have been gaining more traction in the Flemish landscape in recent years. This has led to the climbs in the final increasingly becoming decisive for the race outcome.

Achiel Buysse, Fiorenzo Magni, Eric Leman, Johan Museeuw, Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara, and Mathieu van der Poel.

Gerard Debaets, Romain Gijssels, Briek Schotte, Rik Van Steenbergen, Rik Van Looy, Walter Godefroot, Eddy Merckx, Jan Raas, Edwig Van Hooydonck, Peter Van Petegem, Stijn Devolder, and Tadej Pogačar.

2025 Tadej Pogačar
2024 Mathieu van der Poel
2023 Tadej Pogačar
2022 Mathieu van der Poel
2021 Kasper Asgreen
2020 Mathieu van der Poel
2019 Alberto Bettiol
2018 Niki Terpstra
2017 Philippe Gilbert
2016 Peter Sagan
2015 Alexander Kristoff

Will Mathieu van der Poel make history by becoming the first rider to win the Tour of Flanders four times? 

Or will Tadej Pogačar win his second Monument of the 2026 season and join the three-winners club?

Discover the IDL Pro Cycling 2026 Tour of Flanders preview here and see what our experts think.

2004 saw the first edition of the Women's Tour of Flanders. Taking on many of the same climbs and cobbled sections as the men, albeit over a shorter distance, it is known as one of the toughest races on the women's calendar. 

From 2004 to 2015, it was part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. Since 2016, the race has been included in the UCI Women's World Tour, cycling's top-tier female competition. Held on the same day as the men's race, organisers have included more climbs and extended the race gradually from 94 km in the first edition to 163 km in 2024.

Like the men's race, the women's Tour of Flanders is one of the four Monuments on the calendar, alongside  Milan-San Remo Women, Liége-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, and Paris-Roubaix Femmes. 

The women's Tour of Flanders route covers over 160 kilometres and features 12 hellingen climbs, with the fearsome Koppenberg added in 2012. Add to that 7 flat cobbled sections and the same weather as the men, the winner of the Women's Tour of Flanders has to be a tough all-rounder with a bit of luck on their side. 

Lotte Kopecky

Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel, Judith Arndt, Annemiek van Vleuten, and Elisa Longo Borghini 

2025 Lotte Kopecky
2024 Elisa Longo Borghini
2023 Lotte Kopecky
2022 Lotte Kopecky
2021 Annemiek van Vleuten
2020 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak
2019 Marta Bastianelli
2018 Anna van der Breggen
2017 Coryn Rivera
2016 Lizzie Armitstead
2015 Elisa Longo Borghini

Can Lotte Kopecky extend her reign as the most winningest woman in Flanders? 

Or will Demi Vollering, Elisa Longo Borghini, or Elisa Chabbey continue their strong early-season form?

Discover the IDL Pro Cycling Women's Tour of Flanders preview here, and tune in on April 5 to find out.