Sean Kelly's Classics Column: Mads Pedersen should be very motivated, but it's going to be Van der Poel vs Pogačar at the Tour of Flanders

Can the most visited cycling one-day race of the year surpass the excitement and unraveling of the opening monument of the season? 109. The Flanders race brings the standard route and the third power measurement between Pogačar and van der Poel on the most beautiful Flemish classic.

Cycling Author agencyefe The Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, world champion and triple winner of the Tour de France, has been confirmed at the head of the UAE that will play next Sunday the Tour de Flanders, second monument of the seasonm, where he hopes to relive the battle he maintained with Van der Poel in San Remo, "but with different results". "Flandes is an incredible race and, undoubtedly, there I achieved one of the most important victories of …

Tadej Pogacar is about to fight Paris-Roubaix for the first time in a few days (13 April).Slovene will face in particular Mathieu Van der Poel, double winner of the race, and their confrontation will be scrutinized closely on various paved areas.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 12:02 The disappointing results of Wout van Aert, the spitting on Mathieu van der Poel: In the Peloton recaptures all the news of cycling By Louis Dedobbeleer In the holy week of cycling in Flanders, Philippe Gilbert, Patrick Lefevere and Stéphane Thirion were gathered around Gordon De Winter to debrief the Grand Prix de l'E3, Ghent-Wevelgem, but also to preface To Travers la Flandre and the Tour des Flandres. In short, …

Sean Kelly's Classics Column: Mads Pedersen should be very motivated, but it's going to be Van der Poel vs Pogačar at the Tour of Flanders

Sean Kelly reflects on E3 and Gent-Wevelgem, and what the results mean for the big Monument coming this weekend

Since Mathieu van der Poel had the last word against Tadej Pogacar during a last Milan – San Remo epic, all the bikers are languishing at the idea of finding the two men face to face. The reunions are programmed for the Tour of Flanders next Sunday, before a new duel, which should this time oppose the two champions on the cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix. For the first time in his life, the Slovenian will indeed be in the game. With one objective: …