E3 Saxo Classic 2026

1. E3 Saxo Classic 2026: Van der Poel wins thriller with monster solo

   Door Harmen Lustig

   From the Boigneberg, with 64 kilometres to go, Mathieu van der Poel rides solo. He builds a one-minute gap, but when Per Strand Hagenes, Florian Vermeersch, Stan Dewulf and Jonas Abrahamsen join forces, it steadily comes down in the closing…

2. E3 Saxo Classic: Winners and records

   Door Martijn Ophorst

   E3 Saxo Classic, previously known as E3 Harelbeke, is on the cycling calendar since 1958. Preceding the Tour of Flanders and featuring both hills and cobbles, the race is seen as a test case for Flander’s cycling high mass itself.…

3. E3 Saxo Classic 2026: Route

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Friday 27 March - A ten-day-long Flemish cycling bonanza kicks off with the E3 Saxo Classic. Covering 208.5 kilometres, the race features sixteen hills and four cobbled sectors.

4. E3 Saxo Classic 2026: Riders

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Who is riding the mini Tour of Flanders? Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list for the E3 Saxo Classic.

5. E3 Saxo Classic 2026: Favourites

   Door Harmen Lustig

   The E3 Saxo Classic is a great race in its own right, but also serves as the dress rehearsal for the Ronde van Vlaanderen. The route is similar, only shorter, and usually less hectic. So it goes without saying that the contenders in both races…