Dwars door Vlaanderen is played out just four days before the Tour of Flanders. As the race is not as important as Flanders’ Finest not all big guns show up. Others consider the race a final test before the big showdown on Sunday.
Usually, Dwars door Vlaanderen boils down to a sprint or someone soloing to victory after a late attack. Three years ago, Jens Debusschere outsprinted a select peloton and in the last two editions Yves Lampaert took the win with one late and one very late attack.
Still competitive riders who won the race before are Matti Breschel (2010), Niki Terpstra (2012, 2014), Oscar Gatto (2013), Jelle Wallays (2015), Jens Debusschere (2016) and Yves Lampaert (2017, 2018). Breschel, Gatto and Wallays don’t ride Dwars door Vlaanderen this year, the others do.
Jungels and Stybar are the stars of the Flemish Classics until now. The Czech won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and last Friday’s E3 BinckBank Classic after a perfect preparation by Jungels. The Luxembourg champion himself won Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne with an impressive solo. Alexander Kristoff popped up out of nowhere when he sprinted to victory in a windy edition of Gent-Wevelgem.
Stybar is saving fuel for the Tour of Flanders, but Jungels does compete in Dwars door Vlaanderen.
Favourites 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen
***** Mathieu van der Poel, Bob Jungels, Oliver Naesen
**** Philippe Gilbert, Jasper Stuyven, Alejandro Valverde,
*** Matej Mohoric, Fernando Gaviria, Mike Teunissen, Niki Terpstra
** Alexander Kristoff, Sebastian Langeveld, Luke Rowe, Tiesj Benoot, Yves Lampaert
* Dylan van Baarle, Jens Keukeleire, Alberto Bettiol, Pascal Ackermann, Cees Bol
Related articles More articles Tour of Valencia 2021: Riders
Tour of Valencia 2021 Route stage 1: Elche - Ondora
Tour of Valencia 2021 Route stage 2: Alicante - Alicante
Tour of Valencia 2021 Route stage 3: Torrent - Alto de la Reina
Tour of Valencia 2021 Route stage 4: Chilces - Almenara
Tour de France 2021: The Route
Tour de France 2021: Riders
Tour of Flanders 2021: Riders
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 1: Brest - Landerneau
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 2: Perros-Guirec - Mûr-de-Bretagne
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 3: Lorient - Pontivy
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 4: Redon - Fougères
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 5: Changé - Laval
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 6: Tours - Châteauroux
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 7: Vierzon - Le Creusot
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 8: Oyonnax - Le-Grand-Bornand
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 9: Cluses - Tignes
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 10: Albertville - Valence
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 11: Sorgues - Malaucène
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 12: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Nîmes
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 13: Nîmes - Carcassonne
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 14: Carcassonne - Quillan
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 15: Céret - Andorra la Vella
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 16: Pas de la Case - Saint-Gaudens
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 17: Muret - Col du Portet
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 18: Pau - Luz-Ardiden
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 19: Mourenx - Libourne
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 20: Libourne - Saint-Emilion
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 21: Chatou - Paris
Cycling Calendar 2021
Volta a Catalunya 2021: The Route
Volta a Catalunya 2021: Riders
Giro 2021: Riders
Milan - San Remo 2021: Riders
Strade Bianche 2021: Riders
UAE Tour 2021: Riders