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, Belgium, in late March and early April. The Week begins with Dwars door Vlaanderen and ends in fact twelve 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:
Previously, the Brabantse Pijl was part of the middle of the Flemish Cycling Week, but it was rescheduled to a later date, because the race better fitted closer to the Ardennes classics.
Winners of the Flemish Cycling Week races since 1990
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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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