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Cobbled Classics, Racing, Tour of Flanders, WorldTour - April 5, 2021

Annemiek vaan Vleuten wins the Tour of Flanders with a signature long range move

Annemiek Van Vleuten (Movistar) Team Women winning the 18th Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour of Flanders 2021, (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Annemiek van Vleuten won the Tour of Flanders for the second time with a signature attack on Sunday. The European champion launched her move on the Paterberg, the race’s final climb some 13km from the finish, and held off a group of seven chasers. German champion Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT) won the sprint for second place, […]

Greg Van Avermaet said he ‘hoped to be better’ but content with podium finish in Tour of Flanders

Greg Van Avermaet finishes on the podium of Greg Van Avermaet 2021 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Greg Van Avermaet said he’d hoped to be “just a little better” in the Tour of Flanders, but settled for a podium finish.

Mathieu van der Poel: ‘I started a good sprint, but immediately felt the legs were rough’

Mathieu van der Poel in the Tour of Flanders 2021 (Photo by DIRK WAEM/BELGA/AFP via Getty Images)

Mathieu van der Poel said he started his sprint well in the final of the Tour of Flanders 2021, but quickly realised he didn’t have the strength to beat Kasper Asgreen.

Wout van Aert says he ‘just wasn’t good enough’ in Tour of Flanders 2021

Wout van Aert rode to sixth place in the Tour of Flanders 2021 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Wout van Aert said he “wasn’t good enough in the end” as he finished sixth in the Tour of Flanders 2021.

Kasper Asgreen: 'I felt good so I decided to trust my sprint'

Kasper Asgreen and Mathieu van der Poel in the final of the Tour of Flanders 2021 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Kasper Asgreen said “it was a question of margins” in the final sprint for the 2021 Tour of Flanders title.

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Annemiek vaan Vleuten wins the Tour of Flanders with a signature long range move

Greg Van Avermaet said he ‘hoped to be better’ but content with podium finish in Tour of Flanders

Mathieu van der Poel: ‘I started a good sprint, but immediately felt the legs were rough’

Wout van Aert says he ‘just wasn’t good enough’ in Tour of Flanders 2021

Kasper Asgreen: 'I felt good so I decided to trust my sprint'

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