Listen to Arrivée | Tour of Flanders double bill
No spoilers here: Our episodes are online now
The 109th edition of the men’s Tour of Flanders was billed as a battle of the men of spring. Between them, Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar and Mads Pedersen had dominated the biggest one-day races to the extent that Hugo Coorevits dubbed them ‘supersonic aircrafts’. But what of Wout van Aert, the big Belgian favourite looking to deliver the first ‘home’ win since Philippe Gilbert in 2017. Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie analysed the action shortly after the race finished in Oudenaarde. Rose Manley and Rebecca Charlton reviewed the women’s race, where SD Worx were the hot favourites. Could anyone mount a challenge to them and their double world champion Lotte Kopecky?
Both episodes are online now. Our regular episode will be released later in the week as we look forward to Paris-Roubaix.
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