2021 RESULTS MEN’S WOMEN’S 1. Davide Ballerini (Ita) Deceuninck-Quic-Step 1. Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Team SD Worx 2. Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama-FDJ 2. Emma Cecilie Jørgensen (Den) Movistar Team Women 3. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation 3. Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx FEBRUARY 27, 2021 4. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain Victorious 4. Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Liv Racing 5. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto-Soudal 5. Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing OMLOOP HET NIEUWSBLAD 2021. IMAGE: CHRIS AULD. 2021 OFFICIAL GUIDE Peloton PELOTON MAGAZINE ©photonews INSIDE THE GUIDE GENT–WEVELGEM SCHELDEPRIJS Analysis ........................................ 5 Analysis .......................................21 Itinerary ........................................ 7 Itinerary .......................................23 Maps ............................................ 9 Maps ...........................................25 DWARS DOOR VLAANDEREN DE BRABANTSE PIJL Analysis .......................................27 OMLOOP HET NIEUWSBLAD TOUR OF FLANDERS Analysis .......................................11 SATURDAY 02/27/2021 SUNDAY 04/04/2021 Itinerary .......................................12 Itinerary .......................................28 GENT-WEVELGEM - IN FLANDERS FIELDS SCHELDEPRIJS 13 Maps ...........................................29 Maps ........................................... SUNDAY 03/28/2021 WEDNESDAY 04/07/2021 RONDE VAN VLAANDEREN DWARS DOOR VLAANDEREN DE BRABANTSE PIJL Analysis .......................................15 Peloton WEDNESDAY 03/31/2021 WEDNESDAY 04/14/2021 Itinerary .......................................16 All words by John Wilcockson. All images by Chris Auld. Maps ...........................................19 pelotonmagazine.com; Instagram: @pelotonmagazine FC21_AD_kalender_pelotonmagazine.indd 1 01/03/2021 16:15 ©photonews OMLOOP HET NIEUWSBLAD TOUR OF FLANDERS SATURDAY 02/27/2021 SUNDAY 04/04/2021 GENT-WEVELGEM - IN FLANDERS FIELDS SCHELDEPRIJS SUNDAY 03/28/2021 WEDNESDAY 04/07/2021 DWARS DOOR VLAANDEREN DE BRABANTSE PIJL WEDNESDAY 03/31/2021 WEDNESDAY 04/14/2021 FC21_AD_kalender_pelotonmagazine.indd 1 01/03/2021 16:15 PELOTON MAGAZINE Sunday, March 28, 2021 MEN Start: IeperYpres. Finish: Wevelgem. Distance: 254 km. WOMEN Start: IeperYpres. Finish: Wevelgem. Distance: 144 km. HISTORY Ghent–Wevelgem began its life in 1934 as an amateur race held in the fall. It was dedicated to local cycling hero Gaston JOHN’S PREDICTIONS Rebry, a Wevelgem native, who that year won the Tour of Last October, race favorites Wout Van Aert Flanders and Paris–Roubaix. The race was converted to a and Mathieu van der Poel marked each professional event in 1945, still in the fall, but two years later other so closely in the nine-man breakaway was granted a spring date, with Rebry as the race director. group that the sprint finish was fought Although the start and finish cities remained the same, the between the other seven. They are unlikely race route was regularly changed, sometimes including to make the same mistake, so look for cobbled climbs used in the Tour of Flanders, and more one of the big duo to win. Twice a podium usually following a flat route along the North Sea coast before finisher, Germany’s Lisa Brennauer is due visiting climbs near the French border. The race often ended for a victory among the women. in mass sprints, but cold, wet and windy conditions would break the pack into echelons, and small breakaways were common. Memorable sprint wins were taken by Englishman 2003, and last year, for the first time, the start was in Ypres Barry Hoban (over three-time winner Eddy Merckx, in 1974); (Ieper in Flemish), which has seen the start of the women’s Italian Mario Cipollini (over a 45-strong pack, in 1993); and race since its debut in 2012. After an opening two hours on Belgian Tom Boonen (his first major classic success, in 2004). flat roads, the new course heads for the familiar hilly loops near the French border, with three trips up the Kemmelberg COURSE (for a total of 11 climbs) and three sections of gravel roads The cobbled Kemmelberg climb was first used in 1955 known as Plugstreets. The women climb the Kemmelberg and gained in importance as a launch pad for successful twice in their 144-kilometer event. breakaways, despite being more than 30 kilometers from the finish. The start was moved out of Ghent to nearby Deinze in Words: John Wilcockson 5 | FLANDERS CLASSICS GUIDE: GENT-WEVELGEM IN FLANDERS FIELDS RACE ITINERARY GENT-WEVELGEM ELITE MANNEN GENT-WEVELGEM ELITE VROUWEN KM KM -7,7 OFFICIEUZE START Ieper -7,6 OFFICIEUZE START Ieper OFFICIËLE START Langemark. OFFICIËLE START Lagemark-Poelkapelle. 0,0 0,0 Poelkapelle. The Brooding Soldier The Brooding Soldier 101,9 De Moeren 62,7 BEVOORRADING (FEED ZONE) 157,3 BEVOORRADING (FEED ZONE) 63,6 HELLING 1: Scherpenberg 158,2 HELLING 1: Scherpenberg 67,9 HELLING 2: Vidaigneberg 162,5 HELLING 2: Vidaigneberg 69,2 HELLING 3: Baneberg 163,9 HELLING 3: Baneberg 75,1 HELLING 4: Monteberg 169,8 HELLING 4: Monteberg 76,9 HELLING 5: Kemmelberg (Belvedère) 171,6 HELLING 5: Kemmelberg 90,4 PLUGSTREET 1: Hill 63 185,1 PLUGSTREET 1: Hill 63 92,9 PLUGSTREET 2: Christmas Truce 187,6 PLUGSTREET 2: Christmas Truce 95,1 PLUGSTREET 3: The Catacombs 189,8 PLUGSTREET 3: The Catacombs 106,7 HELLING 6: Monteberg 201,4 HELLING 6: Monteberg 108,5 HELLING 7: Kemmelberg (Belvedère) 203,2 HELLING 7: Kemmelberg (Belvedère) 143,7 AANKOMST Wevelgem 209,8 BEVOORRADING (FEED ZONE) 210,7 HELLING 8: Scherpenberg ... 215,0 HELLING 9: Vidaigneberg It’s the Classic 216,3 HELLING 10: Baneberg 221,5 HELLING 11: Kemmelberg (Ossuaire) 255,8 AANKOMST Wevelgem On gravel! MEN’S WOMEN’S RECENT PODIUMS RECENT PODIUMS 2016 1. Peter Sagan (Svk); 2. Sep Vanmarcke (B); 3. V. Kuznetsov (Rus). 2016 1. Chantal Blaak (Nl); 2. Lisa Brennauer (G); 3. Lucinda Brand (Nl). 2017 1. Greg Van Avermaet (B); 2. Jens Keukeleire (Nl); 3. Sagan. 2017 1. Lotta Lepistö (Fin); 2. Jolien D’hoore (B); 3. Coryn Rivera (USA). 2018 1. Sagan; 2. Elia Viviani (I); 3. Arnaud Démare (F). 2018 1. Marta Bastianelli (I); 2. D’hoore; 3. Lisa Klein (G). 2019 1. Alexander Kristoff (N); 2. John Degenkolb (G); 3. Oliver Naesen (B). 2019 1. Kirsten Wild (Nl); 2. Lorena Wiebes (Nl); 3. Letizia Paternoster (I). Awesome routes Festival Vibe One Day or Full WeekenD 2020 1. Mads Pedersen (Dk); 2. Florian Sénéchal (F); 3. Matteo Trentin (I). 2020 1. D’hoore; 2. Lotte Kopecky (B); 3. Brennauer (G). Info & Tickets: www.flandersgravel.cc 7 | FLANDERS CLASSICS GUIDE: GENT-WEVELGEM IN FLANDERS FIELDS FG21_ad_peloton.indd 1 1/03/2021 14:41 It’s the Classic... On gravel! Awesome routes Festival Vibe One Day or Full WeekenD Info & Tickets: www.flandersgravel.cc FG21_ad_peloton.indd 1 1/03/2021 14:41 MEN’S RACE Zondag 28 maart 2021 - Dimanche 28 mars 2021 Elite Renners- Coureurs Elite 155 99 207 47 De Klijte Adinkerke VEURNE 1 8 98 156 93 161 5 7 2 9 11 222 32 Kemmel Mesen M 173 81 DIKSMUIDE 3 10 180 74 4 Dranouter 6 166 88 P 197 57 Nieuwkerke Bailleul P 193 61 P Afstanden Distances Roesbrugge-Haringe 0 Vertrek Départ 126 128 254 Aankomst Arrivée Moorslede 48 206 0 254 36 218 A17 Zonnebeke 10 229 44 210 Vertrek 24 230 POPERINGE 4 250 144 110 Départ KORTRIJK IEPER 231 23 E17 3 6 WEVELGEM 254 0 Aankomst Menen Arrivée A19 247 7 Hellingen Les Côtes 6 Monteberg 199 1 Scherpenberg 156 7 Kemmelberg (Belvedère) 201 2 Vidaigneberg 161 8 Scherpenberg 209 3 Baneberg 162 9 Vidaigneberg 213 4 Monteberg 168 10 Baneberg 214 5 Kemmelberg (Belvedère) 170 11 Kemmelberg (Ossuaire) 220 IEPER WEVELGEM 0km 254km De Moeren Vidaigneberg Monteberg Kemmelberg (Belvedère) Vidaigneberg Baneberg Monteberg Bevoorrading Baneberg Kemmelberg (Ossuaire) Collectzone Bevoorrading Scherpenberg Kemmelberg (Belvedère) Scherpenberg Plugstreet1: Hill 63 Plugstreet3: The Catacombs Plugstreet2: Christmas Truce 175m 150m 125m 100m 75m 50m 25m 2 5 P 10 M 1 4 P P 7 9 3 6 8 11 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 Zonnebeke Moorslede Vleteren Poperinge Mesen Heuvelland Zonnebeke Wervik Menen Wevelgem Moorslede Lo-Reninge Veurne Alveringem Ieper Wevelgem Zonnebeke Alveringem Veurne Heuvelland Langemark-Poelkapelle Ledegem Ieper Lo-Reninge Vleteren Ledegem Langemark-Poelkapelle Alveringem De Panne Poperinge Heuvelland Comines-Warneton Kemmel 9 | FLANDERS CLASSICS GUIDE: GENT-WEVELGEM IN FLANDERS FIELDS WOMEN’S RACE Zondag 28 maart 2021 - Dimanche 28 mars 2021 Elite Vrouwen - Femmes Elite De Klijte 63 81 1 VEURNE 2 5 7 3 Kemmel DIKSMUIDE 112 32 Afstanden Distances 81 63 Mesen 0 Vertrek Départ 88 56 144 Aankomst Arrivée 4 6 Dranouter 74 70 106 38 P Nieuwkerke P 102 42 P Oostvleteren 25 119 Roesbrugge-Haringe Langemark 34 110 2 142 Vertrek / Départ A17 Aankomst / Arrivée 0 144 POPERINGE WEVELGEM 52 92 IEPER 121 23 KORTRIJK 144 0 Hellingen Les Côtes Menen A19 137 7 1 Scherpenberg 64 2 Vidaigneberg 68 3 Baneberg 69 4 Monteberg 75 5 Kemmelberg 77 6 Monteberg 107 7 Kemmelberg 109 E17 IEPER WEVELGEM 0km 144km Vidaigneberg Baneberg Monteberg Kemmelberg (Belvedère) Bevoorrading Scherpenberg Monteberg Kemmelberg (Belvedère) Collectzone Plugstreet3: The Catacombs Plugstreet2: Christmas Truce Plugstreet2: Hill 63 175m 150m 125m 100m 75m 50m 25m 2 5 P 1 4 P P 7 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 100 110 120 130 Heuvelland Comines-Warneton Zonnebeke Menen Ieper Langemark-Poelkapelle Poperinge Alveringem Poperinge Heuvelland Vleteren Mesen Heuvelland Ieper Wervik Ieper Vleteren Lo-Reninge Poperinge Wevelgem PELOTON MAGAZINE Wednesday, March 31, 2021 MEN Start: Roeselare. Finish: Waregem. Distance: 184 km. WOMEN Start & finish: Waregem. Distance: 122 km. HISTORY First held in 1945, this race was called Dwars door België (“Across Belgium”) for its first 55 years, and was contested JOHN’S PREDICTIONS as a two-day for most of it first 20 editions. With its rebirth Although the race sometimes ends in a as the Dwars door Vlaanderen (“Across Flanders”) in 2000, mass sprint, as in 2016, the win is usually what was regarded as a secondary classic gradually gained contested by a small breakaway group.