2021 UCI World Championships Flanders - The Big Reveal

[zenoiz]

Am I right that none of these climbs feature in the regular spring cobbled classics.

If so that will give the race a different rhythm as the riders have less familiarity with the key obstacles.

You are right, though as mentioned above a lot of them feature in Brabantse Pijl, Druivenkoers and Poeske Scherens, so most contenders will be somewhat familiar with them. The climbs are otherwise fairly similar to the ones in RVV - in the current route they are generally less 'cobbled' (though there isn't a lack of cobbled stuff in the area).

 

[RedheadDane]

It's an oversized CX circuit without the dirt.

Isn't the dirt a rather important part of CX? I assume it's also without the stairs... and jumb-over-thingies.