Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026, April 1

[Dazed and Confused]

Startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/dwars-door-vlaanderen/2026/startlist

Ultra strong team by Visma, but they have failed before to put it mildly.

Maybe Watson can improve on the 17th from GW, if Ganna really commits.

Will Lund send another message to the cobbled race fans that not taking him to RVV or PR or both is insane.

 

[Didinho]

Is Powless riding?

Some strong classics sprinters. But expect Visma to go really hard on the Trieu.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Is Powless riding?

Some strong classics sprinters. But expect Visma to go really hard on the Trieu.

Injured I think.

 

[ashhutch1997]

This was one of the best races last year, looking forward to it.

 

[Heston]

Honestly I think Wout finally gets a win here

 

[Netserk]

Honestly I think Wout finally gets a win here

yeah i think the team will set him up to be gone solo or only with a teammate

 

[gavia88]

niet in het profiel zichtbaar, maar met in de finale de kasseien van Doorn, Wannegem Lede, Huisepontweg en Herlegmstraat zo te zien

 

[RedheadDane]

niet in het profiel zichtbaar, maar met in de finale de kasseien van Doorn, Wannegem Lede, Huisepontweg en Herlegmstraat zo te zien

Could you repeat that?

 

[AmRacer]

Could you repeat that?

Translate is a wonderful invention

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Google translate gives that as

not visible in the profile, but with in the final the cobblestones of Doorn, Wannegem Lede, Huisepontweg and Herlegmstraat so to see

I have PMed Gavia to ask that future posts are in English. The breadth of origins and languages skills is a great strength here, but the forum needs to stick to a lingua franca (or lingua inglesa )

 

[RedheadDane]

Translate is a wonderful invention

1. I'm currently on my phone, making the process much more complicated.

2. This is an English-language forum.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think it could be rather fun, if we all communicated in a language RhD couldn't understand...

My rather limited Dutch skills did allow me to comprehend gavia's post, but it wouldn't take long before I'd struggle.

 

[postmanhat]

yeah i think the team will set him up to be gone solo or only with a teammate

Could see WVA , Hagenes and maybe Laporte getting away on one of the bergs, ideally for maximum amusement, with Vermeersch and Morgado. But RBH and Decathlon showed on Sunday how effective they've become at chasing, then you have Ganna/Tarling who will contribute for the training miles if nothing else.

Difficult to see how a group of any composition stays away?

 

[Netserk]

Could see WVA , Hagenes and maybe Laporte getting away on one of the bergs, ideally for maximum amusement, with Vermeersch and Morgado. But RBH and Decathlon showed on Sunday how effective they've become at chasing, then you have Ganna/Tarling who will contribute for the training miles if nothing else.

Difficult to see how a group of any composition stays away?

if a group of five to ten riders are clear after trieu , most teams wont chase

 

[topcat]

I think it could be rather fun, if we all communicated in a language RhD couldn't understand...

My rather limited Dutch skills did allow me to comprehend gavia's post, but it wouldn't take long before I'd struggle.

I recommend Irish or Latin.
Would the forum be more interesting if you didn't understand a single post? I think we need a poll to change the language of the forum.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I recommend Irish or Latin.
Would the forum be more interesting if you didn't understand a single post? I think we need a poll to change the language of the forum.

Sorry, but I don't speak pollish.

 

[Sciatic]

I recommend Irish or Latin.
Would the forum be more interesting if you didn't understand a single post? I think we need a poll to change the language of the forum.

I’d be quite suspicious that someone would manage to rig the poll in a fraudulent attempt to get their favored language selected. Then we would have a counter-insurgency of folks seeking to supplant that choice with their own mother tongue. As demonstrated in this wacky film: https://spotlightmediaproductions.v...ur-switzerland-trailer-with-english-subtitles

 

[KZD]

Van Aert is the favourite but I hope to see Del Grosso and Morgado fighting for a top result

 

[jono]

Van Aert is the favourite but I hope to see Del Grosso and Morgado fighting for a top result

Del Grosso finished 6th in this race last season, which I had forgotten about. Is the hill section in the middle of the race too selective for Philipsen and the other sprinters to have a chance? Seems that way from the results of past editions.

 

[Barkintheeye]

Yes not many sprinters have won or been closer to winning. Tim Merlier a couple of years back but I guess it was a sprint from the bunch behind?

Thumbs up for Van Aert. Deserves a win!

 

[search]

van Aert is probably the favorite, but it doesn't really seem like Visma has the strenght as in past years, so he will need some company from others. And usually the breakaway gets far as well in this race.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Is the hill section in the middle of the race too selective for Philipsen and the other sprinters to have a chance? Seems that way from the results of past editions.

The problem for the sprinters is not so much the selectivity, (only five of the hills are worth anything and it's not a long race either), but more so the lack of wide roads after it which makes it harder to set up a well-oiled chase.

That being said, eight editions in a row without a sprint still feels like a statistical outlier. Given that there are a boatload of good sprinters and not that many good classics types this year, and given how E3 and Wevelgem played out, this could be the year that that run comes to an end.

 

[Rob5091]

A certain Mr. De Lie is overdue some involvement in a race - probably doing something totally unexpected like winning whilst cycling with only one leg.

 

[search]

Quinten Hermans said that Q36.5 will go on the attack today, and if it comes back together, they still have Sam Bennett for the bunch sprint.

Maybe Jakobsen should have lined up as well then.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Hope to see aggressive racing from outside favourites. With no MVDP or he-who-shall-not-be-named, is a good opportunity to pick up a win in a WT classic.