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Classics season is properly underway\u2014weeks of chaos, cobbles, and big swings. The pros are getting ready for one of the biggest races of the year, the Tour of Flanders.<\/p>\n
Canadian Cycling Magazine\u2019s<\/em> James Bunga will be there, but if you aren\u2019t able to make it\u2013Tudor Pro cycling posted a very cool video from Matteo Trentin<\/a>.<\/p>\n The three-time Tour de France stage winner has been having a solid spring thus far, with a 6th at Gent-Wevelgem\u2026erm<\/em>, sorry In Flanders Fields \u2013 From Middelkerke to Wevelgem, a 10th at E3 Saxo Classic, a 9th at Milan-San Remo, and third at Kuurne \u2013 Brussel \u2013 Kuurne. He was also 15th at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Next up for him is the Tour of Flanders.<\/p>\n On Sunday, once again Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Poga\u010dar loom over everything. They\u2019ve traded blows before, but the way Pogi has been riding, what will happen? The Alpecin-Premier Tech was impressive at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, but has had some rare moments of suffering (even though he still won the E3 Saxo Classic, he certainly did so in a tough way.) Plus, we witnessed him actually being caught, along with Wout van Aert at Gent-Wevelgem. He was probably fatigued\u2026but still, if he\u2019s at full strength on Sunday, will that be enough to hold the world champ\u2019s wheel when he goes nuclear on one of the climbs?<\/p>\n Once again, Flanders is the usual brutal grind, this year. long roads out of Antwerp, then a barrage of bergs and cobbles where races unravel fast. Wout van Aert has also been riding well\u2013just missing out on a win on Wednesday. Mads Pedersen looks good too.<\/p>\n2026 Tour of Flanders<\/h2>\n