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The crowd and race convoy on the Oude Kwaremont at the 2025 Tour of Flanders.
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Cobbled monument

Tour of Flanders 2026

Short bergs, packed roads, and the Oude Kwaremont rhythm that turns the finale into theatre.

Start with the 278.2 km route from Antwerp to Oudenaarde, its berg sequence, and race context, then switch to the full recap whenever you want the finish and podium.

Apr 5Antwerp to Oudenaarde1 stage278.2 kmMonumentOne-day raceSafe
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Overview

Overview

Context for the 278.2 km Antwerp to Oudenaarde route and its late berg sequence.

Tour of Flanders 2026 runs 278. 2 km from Antwerp to Oudenaarde and keeps the same basic pressure points that define the monument, long flat roads that demand positioning before the bergs, repeated cobbled climbs that strip away support riders, and a late sequence that still turns Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg into the race's loudest questions.

Longest dayS1 - 278.2 km

Watchlist

Riders to watch

A sourced watchlist from the current startlist, selected for cobbled climbs and monument-winning power.

Tadej Pogačar at the 2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège team presentation.
Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates - XRGCobbled climb force

Listed on the startlist and perfectly suited to making the bergs feel longer than they are.

Confirmed startlist
Mathieu van der Poel at the 2024 road world championships medal ceremony.
Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Premier TechMonument benchmark

Listed on the startlist and one of the defining riders for this race profile.

Confirmed startlist
Mads Pedersen at the 2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad team presentation.
Mads PedersenLidl - TrekDurable fast finisher

Listed on the startlist and dangerous if the final selection still has a sprint shape.

Confirmed startlist
Rider portrait credits
Watchlist sources
Distance278.2km
Stages1One-day race guide
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Route book

Race day

The full race-day route and terrain in one spoiler-safe entry.

Stage guide

Race day

One spoiler-safe race-day entry for the full Antwerp-to-Oudenaarde Monument route.

  1. Stage 1Apr 5

    Antwerp to Oudenaarde

    278.2 kmCobbled monument
    One full monument day from Antwerp to Oudenaarde, with the official real start at 10:20 local, the first Oude Kwaremont around 13:48, the final Oude Kwaremont-Paterberg sequence between about 16:29 and 16:48, and the Oudenaarde finish window closing around 17:07.

    Stage profile and map. Open any card for the full-size route view.

    Source Ronde van Vlaanderen / ProCyclingMaps

    Stage 1

    Antwerp to Oudenaarde

    Official Tour of Flanders 2026 stage profile for Antwerp to Oudenaarde.
    ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 278.2 km - Antwerp to OudenaardeSource Ronde van Vlaanderen / ProCyclingMaps
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-17.

Last updated on 2026-04-25.

Official guide

Official links

Organizer links stay available, with finish-first official pages reserved for the Results view.

Editorial note

Why the official links move to Results

Direct organizer hubs are held back here because they now surface finish detail.

The direct Ronde van Vlaanderen organizer pages now lead with finish detail, so those links live on the Results view instead of this spoiler-safe page. The route guide above is still sourced from the official organizer material.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-18.

Last updated on 2026-04-18.

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