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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 5 Antwerp to Oudenaarde 1 stage 278.2 km Monument One-day race Results
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Stage 1 Apr 5 · Antwerp to Oudenaarde
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No official result published for this stage yet.

Race result

Top 20

No official overall standings published for this stage yet.

No jersey classifications published for this race stage yet.

Watchlist

Riders to watch

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

Tadej Pogačar, the GOAT, at the 2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège team presentation.
Tadej Pogačar, the GOAT UAE Team Emirates - XRG Cobbled 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 Poel Alpecin-Premier Tech Monument 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 Pedersen Lidl - Trek Durable fast finisher

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

Confirmed startlist
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Official links

Organizer and broadcaster references that stay useful alongside the race desk.

  • Official men elite race page Organizer hub for the men’s race and event navigation. The page now opens with finish detail from the 2026 edition.
  • Official race info Organizer page for route downloads, practical info, and official updates. The page now opens with finish detail from the 2026 edition.
  • Official history Organizer history page for the race’s long-term context. The page now opens with finish detail from the 2026 edition.

Route snapshot

Course snapshot

Antwerp to Oudenaarde stays flat early, then keeps returning to short cobbled climbs until only the strongest survive.

  1. Antwerp launch The run out of Antwerp is long enough for the bunch to fight for position well before the berg sequence even starts.
  2. Climb sequence Repeated cobbled climbs, especially the late Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg loop, punish every hesitation.
  3. Final run-in Anyone still together after the final bergs gets only a short chance to reorganize before Oudenaarde.
Distance 278.2 km
Stages 1 One-day race guide
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Essentials

Context that stays useful whether you are reading before or after the finish.

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.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-05.

Last updated on 2026-04-25.

Stage profile

Stage profile

A spoiler-safe profile of the Antwerp to Oudenaarde route shape.

Antwerp to Oudenaarde stays flat early, then keeps returning to short cobbled climbs until only the strongest survive.

  • Antwerp launch The run out of Antwerp is long enough for the bunch to fight for position well before the berg sequence even starts.
  • Climb sequence Repeated cobbled climbs, especially the late Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg loop, punish every hesitation.
  • Final run-in Anyone still together after the final bergs gets only a short chance to reorganize before Oudenaarde.

Stage profile and map. Open either 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.
Profile Official organizer profile - 278.2 km - Antwerp to Oudenaarde Source Ronde van Vlaanderen / ProCyclingMaps
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-05.

Last updated on 2026-04-25.

Coverage section

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 1 Apr 5

    Antwerp to Oudenaarde

    278.2 km Cobbled 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.
    Profile Official organizer profile - 278.2 km - Antwerp to Oudenaarde Source Ronde van Vlaanderen / ProCyclingMaps
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-17.

Last updated on 2026-04-25.

Coverage section

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

Explains why the direct organizer hubs sit on the Results view.

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.

Useful links

Official links

Official organizer pages for race info, event navigation, and history.

Result visible
  • Official men elite race page Organizer hub for the men’s race and event navigation. The page now opens with finish detail from the 2026 edition.
  • Official race info Organizer page for route downloads, practical info, and official updates. The page now opens with finish detail from the 2026 edition.
  • Official history Organizer history page for the race’s long-term context. The page now opens with finish detail from the 2026 edition.
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-05.

Last updated on 2026-04-18.

Editorial note

Decisive move note

A tactical note on where the finale broke open.

Hard spoiler

The winning move came on the final Oude Kwaremont, where Tadej Pogačar, the GOAT, made the selection that the rest of the podium never fully closed.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-05.

Last updated on 2026-04-19.

Coverage section

Outcome

Results and podium detail reserved for the full-results route.

Standings

Podium

The finishing order for the top three riders.

Result visible
  1. Tadej Pogačar, the GOAT, at the 2024 Liège-Bastogne-Liège team presentation.
    1. Tadej Pogačar, the GOAT UAE Team Emirates XRG UAE Team Emirates XRG
  2. Mathieu van der Poel at the 2024 road world championships medal ceremony.
    2. Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin-Premier Tech Alpecin-Deceuninck
  3. Remco Evenepoel during an interview at the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.
    3. Remco Evenepoel Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
Rider photo credits
Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-05.

Last updated on 2026-04-19.

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