The 104th edition of the Tour of Flanders one-day cycling classic was held on 18 October 2020, as the 20th event of the 2020 UCI World Tour. The race started in Antwerp and finished in Oudenaarde, Belgium, covering a distance of 241 km.[2] Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands won the race, just ahead of Belgian Wout van Aert.[3]
| 2020 UCI World Tour, race 19 of 21 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winners Marta Bastianelli and Alberto Bettiol | |||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 18 October 2020[1] | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 243.3 km (151.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 43' 22" | ||||||||||||
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The race was originally scheduled on 5 April 2020, serving as the 14th event of the 2020 UCI World Tour, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] On 17 March 2020 the organisers announced the race would not run on the planned date; on 5 May it was rescheduled for 18 October. The men's event was slightly reduced in distance, because of the unprecedented end-of-season slot and in order to deal with the intense October campaign.[2]
Teams
editThe teams participating in the race were:[5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Result
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
|
Alpecin–Fenix | 5h 43' 22" |
| 2 |  Wout Van Aert (BEL)
|
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 3 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
|
UAE Team Emirates | + 8" |
| 4 |  Anthony Turgis (FRA)
|
Total Direct Énergie | + 8" |
| 5 | Yves Lampaert (BEL)
|
Elegant–Quick-Step | + 8" |
| 6 | Dimitri Claeys (BEL)
|
Cofidis | + 8" |
| 7 | Oliver Naesen (BEL)
|
AG2R La Mondiale | + 8" |
| 8 | Dylan van Baarle (NED)
|
Ineos Grenadiers | + 8" |
| 9 |  John Degenkolb (GER)
|
Lotto–Soudal | + 8" |
| 10 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL)
|
Team Sunweb | + 8" |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "The UCI unveils the revised 2020 calendars for the UCI WorldTour & UCI Women's WorldTour". UCI. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (13 June 2020). "Flemish Classics reduced in length to help riders race intense October campaign". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Tour of Flanders: World champion Julian Alaphilippe crashes as Mathieu van der Poel wins". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Tour of Flanders will not take place on 5 april | Ronde van Vlaanderen | Flanders Classics". Flanders Classics. 2020-03-17. Archived from the original on 2020-03-17. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 2020 Startlist". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Deceuninck-Quick-Step to race as Elegant-Quick-Step for the Tour of Flanders". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "2020 Tour of Flanders Result". ProCyclingStats. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.