Enormous collective fall on the Tour of Flanders 2023 ! 140 kilometers from the finish, i.e. the approach to Vieux Quaremont, several riders fell in the peloton, including the former winner Peter Sagan (Team TotalEnergies), Jasper Stuven (Trek-Segafredo), Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) and above all… the French Julian Alaphillippe (Soudal-Quick Step). The runner of Wolfpack was particularly affected in the left leg. Wout Van Aert (Team Jumbo-Visma) was also caught in the collective fall but he quickly got back on his bike, unlike Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) who was forced to retire. Peter Sagan, Ben Turner (INEOS Grenadiers) et Oier Lazkano (Movistar Team) also withdrew following this fall which was caused by Filip Maciejuk (Bahrain-Victorious). Le Pole slipped on the grass trying to get back to the top positions.
The huge collective fall on the Tour of Flanders 2023!
Van der Poel, Pogacar, Van Aert… the 107th Tour of Flanders is this Sunday!
Whether runners or fans, the Tour of Flanders is expected by all. THE ‘Tour of Flanders‘ it’s more than a bike race, it’s a myth for which an entire region, an entire country, has been passionate about for more than 100 years. An unimaginable fervor all along the route, with the famous Flanders mountains: the Taienbergthe terrible Koppenberg, with its passage to 22%, the Old Kwaremont and of course the Paterberg, justice of the peace of the Tour of Flanders since 2012 (360 meters at 12.6% average gradient). All these ingredients will be present for the 2023 edition which will take place this Sunday April 2 between Bruges and Oudenaarde (273.4 kilometers). At what time and on which channel to watch the race live? THE Tour of Flanders 2023 airs on France 3 and on Eurosport 1 this Sunday, April 2 from 1:55 p.m. But also in its entirety on RTBF.