Tour of Flanders

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The Tour of Flanders is one of cycling’s most prestigious and grueling one-day Classics, renowned for its cobbled climbs and central place in Belgian sporting culture.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf UCI WorldTour race
classic cycle race
cycling race
one-day race
broadcastIn Belgium
internationally
classification Monument of cycling
competition UCI WorldTour
country Belgium
culturalSignificance major event in Belgian sporting culture
symbol of Flemish identity
discipline road
distance approximately 250 km
feature cobbled climbs
cobbled sectors
narrow roads
short steep hills
finishLocation Oudenaarde NERFINISHED
firstEditionYear 1913
formerFinishLocation Meerbeke NERFINISHED
Ninove
founder Karel Van Wijnendaele
frequency annual
genderCategory men
heldDuring World War I (interrupted years)
inception 1913
knownFor difficult race tactics
large roadside crowds
unpredictable weather
localName Ronde van Vlaanderen
notableClimb Koppenberg
Muur van Geraardsbergen
Oude Kwaremont NERFINISHED
Paterberg
Taaienberg
numberOfMonuments one of five cycling Monuments
organizer Flanders Classics
partOf Cobbled Classics
Spring Classics
raceType one-day classic
region Flanders NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Tour of Flanders for Women
sport road cycling
startLocation Antwerp NERFINISHED
Bruges NERFINISHED
Ghent NERFINISHED
status one of the most prestigious one-day races in cycling
terrain hilly
typicalMonth April
late March or early April


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