As if there weren't enough problems in the world right now, local authorities in Belgium spent yesterday laying a strip of smooth asphalt up the side of a famous cobbled climb ahead of the cobbled classics.
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'I missed the beat' - Wout van Aert and Visma-Lease a Bike left empty-handed at E3 Saxo ClassicBelgian finishes outside top 10 as Mathieu van der Poel wins in Harelbeke
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Lorena Wiebes and Mads Pedersen will be pushed all the way at Gent-Wevelgem as they seek to make history - everything you need to knowThe Classics season hots up on Sunday with both men's and women's editions of this long and hard race
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Tweets of the week: Cobbles, barbecues, and what on earth is curry ketchup?Strap in for our pre-Paris-Roubaix round-up of social media's finest
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Tadej Pogačar claims Kwaremont-Paterberg Strava KOM in Tour of Flanders rompThe two-time Tour de France winner took a host of Strava trophies in Flanders on Sunday
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CW Live: Tour of Flanders updates as Tadej Pogačar and Lotte Kopecky convincingly win; Mathieu van der Poel finishes second; Mads Pedersen beats Wout van Aert to fourth; SD Worx continue dominant spring; Bahrain-Victorious rider apologises for crash;Join us for live updates from the Tour of Flanders as Tadej Pogačar and Lotte Kopecky win the men's and women's editions
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Biniam Girmay eyes Tour of Flanders and Tour de France success in 2023After becoming first African rider to win Gent-Wevelgem, Girmay plans to take aim at the Tour of Flanders and other monuments next year
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Tour of Flanders Espoirs cancelled indefinitelyThe race's date, location and lack of young riders are all factors in the organiser's decision
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E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2021 start listList of riders taking part in the 2021 edition of the E3 Saxo Bank Classic in Belgium on Friday, March 26
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No fans at Tour of Flanders and other Classics in 2021, according to organisersThere will be no fans at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Ghent-Wevelgem, Dwars Door Vlaanderen, Scheldeprijs or Brabantse Pijl in 2021
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Greg Van Avermaet and Patrick Lefevere appear in bizarre new E3 BinckBank posterThe latest poster for E3 BinckBank is another bizarre addition to the catalogue, as Patrick Levefere and Greg Van Avermaet have appeared in fancy dress.
