Preview Tour of Flanders 2026: Route, starters, TV coverage & live stream
Andreas Kublik
· 24.03.2026
Tour of Flanders 2026: The most important facts in brief
Date: Sunday, 05 April 2026
- Edition: 110th edition
- First edition: 1913
- Distance: 271 km
- Key points: Koppenberg, Oude Kwaremont, Paterberg
- Start: Antwerp, Ernest van Dijckkaai, 10 a.m.
- Target: Oudenaarde, Minderbroederstraat, approx. 16:20 hrs
- Nickname: Vlaanderens mooiste (Flanders' most beautiful in German)
- Last year's winner: Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia)
- Record winner: Achiel Buysse (BEL), Fiorenzo Magni (ITA), Eric Leman (BEL), Johan Museeuw (BEL), Tom Boonen (BEL), Fabian Cancellara (SUI), Mathieu van der Poel (three times each)
- German winners: Rudi Altig (1964), Steffen Wesemann (2004)
The route for the men 2026
After a largely flat start, the first half of the men's course leads over 16 slip roads. The distance from the start in Antwerp to the finish in Oudenaarde is 278 kilometres.
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The 2026 starters
The exact list with the names of the professionals who will take part in the race will be published shortly before the start. It is known which 25 teams will be at the start. These pro teams received wildcards from the race organiser Flanders Classics: Burgos-BH (Spain), Team Flanders-Baloise (Belgium), TotalEnergies and Unibet Rose Rockets (both with a French licence). In addition, the three best pro teams according to the 2025 world rankings are automatically qualified. These are Cofidis from France and the two Swiss racing teams Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team and Tudor Pro Cycling Team. All of the following are also certain to take part 18 World Tour teams.
Tour of Flanders 2026: TV broadcast & live stream
The men's Tour of Flanders will be shown on TV on EUROSPORT 1 GERMANY from 9.45am. The race will also be available as a live stream on the Eurosport.de and Discovery+ platforms. The women's race will be broadcast afterwards from 5pm.
Tour of Flanders: The list of all winners
- 1913 Paul Deman (Belgium)
- 1914 Marcel Buysse (Belgium)
- 1919 Henri van Lerberghe (Belgium)
- 1920 Jules van Hevel (Belgium)
- 1921 Rene Vermandel (Belgium)
- 1922 Leon Devos (Belgium)
- 1923 Henri Suter (Switzerland)
- 1924 Gerard Debaets (Belgium)
- 1925 Julien Delbecque (Belgium)
- 1926 Denis Verschueren (Belgium)
- 1927 Gerard Debaets (Belgium)
- 1928 Jan Mertens (Belgium)
- 1929 Joseph Dervaes (Belgium)
- 1930 Frans Bonduel (Belgium)
- 1931 Romain Gijssels (Belgium)
- 1932 Romain Gijssels (Belgium)
- 1933 Alfons Schepers (Belgium)
- 1934 Gaston Rebry (Belgium)
- 1935 Louis Duerloo (Belgium)
- 1936 Louis Hardiquest (Belgium)
- 1937 Michel D'Hooghe (Belgium)
- 1938 Edgard De Caluwe (Belgium)
- 1939 Karel Kaers (Belgium)
- 1940 Achiel Buysse (Belgium)
- 1941 Achiel Buysse (Belgium)
- 1942 Briek Schotte (Belgium)
- 1943 Achiel Buysse (Belgium)
- 1944 Rik van Steenbergen (Belgium)
- 1945 Sylvain Grysolle (Belgium)
- 1946 Rik van Steenbergen (Belgium)
- 1947 Emil Faignaert (Belgium)
- 1948 Briek Schotte (Belgium)
- 1949 Fiorenzo Magni (Italy)
- 1950 Fiorenzo Magni (Italy)
- 1951 Fiorenzo Magni (Italy)
- 1952 Roger Decock (Belgium)
- 1953 Wim van Est (Netherlands)
- 1954 Raymond Impanis (Belgium)
- 1955 Louison Bobet (France)
- 1956 Jean Forestier (France)
- 1957 Alfred De Bruyne (Belgium)
- 1958 Germain Derycke (Belgium)
- 1959 Rik van Looy (Belgium)
- 1960 Arthur De Cabooter (Belgium)
- 1961 Tom Simpson (Great Britain)
- 1962 Rik van Looy (Belgium)
- 1963 Nel Fore (Belgium)
- 1964 Rudi Altig (Germany)
- 1965 Jo de Roo (Netherlands)
- 1966 Ward Sels (Belgium)
- 1967 Dino Zandegu (Italy)
- 1968 Walter Godefroot (Belgium)
- 1969 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1970 Eric Leman (Belgium)
- 1971 Evert Dolman (Netherlands)
- 1972 Eric Leman (Belgium)
- 1973 Eric Leman (Belgium)
- 1974 Cees Bal (Netherlands)
- 1975 Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
- 1976 Walter Planckaert (Belgium)
- 1977 Roger De Vlaeminck (Belgium)
- 1978 Walter Godefroot (Belgium)
- 1979 Jan Raas (Netherlands)
- 1980 Michel Pollentier (Belgium)
- 1981 Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands)
- 1982 Rene Martens (Belgium)
- 1983 Jan Raas (Netherlands)
- 1984 Johan Lammerts (Netherlands)
- 1985 Eric Vanderaerden (Belgium)
- 1986 Adrie van der Poel (Netherlands)
- 1987 Claude Criquielion (Belgium)
- 1988 Eddy Planckaert (Belgium)
- 1989 Edwig van Hooydonck (Belgium)
- 1990 Moreno Argentin (Italy)
- 1991 Edwig van Hooydonck (Belgium)
- 1992 Jacky Durand (France)
- 1993 Johan Museeuw (Belgium)
- 1994 Gianni Bugno (Italy)
- 1995 Johan Museeuw (Belgium)
- 1996 Michele Bartoli (Italy)
- 1997 Rolf Sörensen (Denmark)
- 1998 Johan Museeuw (Belgium)
- 1999 Peter van Petegem (Belgium)
- 2000 Andrei Tchmil (Belgium)
- 2001 Gianluca Bortolami (Italy)
- 2002 Andrea Tafi (Italy)
- 2003 Peter van Petegem (Belgium)
- 2004 Steffen Wesemann (Germany)
- 2005 Tom Boonen (Belgium)
- 2006 Tom Boonen (Belgium)
- 2007 Alessandro Ballan (Italy)
- 2008 Stijn Devolder (Belgium)
- 2009 Stijn Devolder (Belgium)
- 2010 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)
- 2011 Nick Nuyens (Belgium)
- 2012 Tom Boonen (Belgium)
- 2013 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)
- 2014 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)
- 2015 Alexander Kristoff (Norway)
- 2016 Peter Sagan (Slovakia)
- 2017 Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)
- 2018 Niki Terpstra (Netherlands)
- 2019 Alberto Bettiol (Italy)
- 2020 Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands)
- 2021 Kasper Asgreen (Denmark)
- 2022 Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands)
- 2023 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia)
- 2024 Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands)
- 2025 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia)
The route details for the women
The women have to complete a whopping 164 kilometres. As with the men, the first really selective steep sections await the women on the second half of the route. The start and finish are in Oudenaarde. At kilometre 118, the riders will cross the particularly difficult Koppenberg. In the finale, the combination of Oude Kwarement and Paterberg is decisive - the last kilometres are the same as for the men.
Andreas Kublik
Editor
