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Corona can’t change it either. The churches of Flanders remain empty on tour Sunday, as always. But this time the “absent from the church” are not on the strategic ramps of the race. You have been warned: anyone trapped in one of the 22 security zones will pay a fine of 250 euros.
Van der Poel takes the victory
Organizers have removed Corona-related schedules, routes, or transit times from the home page. His request: “Stay home, watch the race on television.” There are no VIP stands. And at Kwaremont (3 passages) there is no longer beer floating towards the drivers.
What remains is the wind, a constant companion on the 244 kilometers with 5 pieces of cobblestones and 17 ramps. The winner is new. 34 years after his father Adri (34), Mathieu Van der Poel (25, Ho) won the Tour of Flanders, in a sprint ahead of his archrival Van Aert (26, Be).
World champion Julian Alaphilippe lands painfully on the ground. In the last position of the leading trio, the Frenchman dominates a partner motorcycle that moves slowly. He can no longer avoid it, he flies over the asphalt and leaves the race.
Teaching Swiss balance sheet
Six of the eight Swiss make it to the goal. Stefan Küng (102nd) loses more than 10 minutes due to stomach pain. “I couldn’t eat solid food during the race,” said the Thurgau resident. “The gastrointestinal flu caught me in the middle of the week.”
Silvan Dillier gives up after falling in pain in his knee. “When I want to take my arm warmers off, the French Hofstetter lies on the floor in front of me. I did not have the chance “.
