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Winder wins the Brabantse Pijl after a millimetre sprint

  • 14 April 2021

After a race with no fewer than 22 hills, a front group of 6 sprinted for victory. Millimetres decided on the winner and losers of the day. In the end it was American champion Winder who won the race, ahead of Vollering and Balsamo.

Van Vleuten and Van den Broek-Blaak looking for victory in De Brabantse Pijl

  • 12 April 2021

Wednesday a new edition of De Brabantse Pijl is scheduled. On the provisional list of participants, European champion Annemiek van Vleuten and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak are the ones to keep your eyes on. Both will be looking for their first victory in the classic that traditionally is the transition between the cobbled and climb races. Moreover, this year's De Brabantse Pijl is almost a dress rehearsal for the 2021 UCI Road World Championships.

Safety first with new partner Boplan

  • 31 March 2021

You may have noticed the yellow Boplan Race Barriers and Race Totems at previous races. Flanders Classics is joining forces with Boplan to make the beautiful, yet sometimes dangerous cycling a lot safer.

Flanders Classics and GeoDynamics join forces again

  • 11 February 2021

Few cycling fans realise that the race is actually a gigantic event that is constantly on the move. In order to keep an overview of this constantly moving caravan, Flanders Classics and GeoDynamics will also be working closely together in 2021.

FLANDERS CLASSICS WELCOMES CAR PARTNER BMW

  • 23 December 2020

As this exceptional year draws to a close, Flanders Classics announces a new partnership. From 2021, BMW Belux will be the official car partner of the organiser of such prestigious races as the Tour of Flanders.

FLANDERS CLASSICS PARTNERS WITH RGT AND META ON VIRTUAL CYCLING PROJECT: PROXIMUS CYCLING eSERIES

  • 18 December 2020

From today on, cycling enthusiasts can discover the virtual world of the Proximus Cycling eSeries. Flanders Classics, title partner Proximus, META as an eSports specialist and virtual cycling platform RGT offer challenges all year round in a free and realistic cycling environment. First challenge on the programme: the Paterberg challenge.

Brown finishes it off solo in Overijse

  • 7 October 2020

With the start in Lennik, finish in Overijse and no less than 20 climbs along the way, this year the women had a new and tough course to tackle. Grace Brown (Mitchelton-Scott) went solo in the final and stayed in front of the Team Sunweb duo Lippert and Mackaij.

Strong list of participants for first finish in Overijse

  • 5 October 2020

The Brabantse Pijl for women is undergoing a major change. The participants on this provisional list have a particularly tough course with no less than 20 slopes to conquer. The 23 teams will start in Lennik and for the first time also finish in Overijse.

Enjoy the cycling season to the fullest thanks to a change in the starting hours of the classics

  • 26 August 2020

The 2020 cycling calendar is completely upside down, with a particularly busy agenda in the autumn. For example, all the postponed spring races of Flanders Classics overlap with the Giro. In order not to let cycling fans choose, but above all to let them enjoy all the postponed races, Flanders Classics now decides to change the starting hours of its classics, so that the women's WorldTour races end up in an attractive time slot.

Flanders Classics announces autumn courses

  • 12 June 2020

With De Brabantse Pijl (7/10), Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields (11/10), the Scheldeprijs (14/10) and finally, the Tour of Flanders (18/10), there are still four Flanders Classics races on the revised cycling calendar. The organisation has decided to change the race circuit a bit from what was planned in the spring and to shorten the races in view of the busy autumn calendar that awaits the teams.

De Brabantse Pijl Cycling Route

  • 20 May 2020

Flemish-Brabant Tourism, Flanders Classics and WSC Rode Sportief launch 'De Brabantse Pijl Cycling Route'. This new route for cyclists is 98 km long and takes them through the most stunning landscapes of the Dijle Region.

De Brabantse Pijl 2020 on the 7th of October

  • 19 May 2020

Besides the Tour of Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem, the Scheldeprijs and De Brabantse Pijl also received a new date. On the 7th of October De Brabantse Pijl is planned. The Scheldeprijs gets the 14th of October as new date, instead of Dwars door Vlaanderen.

RIDE THE FINAL OF DE BRABANTSE PIJL YOURSELF ON YOUR INDOOR TRAINER!

  • 23 March 2020

The Brabantse Pijl has been cancelled, but you can still ride the final in our virtual competition Flanders Classics by Bkool.

De Brabantse Pijl will not take place for the time being

  • 18 March 2020

Flanders Classics decided to also cancel Scheldeprijs and De Brabantse Pijl on the planned date. This decision was taken considering the current situation and the point of view of the UCI, which indicates to cancel cycling races until the end of April.

Women’s race offers challenging course with finish in Overijse

  • 19 February 2020

The elite women are offered a completely revamped course of De Brabantse Pijl on April 15th. Their start and finish move to Lennik and Overijse respectively. For the first time in the history of De Brabantse Pijl both men and women will battle it out for the win on the local loop through the Druivenstreek and finish on the Brusselsesteenweg. Who shall come out on top on this challenging course which includes no less than 20 climbs?

KPMG presenting partner of Flanders Classics Women   

  • 18 February 2020

Flanders Classics and KPMG Belgium have announced their new collaboration in women’s cycling today. Flanders Classics, renowned for its one day races, and the international provider of audit and consultancy services will work together to improve the overall level of the organizer’s women’s cycling races.

Sofie De Vuyst wins first professional victory

  • 17 April 2019

Sofie De Vuyst (Parkhotel Valkenburg) won her first professional victory in Gooik. In the sprint, the Belgian was faster than the Italian Marta Cavalli and the American Coryn Rivera.

Follow De Brabantse Pijl women’s race on the Proximus live stream

  • 15 April 2019

Full coverage of this year’s race can be followed internationally on the Proximus Sports Facebook page from 11.50am CET. Take a look at the provisional start list.

The Brabant Arrow with extra punch in Beersel

  • 8 January 2019

In 2019, Flanders Classics, in cooperation with WSC Rode Sportief, is choosing to highlight the region that served as the home of The Brabant Arrow in the past. Two local rounds will be introduced in Beersel, which has traditionally made up the DNA of this competition, including passages through Dworp-Huizingen-Lot-Beersel and three hill climbs: Bruine Put, Menisberg and Lotsestraat.

Marta Bastianelli sprints to the victory in first edition Brabantse Pijl for Elite women

  • 13 April 2018

The Italian Marta Bastianelli has given her spring even more shine with a victory in The Brabantse Pijl for Elite Women. After her victory in Gent-Wevelgem, it was the second victory for the rider of Alé Cipollini in the Flanders Classics spring races. In the sprint she beat the Canadian Leah Kirchmann (Sunweb) and Marianne Vos (WaowDeals).

Annemiek van Vleuten does not participate in Brabantse Pijl due to shoulder fracture

  • 10 April 2018

Annemiek van Vleuten does not appear at the start of the Brabantse Pijl tomorrow. The time trial world champion has a shoulder fracture due to a fell during the Tour of Flanders last week.

Pajot Hills Classic takes place under the name “Brabantse Pijl Women Elite” and celebrates first...

  • 10 April 2018

This year Flanders Classics transforms the Pajot Hills Classic into the Brabantse Pijl Women Elite. On Wednesday April 11th 2018, the women will ride their first Brabantse Pijl consisting of 136.8 km in the heart of the Payottenland. With the Bosberg, the Congoberg and two tough cobble sections, it will definitely be an exciting cycling spectacle. Who will succeed the Australian Annette Edmondson and become the new ‘Flandrienne’?

Australian Edmondson the fastest in Pajot Hills Classic

  • 10 April 2018

Annette Edmondson has won the second edition of the Pajot Hills Classic (1.2), with start and finish in Gooik. The Australian teammate of Jolien D’Hoore was the strongest in the uphill sprint of a thinned peloton.