2020 Tour of Flanders
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| 2020 UCI World Tour, race 19 of 21 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winners Marta Bastianelli and Alberto Bettiol | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 18 October 2020[1] | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 243.3 km (151.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 43' 22" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 104th edition of the Tour of Flanders one-day cycling classic was held on 18 October 2020, as the 20th event of the 2020 UCI World Tour. The race started in Antwerp and finished in Oudenaarde, Belgium, covering a distance of 241 km.[2] Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands won the race, just ahead of Belgian Wout van Aert.[3]
The race was originally scheduled on 5 April 2020, serving as the 14th event of the 2020 UCI World Tour, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] On 17 March 2020 the organisers announced the race would not run on the planned date; on 5 May it was rescheduled for 18 October. The men's event was slightly reduced in distance, because of the unprecedented end-of-season slot and in order to deal with the intense October campaign.[2]
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 5h 43' 22" |
| 2 |  Wout Van Aert (BEL) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 3 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
UAE Team Emirates | + 8" |
| 4 |  Anthony Turgis (FRA) |
Total Direct Énergie | + 8" |
| 5 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) |
Elegant–Quick-Step | + 8" |
| 6 | Dimitri Claeys (BEL) |
Cofidis | + 8" |
| 7 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) |
AG2R La Mondiale | + 8" |
| 8 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) |
Ineos Grenadiers | + 8" |
| 9 |  John Degenkolb (GER) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 8" |
| 10 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) |
Team Sunweb | + 8" |
