2026 Tour of Flanders (men's race)
Cycling race
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The 2026 Tour of Flanders was a one-day cycling classic which took place on 5 April 2026. It was the 110th edition of the Tour of Flanders, and the 14th event of the 2026 UCI World Tour.
| 2026 UCI World Tour, race 14 of 36 | |||||||||||||
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Event poster with previous winners Lotte Kopecky and Tadej Pogačar | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 5 April 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 278 km (173 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 20' 07" | ||||||||||||
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The race was won by Slovenian rider, Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates XRG, successfully defending his title from the previous year. The victory marked his third win of the race, tying the record for the most number of victories in the race. Second place went to Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin–Premier Tech, marking his seventh consecutive podium placement. The last place on the podium was occupied by Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe's Remco Evenepoel in his debut in the race.[1]
Teams
All eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams participated in the race. All teams entered a full squad of seven riders.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
- Alpecin–Premier Tech
- Decathlon CMA CGM
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ United
- INEOS Grenadiers
- Lotto–Intermarché
- Lidl–Trek
- Movistar Team
- NSN Cycling Team
- Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
- Soudal–Quick-Step
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team Jayco–AlUla
- Team Picnic–PostNL
- UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Uno-X Mobility
- Visma–Lease a Bike
- XDS Astana Team
UCI ProTeams
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
UAE Team Emirates XRG | 6h 20' 07" |
| 2 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
Alpecin–Premier Tech | + 34" |
| 3 |  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 11" |
| 4 | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | + 2' 04" |
| 5 |  Mads Pedersen (DEN) |
Lidl–Trek | + 2' 48" |
| 6 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) |
Soudal–Quick-Step | + 4' 28" |
| 7 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) |
UAE Team Emirates XRG | + 4' 28" |
| 8 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 4' 30" |
| 9 |  Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
Visma–Lease a Bike | + 5' 22" |
| 10 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) |
Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5' 22" |