This Sunday's Ronde van Vlaanderen double-header brings the elite men's and elite women's race to Flanders' infamous cobbled roads.
With dry weather conditions forecast the stage is set for a fast and furious, no-holds barred race across the notorious short and steep cobbled climbs that litter the Flanders countryside.
The eventual winners of Ronde van Vlaanderen will not only be determined by strength and skill but also a fair share of luck. Accurately predicting the the male and female riders who'll be victorious in Oudenaarde is anyone's guess but we can take a stab at the Canyon riders who are sure to be animating proceedings.
In the men's race watch out for recent Milan-San Remo winner Jasper Philipsen, current UCI Road World Champion and 2024 E3 Saxo Classic winner Mathieu van der Poel, and Danish dynamo Soren Kragh Andersen, all from Alpecin-Deceuninck. Also the promising early season form shown by Movistar's Oier Lazkano makes him one to look out for.
The women's peloton will surely be keeping a close eye on Canyon//SRAM's TT specialist Chloe Dygert, Fenix-Deceuninck's cyclocross star Puck Pieterse and Movistar's Danish National Champion in Gravel Emma Norsgaard. All three have had promising early seasons and are sure to keep things lively at the sharp end of the race.
CANYON//SRAM, Movistar, Alpecin-Deceuninck and Fenix-Deceuninck riders will tackle this year's De Ronde with Canyon's Aeroad CFR. It's Canyon's elite level road racing bike with advanced aerodynamics, lightest weight carbon frame and pro peloton pure speed performance, perfect for all those who aspire to victory at the Tour of Flanders.
About Canyon
Canyon is one of the most innovative bike brands in the world. The concept began in founder Roman Arnold’s garage and grew to be the world’s largest direct-to-customer manufacturer of road bikes, mountain bikes, triathlon bikes, gravel bikes, hybrid bikes, and electric bikes.
Canyon have earned their glowing reputation for innovation through consistently using advanced materials, thinking, and technology. The iconic Canyon design is easy to identify. Alongside being boldly competitive and ever-expanding, they are committed to making the global cycling community accessible for every rider.
While Canyon partners with some of the finest athletes on the planet, their mission, ‘Inspire to Ride’, highlights how they work to promote the power of cycling to everyone.
Canyon products are exclusively available online at www.canyon.com.
Contact details
Related topics
Related news
INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW FOURTH GENERATION CANYON AEROAD
Canyon is proud to unveil the all-new 4th generation Aeroad. The new Aeroad is proven as the fastest bike in the WorldTour peloton, a total racing machine backed up by levels of reliability, durabi...
A BIKE FIT FOR A CHAMPION: CUSTOM CANYON AEROAD FOR ANNEMIEK VAN VLEUTEN
In recognition of an incredible career, Canyon presented recently retired Annemiek Van Vleuten with a special edition of its latest Aeroad CFR road bike at the launch event for the brand’s latest F...
PRO-LEVEL INTEGRATION: CANYON LAUNCH REVAMPED SPEEDMAX CF
Taking further inspiration from the setups used by the world’s top pros, the new Speedmax CF lineup now features cable and line integration across all models, courtesy of Canyon’s all-new CP0041 co...
MATHIEU VAN DER POEL COMMITS HIS CYCLING FUTURE TO CANYON WITH UNPRECEDENTED 10-YEAR AGREEMENT
Canyon has signed a historic deal with Mathieu van der Poel, one of the world's best-ever riders, thereby confirming the long-term future between the Dutch athlete and his bike brand of choice.
INFLITE CARRIES VAN DER POEL, BACKSTEDT AND DEL GROSSO TO GOLD AT CYCLOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mathieu van der Poel shares success with two other gold-winning Canyon athletes, Zoe Backstedt and Tibor del Grosso