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2010 Tour of Flanders Teams

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News and Updates for Ronde van Vlaanderen 2010

The 2010 Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) is Sunday April 4, 2010

Fabian Cancellara attacks Tom Boonen on the Muur and solos the remaining 16k to the finish

Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2010 — sirotti

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2010 Tour of Flanders results:
1  Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)           262 km in 6h52'32"
2  Tom Boonen (Quick Step)                            + 1'14"
3  Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma - Lotto)               2'10"
4  Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil)                        2'14"
5  Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions)                    3'00"
6  George Hincapie (BMC)
7  Roger Hammond (Cervelo)
8  Maxim Iglinsky (Astana)
9  Danilo Hondo (Lampre)
10 William Bonnet (Bbox)

Indrukwekkende Cancellara wint zijn eerste Ronde — sporza.be

The sun shines for the Swiss champion in Flanders (Full Results) — cyclingnews

Cancellara conquers Flanders — velonews

Cancellara dominates Flanders for third Monument win — cyclingweekly.co.uk

«Pas par hasard» — lequipe.fr

Cyclisme: Cancellara, la force de Spartacus, pour remporter le Tour des Flandres — afp/google

Tyler Farrar pre-race (00:59 english) — versus

Lance Armstrong pre-race (01:24 english) — versus

George Hincapie pre-race (00:58 english) — versus

Last Km, The Muur and other key points (flemish) —sporza.be

Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2010 — sirotti

Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson

Brief Highlights (01:35 english) — eurosport

Fabian Cancellara Winner's Interview (03:46 english) — sbs

Tom Boonen post-race: "I was riding 55 kph and I wasn't getting any closer" (00:37 english) — versus

Race Summary narrated by Phil Liggett (02:53 english) — versus
... more to come...

2010 Race Previews

April 4 update:

2010 Final/Official Startlist

Weather and course knowledge crucial in Flanders — cyclingnews

Flecha suited to Flanders — cyclingnews

Cancellara confident before Flanders — cyclingnews

Cancellara: Saxo Bank has two cards to play — velonews
April 3 update:

2010 Favorites (03:19 english) — versus

Race Promo (01:14 english) — versus

Easter brings faithful to Flanders — cyclingnews

9 Big Photos of recreational & pro riders recon'ing the Koppenberg climb on Friday — sirotti

2010 Tour of Flanders Preview: Punishment on the Pavé — velonation

Devolder: "The Ronde van Vlaanderen is my race" — velonation
April 2 update:

Under-par Pozzato out of Flanders — afp/google
April 1 update:

Brief overview and preview: Tour of Flanders Preview — bicycling

Armstrong pre-rides course, prepares for July — velonation
March 31 update:

Devolder defies critics' barbs — cyclingnews

Boasson Hagen will miss Flanders — velonews

Boonen recons changed Flanders course, deems it ‘even harder and more selective’ — velonews

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

April 4 update: A work in progress. Check back at race time for the latest live links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve

Start time: Sunday 11:45 CEST (); Current Weather in Brugge, Belgium
Earliest live video: 12:20 CEST (); See all the live video, audio and text options
Approximate finish: 16:14 CEST (); Current Weather in Ninove, Belgium

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (flemish) live video (unrestricted) live ticker (english) tv schedule	Sporza ticker starts at 09:00 CEST; live video starts at 12:20 CEST.
	live video (english) live video (slavic) live video (spanish) live audio (english) tv schedule (europe)	live at 12:00 GMT (240 min); highlights at 21:15 GMT (55 min);
	live video (spanish) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Spanish; Teledeporte feed starts at 12:40 CEST
	live video (italian) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Italian; Giro delle Flandre live on RAI Tre at 15:05-16:40 CEST; Select from the left sidebar after clicking through. Coverage on RAI Sport Piu starts at 14:30 CEST
	live video (french) tv schedule	Tour des Flandres starts at 14:15 CEST (135 min); check back for live streaming video; restricted to France
	live video (french) live video (unrestricted)	restricted; french commentary.
	live video (dutch) tv schedule	NOS TV w/ Dutch ticker; video likely restricted to the Netherlands
	tv schedule	delayed same-day broadcast starting at 5PM ET; find versus in your area
	live text updates	Cyclingnews English text updates
	live ticker	Belgium/Flemish ticker with updates from the start
Radsport.ch	live text updates	German ticker with updates from the start
	steephill text updates #rvv twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

2010 Teams

March 17 update:
ProTour Teams:
AG2R-La Mondiale (FRA)
Astana (KAZ)
Caisse d'Epargne (ESP)
Euskaltel-Euskadi (ESP)
Footon-Servetto (ESP)
Française des Jeux (FRA)
Garmin-Transitions (USA)
HTC-Columbia (USA)
Katusha (RUS)
Lampre-Farnese Vini (ITA)
Liquigas Doimomo (ITA)
Milram (GER)
Omega Pharma-Lotto (BEL)
Quick Step (BEL)
Rabobank (NED)
RadioShackck (USA)
Saxo Bank (DAN)
Sky (GBR)

Pro Continental Teams:
BBox Bouygues Telecom (FRA)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Cervélo TestTeam (SUI)
Landbouwkrediet (BEL)
Skil-Shimano (NED)
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator (BEL)
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team (NED)

2010 Course map now posted

January 20 update: The 2010 official course map and google earth kml file
January 15 update: Here is the unofficial route (list of climbs) for the 2010 race:
climb 1: Den Ast 124 km
climb 2: Kluisberg 157 km
climb 3: Knokteberg 165 km
climb 4: Oude Kwaremont 172 km
climb 5: Paterberg 175 km
climb 6: Koppenberg 182 km
climb 7: Steenbeekdries 187 km
climb 8: Taaienberg 190 km
climb 9: Eikenberg 195 km
climb 10: Molenberg 210 km
climb 11: Leberg 217 km
climb 12: Berendries 222 km
climb 13: Tenbosse 229 km
climb 14: Muur - Kapelmuur 239 km
climb 15: Bosberg 243 km

News and Updates for Ronde van Vlaanderen 2009

Devolder goes back-to-back with another solo win over The Muur and onto the finish

93rd Tour of Flanders Results
1 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step
2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team     0.59
3 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto          
4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
5 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream

Full Results — cyclingnews

Highlights of the climbs (in reserve order) and the Last Km — sporza

Devolder wins Tour of Flanders for second straight time — cyclingweekly.co.uk

The Last 2 Km including the field sprint crash

Devolder wins the Tour of Flanders — ap

Big photos from the Muur and the finish — sirotti

Devolder repeats at Flanders — velonews

Devolder Delivers — astana-cyclingteam

Photos from the Muur — cycleto

Crash sequence at the bottom of the Koppenberg descent — Anne-Marie Parramore

Graham Watson Photos — grahamwatson

Highlights (english commentary) — versus

How the race was won — Cosmo Catalano

9:45 CET: The race is underway in Brugge... Tom Boonen rolling through the neutral start
April 5 update: Lot of changes to the official rosters, just about every team affected. Refresh this page.
April 5 update:
The Belgian fans are getting ready: What happens in Flanders the morning of?

April 4 update: This page provides essential information and links for the second big classic (monument) of the year, Ronde van Vlaanderen 2009 aka Tour of Flanders, which takes place this Sunday April 5th. At 264 km, it's a long race with 17 climbs many of which are steep and cobbled like the Koppenberg and The Muur. It's the favorite classic for many befitting the name of this site. Many consider it the real world championships; any of the crazy fans lining the narrow, cobbled climbs would certainly agree that it's more than just the biggest bike race in Belgium. Check out the recent updates to the previews and live coverage options below. — Steve

Race Preview

April 3 update: Here's a start on this year's previews:

Ronde van Vlaanderen: Flanders' World Championships — cyclingnews

Just posted... 71 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2008 — sirotti

Cancellara eyes Flanders 2009 (from the end of 2008) — velonews

Hincapie: 'I'm feeling better than ever' — velonews

Cool Beans (Predictions: perception vs. reality) — podiumcafe

The Big Preview: The Tour of Flanders — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Bennati to Ride the Ronde — podiumcafe

Tour of Flanders 2009: Boonen Favored to Win: After the race launched his career with victories in 2006 and 2007, all eyes will be on Tom Boonen at this year's edition. — bicycling

Classic Tour of Flanders Footage:
A Monument of Cycling:
Muur van Geraardsbergen
aka "The Muur" is a decisive climb

steephill.tv is now on Twitter with race info updates

1996: Eurosport Muur Highlights (before it was widened)

1999: Flemish Highlights

2007: Great spectator footage of Alessandro Ballan first over The Muur:
at ground level (

) | same view across the street (

) | high on the hill (

)

Recreational cyclists climbing the Muur

2006: Wild spectator footage on the Koppenberg

Koppenberg bike-cam footage during the 2006 Sportif

What happens in Flanders the morning of?

Phil and Paul's race preview from 2005

Slideshow of all the hill climbs

The Koppenberg has been widened after Jesper Skibby almost got his ankle run over — grahamwatson

Provisional/Official Rosters now up

March 30 update: Provisional rosters with bib numbers and country sort option are now up (see right).
Two ways to view the startlist:

March 27 update: Added links to maps, timetables, profiles to provide a full picture of the route. Live coverage options and race previews coming later next week. Here's the startlist with bib numbers:
Provisional Startlist — rvv.be
Timetable — rvv.be
Maps | Google Map — rvv.be

steephill.tv is now on Twitter with race info updates

Google Earth File. You must have GE installed.

Tour of Flanders 2009 in Google Earth

71 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2008 — sirotti

2008

This page provides essential information and links for the second big classic of the year, Ronde van Vlaanderen 2008 aka Tour of Flanders, which takes place this Sunday April 6th. At 264 km, it's a long race with 17 climbs many of which are steep and cobbled like the Koppenberg and The Muur. It's the favorite classic for many befitting the name of this site. The narrow, cobbled climbs lined by crazy fans are the best part of the biggest race in Belgium. Check out links below for a preview. — Steve

2008 Post Race Links

high-res victory salute

The 92th Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen) Results
1 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step   (41.246 km/h)   6.24.02 
2 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone  0.15
3 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                       
4 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - Fondital            0.21
5 George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road                              
6 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                    
7 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                  
8 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           
9 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - Fondital                              
10 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom

Full Results — cyclingnews

Live Text Coverage — cyclingnews

Full Report — velonews

71 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2008 — sirotti

Graham Watson's Photo Recap

Cyclingnews Photos

One-Minute Video Highlights: english | français — france 24/eurosport

Tom Boonen leads the peloton up the Koppenberg

Inattentive Ángel Gómez crash

Stijn Devolder powers first over the Muur — cycling.tv (complete on-demand video; subscription plan required)

The Last Km — versus

George Hincapie post race interview — versus

Eurosport 40 mins of extended highlights: Part 1 | Part 2: Last 70 km — eurosport

Tour des Flandres 2008 Résumé (en français)

Ronde winner a future Tour contender? — cyclingnews

Classic Tour of Flanders Footage:
A Monument of Cycling:
Muur van Geraardsbergen
aka "The Muur" is a decisive climb

  1996: Eurosport Muur Highlights
  1999: Flemish Highlights
  2007: Great spectator footage of Alessandro Ballan first over The Muur:
     at ground level ()  |  same view across the street ()  |  high on the hill ()
  Recreational cyclists climbing the Muur
  2006: Wild spectator footage on the Koppenberg
  Koppenberg bike-cam footage during the 2006 Sportif
  What happens in Flanders the morning of?
  Phil and Paul's race preview from 2005
  Slideshow of all the hill climbs
The Koppenberg has been widened after Jesper Skibby almost got his ankle run over — grahamwatson

2008 Pre Race Links

Live Video Coverage:
update: Eurosport's live feed (

) (thanks Jesper B)

Internet: Cycling.tv (accessible world-wide; subscription plan required) live internet coverage starts at 12:00 CET () and goes to 16:00 CET ()

Internet: Sporza (Belgium only)

TV: Eurosport 11:00 - 15:00 GMT (4 hours of coverage)
TV: RAI Tre 15:10 - 18:00 CET
TV: Versus will delay broadcast the race at 5 PM ET (North America only)
... check back at race time for more video options... update: Eurosport's live feed (