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The 107th edition of the Tour of Flanders one-day cycling classic took place on 2 April 2023, as the 14th event of the 
The race was won by Tadej Pogačar of , becoming only the third rider in history to win both the Tour de France and the Tour of Flanders. After attacking on the second ascent of
2023 UCI World Tour
The 2023 UCI World Tour was a series of races that include thirty-five road bicycle racing, road cycling events throughout the 2023 in men's road cycling, 2023 cycling season. The tour started with the 2023 Tour Down Under, Tour Down Under on 1 ...
. The race began in Bruges and covered on the way to the finish in Oudenaarde. It was the second Monument of the 2023 cycling season.
The race was won by Tadej Pogačar of , becoming only the third rider in history to win both the Tour de France and the Tour of Flanders. After attacking on the second ascent of Oude Kwaremont
The Oude Kwaremont (English: ''Old Kwaremont'') is a road in Kluisbergen, a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The Oude Kwaremont, contrary to popular belief, is not the name of a hill, but the name of one of the cobbled roads ...
and Koppenberg
Koppenberg (literally "Heads Mountain") is a high hill in Oudenaarde, the Flemish Ardennes, Belgium. "Koppen" is an abbreviation for cobblestones which in Dutch slang language are called ''kinderkoppen'', or "children's heads". This climb is part ...
to force a selection, Pogačar attacked on the last ascent of the Oude Kwaremont with around 18 kilometres remaining to drop his rivals, soloing the remainder of the race to win his third different cycling monument and fourth overall. Second place went to last year's winner, Mathieu van der Poel of , 16 seconds behind the Slovenian. Van der Poel, together with Wout van Aert, were the only riders able to go with Pogačar's initial attacks. Van der Poel dropped van Aert with an acceleration on the Kruisberg
The Kruisberg, also known as Oude Kruisberg or Oude Kruisens, is a hill and road in the city of Ronse, in Flanders, Belgium. With its top at 122 m altitude, it is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, in the south of East-Flande ...
before getting distanced by the Slovene's race-winning attack. Third place went to Mads Pedersen Mads Pedersen may refer to:
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of after he outsprinted a group of seven to take the final podium spot. Pedersen was part of a group that went just after the Molenberg with around 100 kilometres remaining, holding a lead of three minutes over the main favorites at one point. Pedersen attacked the group with 30 kilometres to go before he was caught and passed by Pogačar and van der Poel on the second ascent of Oude Kwaremont.
Filip Maciejuk
Filip Maciejuk (born 3 September 1999 in Puławy) is a Polish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . On 14 August 2021 Maiejuk signed a two-year-long deal to ride for UCI WorldTeam from 2022. In 2024, he moved to after two seasons ...
of was disqualified during the first half of the race after provoking a "huge accident" when rejoining the road. Many in the peloton were taken down in the crash, with Peter Sagan and Tim Wellens
Tim Wellens (born 10 May 1991) is a Belgian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the son of former racing cyclist Leo Wellens and the nephew of cyclists Paul and Johan Wellens.
Career
Born in Sint-Truiden, Wel ...
abandoning the race as a result. Maciejuk subsequently apologised for his actions, stating "This should not happen and was a big error in my judgement."
Teams
All eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams took part in the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * *Result
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour of Flanders, 2023 2023 UCI World Tour 2023 in Belgian sport2023
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April 2023 sports events in Belgium