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Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
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News and Updates for Tour of Flanders 2014
Tour of Flanders Post-Race Coverage 
43 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2014 — sirotti
Tour of Flanders 2014 Results SUI 1 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TREK FACTORY RACING) 6:15:18 BEL 2 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC RACING) BEL 3 VANMARCKE, Sep (BELKIN) BEL 4 VANDENBERGH, Stijn (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) NOR 5 KRISTOFF, Alexander (KATUSHA) + 8 NED 6 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 18 BEL 7 BOONEN, Tom (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 35 GBR 8 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY) + 37 BEL 9 LEUKEMANS, Björn (WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT) + 41 NED 10 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (GARMIN SHARP) + 43 FRA 11 JEROME, Vincent (EUROPCAR) + 1:12 GER 12 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BMC RACING) DEN 13 SÖRENSEN, Nicki (TINKOFF-SAXO) + 1:15 BEL 14 DEVENYNS, Dries (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 1:19 GER 15 DEGENKOLB, John (GIANT-SHIMANO) + 1:25 SVK 16 SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE) ITA 17 POZZATO, Filippo (LAMPRE - MERIDA) CZE 18 STYBAR, Zdenek (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) FRA 19 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM CYCLING) FRA 20 MINARD, Sébastien (AG2R LA MONDIALE) FRA 21 OFFREDO, Yoann (FDJ.fr) NOR 22 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY) FRA 23 GALLOPIN, Tony (LOTTO BELISOL) BEL 24 DE VREESE, Laurens (WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT) + 1:35 ITA 25 GATTO, Oscar (CANNONDALE) + 1:41 BEL 26 KEISSE, Iljo (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 1:43 FRA 27 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE) FRA 28 CHAINEL, Steve (AG2R LA MONDIALE) LTU 29 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas (MTN - QHUBEKA) NED 30 TANKINK, Bram (BELKIN) CZE 31 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA) GBR 32 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY) CRC 33 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR) BEL 34 WYNANTS, Maarten (BELKIN) BEL 35 WAEYTENS, Zico (TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE) ITA 36 PAOLINI, Luca (KATUSHA) + 3:52 BEL 37 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (ORICA GreenEDGE) POL 38 BODNAR, Maciej (CANNONDALE) FRA 39 PICHOT, Alexandre (EUROPCAR) USA 40 PHINNEY, Taylor (BMC RACING) + 4:12Full Official Results — flandersclassics.be
Cancellara wins the 2014 Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Fabian Cancellara wins a rugged Tour of Flanders — velonews
Crashes mar early going in Tour of Flanders — velonews
Tour of Flanders Analysis: Cancellara leaves it late — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Vansummeren traumatized by Tour of Flanders collision — cyclingnews
Thomas frustrated with performance at Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Sagan falls short in Tour of Flanders finale — cyclingnews
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step fails on Oude Kwaremont — cyclingnews
Van Avermaet regrets Vandenbergh’s lack of collaboration at Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Peter Sagan says he couldn't follow the moves on the Oude Kwaremont — velonews
Greg Van Avermaet not pleased to have a passenger in Flanders fight — velonews
26 km to go: Vanmarcke attacking (00:26 English) — eurosport
13 km to go: Van Avermaet and Vandenbergh on the Paterberg (02:19 Dutch) — sporza
14 km to go: Cancellara and Vanmarcke on the Paterberg (01:26 English) — eurosport
8 km to go: Terpstra and Kristoff chasing (01:02 Dutch) — sporza
Last 7 Km (08:11 English) — eurosport
Last Km (01:38 English) — eurosport
Last Km (04:06 Dutch) — sporza
Reaction in the winner's team car (00:32 Ambient Noise) — sporza
Podium Ceremony (03:11 English) — jsports
Crash Clips (00:44 Ambient Noise) — eurosport
Crash Compilation (03:23 English) — eurosport
Vansummeren high speed crash into lady spectator (00:57 Ambient Noise) — Jonas Vandeputte
Last 45 Km (1:05:39 English) — eurosport
Extended Highlights (20:50 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Sep Vanmarcke Post-Race (02:38 Dutch) — rtbf.be
43 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2014 — sirotti
OPQS's Wilfried Peeters Post-Race (01:33 French) — rtbf.be
Tom Boonen Post-Race (02:45 French) — rtbf.be
Greg Van Avermaet Post-Race (01:52 French) — rtbf.be
Greg Van Avermaet Post-Race (00:51 French) — Cyclismactu
Niki Terpstra Post-Race (02:19 Dutch) — nos
Emotional Vansummeren Post-Race (03:13 Dutch) — sporza
Fabian Cancellara Post-Race (01:32 French) — rtbf.be
Cancellara na zege De Ronde (02:10 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands) — nos
Highlights/Verslag (04:02 Dutch) — sporza
Highlights/Résumé (03:33 French) — rtbf.be
Winner's Interview (02:12 English) — eurosport
Stijn Devolder fan club/ cheering section (03:06 Dutch) — focus-wtv
Dirk Demol and Sep Vanmarcke interviews post-race (01:55 Dutch) — focus-wtv
Fan Interviews at the Ronde (01:55 Dutch) — focus-wtv
Winner's Post-Race Beer Chug (00:20 Ambient Noise) — sporza
How The Race Was Won - Tour of Flanders 2014 (05:08 English) — cosmocatalano
10 conclusions from the Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Backstage Pass - Directors cut (07:39 English) — GreenEdgeCycling
Inside Trek Factory's Win — trekfactoryracing
Start Clips,
Start Scenes at Tour of Flanders, Bradley Wiggins (02:57 Ambient Noise) — Cyclismactu
Terpstra bij start De Ronde (01:19 Dutch) — nos
Official start of Tour of Flanders 2014 (00:55 Dutch) — sporza
Gallery: On the start line of the Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Spectator Footage of the rollout (02:04 Ambient Noise) — martinfaes50
Women's Race,
Women's Podium, Finish (02:56 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Van Dijk Post-Race (01:52 Dutch) — nos
Van Dijk wint Ronde van Vlaanderen (02:27 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands) — nos
Women's Highlights (7:00 English) — ucichannel
2014 Tour of Flanders Preview
Friday recon with Peter Sagan on the Koppenberg
Peter Sagan mag de Oude Kwarmont niet op (00:53 Ambient Noise) — sporza
29 Big Photos from the Friday morning recon at Tour of Flanders — sirotti
Key Climbs for Tour of Flanders:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 109 / 150 | 1 Oude-Kwaremont | 2.2 km | 4 % | 11.6 % |     | |
| 119 / 140 | 2 Kortekeer | 0.8 km | 6.9 % | 21.1 % | | |
| 127 / 132 | 3 Eikenberg | 1.2 km | 5.2 % | 10 % | | |
| 130 / 129 | 4 Wolvenberg | 0.65 km | 7.9 % | 17.3 % | | |
| 142 / 117 | 5 Molenberg | 0.46 km | 7 % | 14.2 % | | |
| 163 / 96 | 6 Leberg | 0.95 km | 4.2 % | 13.8 % | | |
| 171 / 88 | 7 Valkenberg | 0.54 km | 8.1 % | 12.8 % | | |
| 181 / 78 | 8 Kaperij | 1 km | 5.5 % | 9 % | | |
| 189 / 70 | 9 Kanarieberg | 1 km | 7.7 % | 14 % | | |
| 205 / 54 | 10 Oude-Kwaremont | 2.2 km | 4 % | 11.6 % | | |
| 208 / 51 | 11 Paterberg | 0.36 km | 12.9 % | 20.3 % | | |
| 215 / 44 | 12 Koppenberg | 0.6 km | 11.6 % | 22 % | | |
| 220 / 39 | 13 Steenbeekdries | 0.7 km | 5.3 % | 6.7% | | |
| 222 / 37 | 14 Taaienberg | 0.53 km | 6.6 % | 15.8 % | | |
| 233 / 26 | 15 Kruisberg | 2.5 km | 5 % | 9 % | | |
| 243 / 16 | 16 Oude-Kwaremont | 2.2 km | 12.9 % | 11.6 % | | |
| 246 / 13 | 17 Paterberg | 0.36 km | 12.9 % | 20.3 % | |
April 6 update:
Required viewing,
Tour of Flanders History - The making of a monument (06:17 English) — inCycleTV
April 5 update:
Degenkolb underdog at Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Van Avermaet glad not to be a favourite at the Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Phinney makes Tour of Flanders debut with an eye to the future — cyclingnews
Stybar on the hunt for his first Classics victory — cyclingnews
Belkin: alles op Vanmarcke (04:28 Dutch) — nos
Vanmarcke: niet hoog van toren blazen (03:07 Dutch) — nos
Boom: bliksemafleider voor Sep (02:15 Dutch) — nos
Langeveld: vertrouwen in conditie (04:56 Dutch) — nos
Sagan pronto per la Ronde (01:40 Italian) — gazzetta
Zdenek Stybar arrives at OPQS press conference in helicopter (02:13 Ambient Noise) — cyclingnewstv
Recon of Ronde van Vlaanderen with Rabobank's Women Team (03:22 Music) — Rabo Liv
Pre-Race Press Conference: Fabian Cancellara (12:51 English) — Cyclismactu
April 4 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers (see right) — steephill.tv
Top 10 riders to watch at the Tour of Flanders (05:21 English) — cyclingnewstv
Nuyens out of Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Profile: Fabian Cancellara talks about the 2014 Spring Classics (04:42 English) — inCycleTV
Stybar Q&A: On cobbles, racing with Boonen, and switching from ’cross — velonews
Vanmarcke poised for big win at Flanders or Roubaix — velonews
Boonen ready to make history at Tour of Flanders — velonews
The Koppenberg Up Close — pezcyclingnews
Thomas plans aggressive showing at the Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Freire previews the Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
OPQS Ronde van Vlaanderen Team Presentation (01:27 Music) — OPQSCyclingTeam
Van Petegem and Museeuw 'race' to the top of the Koppenberg (02:11 Dutch) — sporza
OPQS Press Conference; Terpstra, Boonen Interviews (02:46 Dutch) — nos
Roelandts to co-lead Lotto-Belisol's podium hopes at Flanders — velonews
Stijn Devolder is zondag één van de favorieten in De Ronde (01:57 Dutch) — focus-wtv
Boonen : «Beaucoup de respect» (01:04 French) — lequipe
Winless Cancellara puts Flanders pressure on Sagan — cyclingnews
With Roubaix looming, Phinney remains realistic ahead of Flanders debut — velonews
29 Big Photos from the Friday morning recon at Tour of Flanders — sirotti
Press Conference: Fabian Cancellara interview (04:05 French) — rtbf.be
Press Conference: Patrick Lefevere (02:15 French) — rtbf.be
Press Conference: Tom Boonen interview (02:31 French) — rtbf.be
Boonen: I can win Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Boonen: Old Kwaremont climb is an animal (01:33 English) — eurosport
Boonen: Why I fear the Kruisberg cobblestones (00:47 English) — eurosport
Boonen: Koppenberg is like cycling up a wall (00:49 English) — eurosport
Boonen: The unique cobblestone climb of Patterberg (01:05 English) — eurosport
Boonen: I can win Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Sagan wants to have fun at the Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Sagan shuns pre-Flanders analysis and pressure — velonews
April 3 update:
Eddy Merckx talks about his Tour of Flanders experience (02:19 English/Dutch) — gazzetta
Anteprima: Sagan, esplosivo da Fiandre (01:30 Italian) — gazzetta
Older and wiser, Paolini returns to Flanders for a chance at a cobbled victory — velonews
Peter Sagan's mechanic talks bikes for the classics (04:57 Italian/English) — cyclingnewstv
Johan Museeuw previews the changes to the 2014 course (05:12 English) — inCycleTV
The forgotten founder of the Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Favorites Interviewed: Boonen, Cancellara, Sagan on Tour of Flanders (02:24 English) — eurosport
Top 10 Riders To Watch At The Tour Of Flanders (04:48 English) — gcn
April 2 update:
Ronde van Vlaanderen 2014 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Sean Kelly Interview: King of the Kasseien — rouleur.cc
Wiggins to race Flanders, Scheldeprijs — velonews
Sir Bradley Wiggins steps in for Ian Stannard as preparations for Paris-Roubaix ramp up — telegraph.co.uk
Terpstra expects a tough fight for Tour of Flanders victory — cyclingnews
April 1 update:
Tour of Flanders History - The making of a monument (06:17 English) — inCycleTV
Vanmarcke to lead Belkin at Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
PEZ Rides The Flanders Sportif! — pezcyclingnews
Paolini plots plan of attack for the Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Peter Sagan confident that he can win the Tour of Flanders — cyclingweekly.co.uk
MTN-Qhubeka ready for historic Flanders debut — velonews
Tom Boonen puts personal tragedy aside to continue Classics — cyclingweekly.co.uk
March 31 update:
Devolder showing form of old ahead of Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Greipel undergoes surgery after Gent-Wevelgem crash — cyclingnews
Stannard out with fractured vertebrae after Gent-Wevelgem — cyclingnews
The peloton feels the sting of Belgian classics crashes — velonews
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Big Photos from 2013 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2012 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2008 — sirotti
2013 Highlights (10:55 English) — eurosport
2010 Highlights ft. Spartacus (10:37 Dutch) — nos
2008 Highlights ft. Langeveld, Flecha vs. Devolder (14:14 Dutch) — nos
More video highlights from previous years
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
April 6 update: The tv and online options to view the 2014 Tour of Flanders are now listed below. Unrestricted live links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for updates to the online links and tv schedules. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve
Warning: Any unrestricted live video links (in bold) in the table below that we suspect or have been reported to contain MS Windows malicious/malware popups are now denoted with 'm' as in "live videom (english)". Please ensure your Windows computer is virus protected before using "live videom" links as they are beyond our control. Expand the video to full screen to avoid the popups.
Start time: Sunday April 6 10:45 CET (8:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Current Weather in Brugge, Belgium
Earliest live video: 12:30 CET (10:30:00 AM GMT+0000);
Approximate finish: 16:41 CET (2:41:00 PM GMT+0000); Current Weather in Oudenaarde, Belgium
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 live video (dutch) live videom (dutch) live videom (dutch) live videom (dutch) live ticker (english) tv schedule |
Sporza live video from 9:30-10:45 CET: (sign-in & start) and then back again at 12:00 CET | |
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live videom (english) live videom (english) live videom (english) live videom (english) live videom (english) live videom (english) live videom (english) live videom (french) live videom (spanish)live ticker (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet) |
English Eurosport live coverage starting at 12:30 CET | |
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live video (italian) tv schedule |
Italian; Giro delle Flandre live on RAI Sport 2 at 13.55 CET | |
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live video (french) |
restricted; french commentary. rtbf.be live at 13:30 CET | |
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live video (dutch) tv schedule |
NOS TV w/ Dutch ticker; video likely restricted to the Netherlands | |
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live video (english) tv schedule |
SBS will broadcast Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) LIVE: 0000-0200 (AEST) Monday 7 April on SBS ONE and streaming online at Cycling Central | |
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live video (english) live videom (french) tv schedule(see comments)
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USA; delayed tv coverage in the USA at 12:55 PM ET - 2:30 PM ET. Live online streaming for beIN Sports cable subscribers starting at 6:00 AM ET | |
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live video (french) tv schedule |
Quebec/Canada via Quebec's Reseau des Sports2; RDS will be broadcasting the race tape-delayed at 13:00 ET, same day. Louis Bertrand and Dominque Perras will be calling the race. | |
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tv schedule |
Sportsnet ONE in Canada is showing the Tour of Flanders on MONDAY, April 7, 9 AM- 11 AM EST | |
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tv schedule(see comments) |
New Zealand; From 9.50pm Sunday with 30 minutes of interviews and delayed coverage of the start, then from 10.20pm it switches to live coverage. | |
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 live text updates |
Cyclingnews English text updates | |
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live ticker |
Belgium/Flemish ticker with updates from the start | |
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 steephill text updates |
updates on previews, the startlist, live video, results, photos and highlights | |
check back at race time for more and updated links;  send a comment or a new live link |
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2014 Tour of Flanders Route Map
Route Map (Large Version) — flandersclassics.be
Course and Finish Profiles — flandersclassics.be
Timetable — flandersclassics.be
Course Flythrough (00:31 No Audio) — FlandersClassics1
Key Climbs for Tour of Flanders:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 109 / 150 | 1 Oude-Kwaremont | 2.2 km | 4 % | 11.6 % | | |
| 119 / 140 | 2 Kortekeer | 0.8 km | 6.9 % | 21.1 % | | |
| 127 / 132 | 3 Eikenberg | 1.2 km | 5.2 % | 10 % | | |
| 130 / 129 | 4 Wolvenberg | 0.65 km | 7.9 % | 17.3 % | | |
| 142 / 117 | 5 Molenberg | 0.46 km | 7 % | 14.2 % | | |
| 163 / 96 | 6 Leberg | 0.95 km | 4.2 % | 13.8 % | | |
| 171 / 88 | 7 Valkenberg | 0.54 km | 8.1 % | 12.8 % | | |
| 181 / 78 | 8 Kaperij | 1 km | 5.5 % | 9 % | | |
| 189 / 70 | 9 Kanarieberg | 1 km | 7.7 % | 14 % | | |
| 205 / 54 | 10 Oude-Kwaremont | 2.2 km | 4 % | 11.6 % | | |
| 208 / 51 | 11 Paterberg | 0.36 km | 12.9 % | 20.3 % | | |
| 215 / 44 | 12 Koppenberg | 0.6 km | 11.6 % | 22 % | | |
| 220 / 39 | 13 Steenbeekdries | 0.7 km | 5.3 % | 6.7% | | |
| 222 / 37 | 14 Taaienberg | 0.53 km | 6.6 % | 15.8 % | | |
| 233 / 26 | 15 Kruisberg | 2.5 km | 5 % | 9 % | | |
| 243 / 16 | 16 Oude-Kwaremont | 2.2 km | 12.9 % | 11.6 % | | |
| 246 / 13 | 17 Paterberg | 0.36 km | 12.9 % | 20.3 % | |