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Dwars door Vlaanderen Discussion
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 01-01-2026 17:30
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A traditional part of the Flemish cobbles calendar, Dwars door Vlaanderen returned from an eight year hiatus last year with the same core identity. A difficult but not completely leg shattering race featuring several cobbles sections, short climbs, and a flat paved finish.
We expect two possibilities here. Like last year, the top cobbled riders could break the race apart early enough to create gaps and push away their weaker counterparts. Or, some strong sprinters could survive the cobbles and win from a reduced peloton. The latter hasn't happened for quite some time (though the race wasn't held for much of that time, so that doesn't mean much).
Cobbles Specialists
| Flat | Hill | Sta | Res | Cob | Spr | Acc |  Richardson | 71 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 78 | 60 | 61 |  Sanogo | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 69 | 70 |  Van Lerberghe | 73 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 71 |  Monk | 74 | 66 | 76 | 70 | 76 | 61 | 70 |  Teggart | 73 | 69 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 70 |  Yechezkel | 74 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 64 | 73 |  Mestric | 73 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 76 | 55 | 65 |  Boros | 72 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 76 | 63 | 64 |  Chatarunga | 71 | 66 | 77 | 70 | 76 | 69 | 66 | | Manamalage | 80 | 58 | 69 | 62 | 76 | 56 | 54 | | Ariesen | 75 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 71 | | Campbell | 74 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 75 | 68 | 73 | | Roosen | 74 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 66 | 71 |  Scotson | 72 | 63 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 75 |  Kuroeda | 71 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 71 | | De Witte | 74 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 69 |  Vermeersch | 76 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 |  Nielsen | 75 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 |  Noppe | 75 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 73 | | Kaislavuo | 73 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 72 |  Basso | 73 | 72 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 69 |
Last year, Teggart solo'd away to victory, and he's back to repeat this year. He doesn't necessarily need another long range attack either, as he has one of the best finishing kicks among the top contenders.
Van Lerberghe finished 3rd here last year and is perhaps the rider best suited to the course. His sprint is strong, and the hills on this course should be far enough from the finish not to scare him too much. No support whatsoever though.
The best cobbles rider here is Chequan Richardson, and he showed that by winning the Tour de Faso last week. But this is a very different race than Faso, with far fewer cobbles of much less difficulty. It seems likely his poor sprint, climbing, and energy stats will overcome his cobblestone prowess here.
Boros has won two C2 classics already this season, and his teammate De Witte also wore the leader's jersey in the Tour du Faso, so they could be a dangerous duo. But it's clear from the list above that many other riders have similar skillsets, and could do just as well here with good legs.
Leonardo Basso has been a revelation this year, consistently scoring top placings due to his versatility and endurance. And why not here too? I'm not gonna nitpick his skillset when he continues to show it's fit for competing at a top level on any course.
It's also worth mentioning those with particularly strong sprinting abilities. Kuroeda has the strongest amongst the classics rider who would otherwise be expected to compete here, and he'll be hoping for a group sprint of some kind in the finale. This level of difficulty might be his ideal course. Likewise for Vermeersch, Nielsen, Noppe, and  Batmunkh.
Sprinters
| Flat | Hill | Sta | Res | Cob | Spr | Acc |  Walscheid | 73 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 61 | 79 | 79 |  Plowright | 74 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 66 | 78 | 76 | | Harrison | 71 | 66 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 80 | | Major | 74 | 66 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 77 | 78 | | Stash | 73 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 67 | 77 | 77 | | Alaphilippe | 71 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 76 | 76 | | Hennis | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 75 | 76 |
Sprinters are hoping this race plays out uncharacteristically casually, leaving them a chance to show off their speed in the final kilometer. Some fast men, like Walscheid, Plowright, Stash, and Alaphilippe are really hoping for a prayer, as they tend to struggle on cobbled roads and would need a very passive race to survive. Harrison, Major, and Hennis have a much better chance to survive the cobbles based on their skillsets and recent history.
Startlist
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 01-01-2026 19:22
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Really looking forward to this race, hoping that Nielsen can improve on that 10th he had last week. It's a tough field. Will be very interresting.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 01-01-2026 19:27
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Thanks for another great preview, bbl!
It's the end of the C2 cobbles (at least for us), so another top 10 would nicely wrap up this part of the season for us.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 01-01-2026 20:06
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C2 has been our most consistent source of points but even that has had it's ups and downs. Let's finish the final one on a high
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| Caspi |
Posted on 01-01-2026 23:09
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Expect a top 5 here. And I believe Yechezkel should be able to complete the objective with Manamalage and Bittner at his side.
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 02-01-2026 08:38
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Thanks BBL for the preview!
Hopefully the stamina matters more than in Faso. Fingers crossed for Chatarunga and Ariesen!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 02-01-2026 12:04
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Hoping for another Basso performances doesn't look the most selective on paper so hoping the better sprinters are gone and he can make a late move seems the most likely route |
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| Booker |
Posted on 02-01-2026 13:13
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Alaphilippe and Vermeersch can hopefully do something in this race, we need to combat some of the big PCT outings thus far in C2...
Thanks for the preview BBL!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 02-01-2026 18:06
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Harrison showed he can survive some cobbles, looking for him to finish fast for a top 5.
If its more selective Sanogo should be able to make the front group.
Excellent preview BBL, lets see how this one pans out.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 02-01-2026 20:14
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Yet another race that would have been perfect for Eekhoff to which I didn't send him.
Go CT Teams. Thanks to BBl for the nice preview.
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| Heine |
Posted on 03-01-2026 17:21
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BVL is having a good season, hopefully that continues! Important that he stays in the front without using too much strenght
Thanks for the preview
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-01-2026 22:13
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He’s at it again!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 03-01-2026 22:18
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Lovely race from the guys don't think weve had a bad cobbled race 6th and 9th 31 more points on the wall and just warding off Kraftwerk getting another podium
Thanks JPH
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 03-01-2026 23:08
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Another TMM win, Chequan on fire. Congrats! And thanks jph for the report
Another podium concludes our C2 campaign. 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third and a stage win. Will probably have little impact on our rankings, but it might just be the difference for an important position.
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| seancoll |
Posted on 03-01-2026 23:56
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I can't believe I traded Richardson 
But absolutely, it feels right that he gets to have this level of success this year for someone who absolutely leads the group in terms of cobbled skill. A smart race for him and TMM to await the final moment and not risk the early attacks.
What a fun way to end (?) the cobble season for the C2. Always a ton of fun to see such exciting racing
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| Caspi |
Posted on 04-01-2026 08:27
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In perfect position with 18 k to go. Two riders in the front group, not doing any stupid attacks, and looks to be positioned near the front.
Then Richardson attacks and we take a nap. Not even trying to sprint by the looks of it...
Thanks for the report
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 04-01-2026 09:15
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Congrats TMM on another win!  And thanks jph for the report!
Like a couple of times this C2 season, we didn’t convert our numbers in the lead group to a result. 7th is decent, but not what we hoped for.
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| Imladrik |
Posted on 04-01-2026 09:42
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Thanks the train-god the cobbled season is as good as over, maybe I'll not be reminded again how I totally fumbled this planning. Can't imagine how many points I lost in that.
Congrats TMM, always nice to see the pirates win, thanks jpj for the entertaining report!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 04-01-2026 10:55
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Nice to see another win go to the Richardson, mainly just because it takes points away from the the PCT guys, but super likeable team that win lands on and that should helped T3A push up the table!
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| Booker |
Posted on 04-01-2026 12:56
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Booooo…we tried and failed. I respect the attacking spirit from Van Tricht, Dewulf and Vermeersch, they did themselves proud but it ultimately didn’t come off. Congrats to TMM
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