El gran duelo pasa al siguiente nivel. Llega el Tour de Flandes y Mathieu Van der Poel vuelve a citarse con Tadej Pogacar. Será su primera cita sobre el pavé de la temporada en un baile que seguirá escalando, en una semana, en el debut del campeón del mundo en el Infierno del Norte.
El segundo monumento de la temporada presenta un cartel deslumbrante cuyo foco apunta al neerlandés y el esloveno que apuran otro combate para la historia, tras la fantasía vivida hace 15 días en San Remo. El mejor ciclista del mundo viene tras arrasar en la Strade Bianche mientras que el mejor clasicómano del momento, y gran favorito para el triunfo, golpeó primero en la Milán-San Remo y no ha tenido rival en la E3 Saxo Classic que recorre parte del recorrido de De Ronde.
Será su tercer enfrentamiento en el gran domingo flamenco. El último, en 2023, cayó del lado de Pogacar que asombró al mundo atacando en el Viejo Kwaremont, la colina más larga del catálogo de Flandes (2,2 km. al 4%), para ganar. Cuando la rampa rozaba el 12% asestó la puñalada al señor de Flandes que cedía para postrarse ante el emperador, el ciclista que pugna con la historia.
El esloveno consiguió la victoria en la clásica belga después de realizar una gran carrera estratégica.
Tras arrasar en 2024, Van der Poel asume que está en uno de los momentos clave de su temporada abonada a las refriegas de un día de la clásica primavera. Están igualados a siete monumentos en su palmarés, por lo que el desempate, con el permiso del resto de los candidatos, será un aliciente más. Si uno de los dos se impone superará a Bartali, Boonen y Cancellara e igualará con Rik Van Looy en clasificación de devoradores de las grandes clásicas.
Aspirantes al trono
Tadej y Mathieu acaparan las miradas, pero va a haber más aspirantes a pelear por la gloria en Oudenaarde. Wout Van Aert es otro de los que, sobre el papel, aspira a ganar por primera vez en Flandes. Tras cinco participaciones, el segundo puesto de 2020 ha sido su mejor clasificación y llega tras un inicio de temporada muy complicado, sin triunfos, y rematado por la nefasta gestión final en A Través de Flandes donde cedió ante Powless después de marchar en fuga con dos compañeros de Visma más, durante casi 50 kilómetros.
Las ‘avispas amarillas’ no pudieron gestionar peor el desenlace.
Mads Pedersen es otro de los que aspira a imponerse al ‘poder establecido’ en Flandes. Segundo en 2018 y tercero en 2023, el danés llega tras arrasar en su tercera Gante-Wevelgem y busca con todo el sueño de conquistar un monumento. Matteo Jorgenson o sprinters como Girmay, Merlier o Ganna aparecen en posiciones secundarias en las apuestas.
La nómina española la encabeza Oier Lazkano que está sufriendo en su estreno con Red Bull – BORA por diferentes enfermedades y regresa tras un periodo de descanso en España. Cortina, Canal y Aular comandan el siete de Movistar Team en De Ronde.
Tour de Flandes 2025.
Vuelta a Brujas
El Tour de Flandes 2025 volverá a presentar de 268,9 kilómetros, con final el clásico final en Oudenaarde y con el retorno de la salida en Brujas dentro de la rotación que la organización de Flanders Classics tiene acordada entre dicha ciudad y Amberes.
El trazado dista poco del tradicional. La gran novedad pasa por el regreso del Eikenberg, segunda cota del día y gran puntón antes de negociar el sinuoso e incisivo, Molenberg. Como siempre los primeros cien kilómetros aparecen sin dificultades y será tras el primer tramo de pavé en Doorn (km 109) y el primero de los tres pasos por el Oude Kwaremont cuando comiencen las reyertas.
La hora H llegará a 50 de meta cuando se transitará por primera vez el encadenado Oude Kwaremont – Paterberg, al que precederá el temido Koppenberg y sus rampas imposibles de más de 20%. A partir de ahí, se encadenan los tramos decisivos: el pavé de Mariaborrestraat y Steenbeekdries, el Taaienberg, el Nieuwe Kruisberg- Hotond y el último doblete Kwaremont / Paterberg que se llegará con al carrera destruida y se corona a 13 km de la llegada en Oudenaarde.
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