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Matilda Price

'People were not riding' – Movistar emerge as top aggressors in Tour of Flanders, rewarded with Lippert podium

OUDENAARDE, BELGIUM - APRIL 06 : pictured during the 22th edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen for Women Elite, an UCI Women’s World Tour cycling race organized by Flanders Classics with start and finish in Oudenaarde after 168,8 km on April 6, 2025 in Oudenaarde, Belgium, 06/04/2025 ( Photo by Gregory Van Gansen / Photonews.

Of all the teams expected to be lighting up the Tour of Flanders Women, Movistar were probably not the top pick at the start of the race, but by Sunday evening, the Spanish squad had firmly cemented themselves as one of the most attacking teams this spring.

In a week where we expected to see Classics powerhouses SD Worx-Protime and Lidl-Trek go head-to-head on the cobbles, it's been Movistar – spearheaded by Liane Lippert, Marlen Reusser and Cat Ferguson – who have showed aggression and drive in both Flanders and Dwars door Vlaanderen.

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