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Sean Kelly's Classics column: Tadej Pogačar turns Tour of Flanders into a torture-fest as Remco Evenepoel silences critics

OUDENAARDE, BELGIUM - APRIL 05: Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG competes in the breakaway passing through the Paterberg cobblestones sector during the 110th Tour of Flanders - Ronde van Vlaanderen 2026 - Men's Elite a 278.6km one day race from Antwerp to Oudenaarde / #UCIWT / on April 05, 2026 in Oudenaarde, Belgium. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

The Tour of Flanders is a tough race at the best of times, but yesterday's edition was frankly brutal. What a day of racing we had at De Ronde.

I was commentating on the men's race, and even early on, the difficulty caused by the pace of UAE Team Emirates-XRG was clear to see. After that big break had got away down the road and built up a healthy advantage, Mikkel Bjerg and Nils Politt were set to work.

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