Claim: The first part of the 2018  Dwars door Vlaanderen was generally flat, but it became more hilly towards the end of the race and it included 17 major climbs, five of them cobbled, and three flat sections of cobbled roads.
Evidence: It included 12 major climbs, five of them cobbled, and three flat sections of cobbled roads. The first part of the race was generally flat, but it became more hilly towards the end of the race. 
There were 12 categorised climbs: Climbs and cobbled sections in the 2018 Dwars door Vlaanderen 1 2 3 4 5 – 6 7 8 – 9 10 11 12 – asphalt asphalt asphalt asphalt asphalt cobbles cobbles cobbles cobbles asphalt cobbles asphalt asphalt cobbles cobbles