# Flanders Classics

Flanders Classics is an official cooperation among the organizers of the classic cycle races held in Flanders, Belgium. It was founded in 2009 and comprises seven races, of which the Tour of Flanders, one of the Monuments of cycling classics, is considered the most prestigious.

## Mission

The mission of the Flanders Classics is to ensure the position of the Flemish Classics in the international cycling calendar. By doing this the organization improves the stature of the smaller Flemish races. The cooperation has already achieved a better date for three of the races: Gent–Wevelgem will now be held on the Sunday between Milan–San Remo and the Ronde van Vlaanderen; the Scheldeprijs will be held between the Ronde and Paris–Roubaix; and, the Brabantse Pijl will be held before the Ardennes classics, which consist of the Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège.

## Cyclo cross

Apart from the road Classics, Flanders Classics also organizes cyclo-cross events inside and outside Belgium. Since 2018 Superprestige series have been organized by Flanders Classics in Belgium. Under the auspices of UCI, Flanders Classics also organizes the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup which takes place in various venues worldwide.

## Classics

Cooperating races are:
| Race | Route | Date | Notes |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Ghent - Ninove | Late February | First race of the Belgian cycling season. |
| Gent–Wevelgem | Ghent - Wevelgem | Late March | The first of the three Sunday cobbled classics, held on the Sunday between Milan–San Remo and the Tour of Flanders. |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | Roeselare - Waregem | Late March | Until 2017 the first race of the Flemish Cycling Week; since 2018 held between Gent–Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders. |
| Tour of Flanders | Antwerp - Oudenaarde | Early April | The pinnacle of the Flemish Cycling Week and the only Flemish race of the five Cycling monuments, held on the first Sunday of April. |
| Scheldeprijs | Terneuzen - Schoten | Early April | This race is held between the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix. |
| Brabantse Pijl | Leuven - Overijse | Mid April | This race is now held before the Ardennes classics. |
| Amstel Gold Race | Limburg, Netherlands (Maastricht - Valkenburg) | Mid/late April | only Flanders Classics race out of Belgium (from 2025) |
| Brussels Cycling Classic | Brussels - Geraardsbergen - Brussels | Early June | Known until 2012 as Paris–Brussels. |
| Tour de Suisse | Switzerland | Mid June | only partnership |

## Results

| Edition | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Dwars door Vlaanderen | Gent–Wevelgem | Tour of Flanders | Scheldeprijs | Brabantse Pijl |
| 2010 | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Bernhard Eisel (AUT) | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Sébastien Rosseler (BEL) |
| 2011 | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | Nick Nuyens (BEL) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Nick Nuyens (BEL) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| 2012 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) |
| 2013 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| 2014 | Ian Stannard (GBR) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | John Degenkolb (GER) | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| 2015 | Ian Stannard (GBR) | Jelle Wallays (BEL) | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
| 2016 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Petr Vakoč (CZE) |
| 2017 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
| 2018 | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
| 2019 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 2020 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Not held – COVID-19 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| 2021 | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Wout Van Aert (BEL) | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Tom Pidcock (GBR) |
| 2022 | Wout Van Aert (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Magnus Sheffield (USA) |
| 2023 | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Dorian Godon (FRA) |
| 2024 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Matteo Jorgenson (USA) | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) |
| | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Dwars door Vlaanderen | Gent–Wevelgem | Tour of Flanders | Scheldeprijs | Brabantse Pijl |