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In 2009, Vandenhaute who is an avid cycling fan, bought Flemish cycling classics like the Tour of Flanders and the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. A year later he founded Flanders Classics. Since then Flanders Classics is responsible for the organization of six Flemish cycling classics (Tour of Flanders, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Gent-Wevelgem, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Scheldeprijs and Brabantse Pijl).