Quer durch Flandern 2021

A strong Filippo Ganna claim his first-ever Dwars door Vlaanderen victory. In a race packed with attacks, Wout van Aert seemed destined for the win for a long time. Ganna overtook the Belgian in the final meters while narrowly holding off the charging pack. A valiant Van Aert finished second, while Waerenskjold won the sprint for third place. 1. Edwig Van Hooydonck 2. Adrie van der Poel 3. Marc Sergeant No less than 14 riders have won Dwars door Vlaanderen twice in their careers. Yet there is only one rider who managed that feat two years in a row: Yves Lampaert. André Rosseel was the first rider in the history of Dwars door Vlaanderen, then Dwars door België, to win the race twice. In 1948, Rosseel succeeded ahead of Florent Mathieu. In 1950, two years later, Rosseel became the race’s record holder. In 1951, one year after André Rosseel’s second victory, Dwars door Vlaanderen got a second record holder in the form of Raymond Impanis. In 1949, Impanis was stronger than Lionel Van Brabant. Two years later, he defeated Marcel Hendrickx. Briek Schotte, who for years lived in the Waregemse borough of Desselgem, succeeded in winning Dwars door Vlaanderen twice in the early 1950s. In his first victory, in 1953, Iron Briek proved stronger than the Dutchman Adri Voorting. Two years later, Schotte made it ahead of Alfred De Bruyne. In the late sixties, Walter Godefroot celebrated victory twice in Dwars door Vlaanderen. In 1966 he was the best ahead of Willy Bocklant and the Dutchman Peter Post. Two years later, the podium was entirely Belgian. Godefroot won ahead of Willy Monty and Bernard Van De Kerckhove. A year after brother Willy, Walter Planckaert won Dwars door Vlaanderen for the first time in 1977. In a two-man sprint, he showed himself to be the better of Luc Leman. In 1984, Walter was again the best in Waregem. After a four-man sprint, he was crowned co-record holder of the race. In 1986, Eric Vanderaerden took his place at the top of the podium of Dwars door Vlaanderen. In an elite group of ten, the Belgian from Panasonic was faster than Adrie van der Poel. Five years later, Vanderaerden joined the list of record holders by defeating the Germans Uwe Raab and Remig Stumpf. After a fine solo, Jelle Nijdam was crowned winner of Dwars door Vlaanderen for the first time in 1987. The Dutchman from the team Superconfex - Kwantum, had a 53-second lead over the trio Herman Frison, Sean Kelly and Jean-Marie Wampers. No less than eight years later, Nijdam won the race for a second time. Tom Steels and Adriano Baffi accompanied him on the podium that year. Johan Museeuw also won Dwars door Vlaanderen twice. The Lion of Flanders won for the first time in 1993. That year, he beat his GB-MG Maglificio teammate Franco Ballerini in a two-man sprint. Museeuw also managed to win a two-man sprint six years later. In 1999, Michel Vanhaecke lost. Tristan Hoffman won Dwars door Vlaanderen for the first time in 1996. Then, the TVM – Farm Frites rider was the fastest in a group of four. He beat Edwig Van Hooydonck in the sprint. Four years later, he sprinted to victory again. This time, he beat the likes of Peter Van Petegem and Lars Michaelsen in a larger group. ‘Rambo’ was the nickname of Niko Eeckhout in the peloton. The Belgian owed his name to his phenomenal performance during Dwars door Vlaanderen 2001. In a rain-soaked edition, Eeckhout attacked with his teammate Thierry Marichal a few kilometres after the start. With more than 50 kilometres to go, Marichal’s legs could give no more, but Eeckhout continued on. After an attack of 201 kilometres, he arrived solo in Waregem. Four years later he succeeded in winning Dwars door Vlaanderen for a second time. Then he was the fastest in a group of eight. Niki Terpstra’s first victory was one that won respect. The Dutchman attacked thirty kilometres from the finish line and arrived solo. He beat his teammate Sylvain Chavanel and compatriot Koen de Kort by 47 seconds. In 2014, he won again