Gallery: Teams in training for the Tour of Flanders

Etixx-Quick Step, LottoNL-Jumbo and Cannondale were some of the teams who hit the Flanders cobbles ahead of the 100th Tour of Flanders on Sunday

LottoNL-Jumbo come across a road block

LottoNL-Jumbo found themselves blocked by a lorry delivering safety barriers along the route

(Image credit: Watson)

Tom Boonen was among the riders who took to the Belgian cobbles this week as a reconnaissance ahead of Sunday's 100th edition of the Tour of Flanders.

The Etixx-Quick Step rider was joined by Niki Terpstra, among others, who finished second to Alexander Kristoff in 2015 and is another of his team's options for victory in the Ronde.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.