Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2021 start list
The line-up for the mid-week Belgian one day race, Dwars Door Vlaanderen
Promoted to a WorldTour race in 2017, the Belgian one-day cobbled semi-classic Dwars Door Vlaanderen (March 31) maintains its mid-week Wednesday slot for 2021, following Ghent-Wevelgem and ahead of the Tour of Flanders the following Sunday.
Last year's events were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic but look to definitely be going ahead in 2021 as things stand.
The race, which takes in 11 hellingen and three cobbled sectors is shorter than editions prior to 2018, comprising only 1824.1km between Roeselare and Waregem with the women's peloton taking on similar parcours, which has n ot yet been released.
Despite falling between two major Classics weekends, Dwars Door Vlaanderen still boasts an impressive start list, with defending two-time champion Yves Lampaert being part of a strong Deceuninck-Quick-Step team that features world champion Julian Alaphilippe and recent E3 Saxo Bank Classic winner Kasper Asgreen.
Defending champion, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) is set to return to racing at Dwars Door Vlaanderen before he looks to defend his title at the Tour of Flanders.
Ineos Grenadiers could possibly field their strongest Classics team since Milan-San Remo with Michał Kwiatkowski, Tom Pidcock and Dylan Van Baarle all down to ride.
Oliver Naesen, Greg Van Avermaet (both Ag2r-Citroën), Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo), Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates), Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) and Sep Vanmarke (Israel Start-Up Nation) are just some of the big names expected to be on the start line in Roeselare.
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Some of the fastest riders in the world are also currently on the start list with Gent-Wevelgem runner-up Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka-Assos), Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) and Elia Viviani (Cofidis) among others.
In the women's side of the race, Ellen Van Dijk returns for a very strong Trek-Segafredo team as she looks to win her third Dwars Door Vlaanderen in a row.
Alongside her is former world champion Lizzie Deignan, world cyclo-cross champion Lucinda Brand, French champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot and WorldTour leader Elisa Longo-Borghini.
Trek-Segafredo will face stiff competition though with Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) making her return to racing alongside on-form team-mate, Emma Norsgaard.
Other big names to watch out for are Lorena Wibes (DSM), Grace Brown (BikeExchange), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) and Marta Bastianelli (Alé-BTC-Ljubljana) along with several other top names.
SD Worx are not on the start list meaning the likes of Anna van der Breggen, Amy Pieters and Chantal van dern Broek-Blaak will not be riding.
Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2021 men's start list
Deceuninck - Quick-Step
LAMPAERT Yves
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
ASGREEN Kasper
SÉNÉCHAL Florian
BALLERINI Davide
DECLERCQ Tim
STEEL Stijn
Movistar Team
ERVITI Imanol
HOLLMANN Juru
ERVITI Imanol
MAS Lluís
NORSGAARD Mathias
GARCÍA CORTINA Iván
SERRANO Gonzalo
Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
DE GENDT Aimé
VAN POPPEL Danny
VAN POPPEL Boy
PASQUALON Andrea
KREDER Wesley
DE WINTER Ludwig
VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter
Lotto-Soudal
WELLENS Tim
GRIGNARD Sébastien
VERMEERSCH Florian
VAN MOER Brent
KLUGE Roger
VAN DER SANDE Tosh
FRISON Frederik
Ag2r-Citroën Team
VAN AVERMAET Greg
NAESEN Oliver
DEWULF Stan
NAESEN Lawrence
SCHÄR Michael
DUVAL Julien
JULIEN Anthony
EF Education-Nippo
BISSEGGER Stefan
BETTIOL Alberto
VALGREN Michael
KEUKELEIRE Jens
LANGEVELD Sebastian
RUTSCH Jonas
SCULLY Tom
Trek-Segafredo
STUYVEN Jasper
DE KORT Koen
MULLEN Ryan
MOSCHETTI Matteo
REIJNEN Kiel
SIMMONS Quinn
Bahrain Victorious
TEUNS Dylan
HALLER Marco
HAUSSLER Heinrich
COLBRELLI Sonny
MILAN Jonathan
SIEBERG Marcel
WRIGHT Fred
Team Qhubeka-Assos
NIZZOLO Giacomo
CAMPENAERTS Victor
WALSCHEID Max
CLAEYS Dimitri
HANSEN Lasse Norman
VINJEBO Emil
STOKBRO Andreas
UAE Team Emirates
KRISTOFF Alexander
TRENTIN Matteo
GIBBONS Ryan
LAENGEN Vegard Stake
BYSTRØM Sven Erik
OLIVEIRA Ivo
OLIVEIRA Rui
Israel Start-Up Nation
BIERMANS Jenthe
VAHTRA Norman
RENARD Alexis
HOFSTETTER Hugo
BARBIER Rudy
VAN ASBROECK Tom
BOIVIN Guillaume
Groupama-FDJ
DÉMARE Arnaud
LUDVIGSSON Tobias
SINKELDAM Ramon
KÜNG Stefan
LE GAC Olivier
MADOUAS Valentin
LIENHARD Fabian
Astana-Premier Tech
PERRY Benjamin
FEDOROV Yevgeniy
GIDICH Yevgeniy
GRUZDEV Dmitriy
HOULE Hugo
ZAKHAROV Artyom
STALNOV Nikita
Bora-Hansgrohe
ACKERMANN Pascal
POLITT Nils
MEEUS Jordi
BODNAR Maciej
BURGHARDT Marcus
GAMPER Patrick
SCHWARZMANN Michael
Team Jumbo-Visma
DEKKER David
EENKHOORN Pascal
AFFINI Edoardo
KOOIJ Olav
PFINGSTON Christoph
VAN EMDEN Jos
WYNANTS Maarten
Team BikeExchange
BAUER Jack
PEÁK Barnabás
JANSEN Amund Grøndahl
EDMONDSON Alex
STANNARD Robert
DURBRIDGE Luke
KONYCHEV Alexander
Ineos Grenadiers
WURF Cameron
BASSO Leonardo
DOULL Owain
PIDCOCK Tom
GOŁAŚ Michał
VAN BAARLE Dylan
HAYTER Ethan
Team DSM
BENOOT Tiesj
EEKOFF Nils
KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren
DAINESE Alberto
KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn
NIEUWENHUIS Joris
MÄRKL Niklas
Total Direct Energie
TERPSTRA Niki
TURGIS Anthony
GAUDIN Damien
VAN GESTEL Dries
PETIT Adrien
SOUPE Geoffrey
MAITRE Florian
Alpecin-Fenix
VAN DER POEL Mathieu
DE BONDT Dries
MERLIER Tim
PHILIPSEN Jasper
RICKAERT Jonas
DILLIER Silvan
VERGAERDE Otto
Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces-Wallonie Bruxelles
LIVYNS Arjen
DUPONT Timonthy
REX Laurenz
WIRTGEN Tom
ROBEET Ludovic
MENTEN Milan
WIRTGEN Luc
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
VIVIANI Elia
LAPORTE Christophe
DRUCKER Jempy
WALLAYS Jelle
CARVALHO Andre
BOHLI Tom
VANBILSEN Kenneth
B&B Hotels p/b KTM
COQUARD Bryan
BACKAERT Frederik
DE BACKER Bert
BARTHE Cyril
DEBUSSCHERE Jens
LEMOINE Cyril
LECROQ Jérémy
Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
DE KETELE Kenny
VANHOOF Ward
SPRENGERS Thomas
APERS Ruben
WARLOP Jordi
REYNDERS Jens
VAN POUCKE Aaron
Arkéa-Samsic
BARGUIL Warren
MCLAY Dan
SWIFT Connor
WELTEN Bram
RUSSON Clément
NOPPE Christophe
DECLERCQ Benjamin
Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2021 women's start list
Trek-Segafredo
VAN DIJK Ellen
BRAND Lucinda
DEIGNAN Lizzie
CORDON-RAGOT Audrey
WINDER Ruth
LONGO-BORGHINI Elisa
Team DSM
WIEBES Lorena
GEORGI Pfeiffer
LIPPERT Liane
MACKAIJ Floortje
LABOUS Juliette
SOEK Julia
Team BikeExchange
BROWN Grace
ŽIGART Urška
CAMPBELL Teniel
ROY Sarah
TENNIGLIO Moneik
FIDANZA Arianna
Movistar Team
VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek
GUARISCHI Barbara
GONZÁLEZ Alicia
BIANNIC Aude
THOMAS Leah
RODRÍGUEZ Gloria
Liv Racing
PALADIN Soraya
BERTIZZOLO Sofia
KOREVAAR Jeanne
JASKULSKA Marta
KUIJPERS Evy
DEMEY Valerie
Canyon-SRAM Racing
NIEWIADOMA Kasia
BARNES Alice
BRADBURY Neve
CHABBEY Elise
RYAN Alexis
HARRIS Ella
Alé-BTC-Ljubljana
BASTIANELLI Marta
WRIGHT Sophie
BUJAK Eugenia
BOOGAARD Maaike
GUDERZO Tatiana
FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope
BORGLI Stine
CHAPMAN Brodie
MUZIC Évita
COPPONI Clara
LE NET Marie
GUILMAN Victorie
Team Jumbo-Visma
MATHIESEN Pernile
VAN DE VELDE Julie
BEEKHUIS Teuntje
KOSTER Anouska
SWINKELS Karlijn
Plantur-Pura
KASTELIJN Yara
CANT Sanne
BAKKER Manon
VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge
DE WILDE Julie
TRUYEN Marthe
Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
DE GROOT Marieke
STEIGENGA Nicole
BERTEAU Victoire
AERNOUTS Amber
VAN EYNDE Fien
LENAERS Jade
Lotto-Soudal
PARKINSON Abby-Mae
NILSSON Hanna
VANDER SANDE Elise
PLICHTA Anna
MEERTENS Lone
Team Arkéa
BECKER Charlotte
ALLIN Pauline
LE DEUNFF Marie-Morgane
CURINIER Lea
LEVENEZ Sandra
FOUQUENET Amandine
Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeirse Cycling Team
JONGERIUS Claudia
VAN DEN STEEN Kelly
GHEKIERE Justine
DRUYTS Demmy
DE JONG Thalita
COMMISSARIS Caren
Parkhotel Valkenburg
MARKUS Femke
BOS Leonie
LIMPENS Pien
NOOIJEN Lieke
VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie
VAN BOKHOVEN Julia
Valcar-Travel & Service
GUAZZINI Vittoria
VIGIE Margaux
POLLICINI Silvia
PERSICO Silvia
ALZINI Martina
PIRRONE Elena
Team Coop-Hitec Products
KRÖGER Mieke
YSLAND Anne Dorthe
ANDERSSON Caroline
LUTRO Amalie
GASKJENN Ingvild
OLSEN Ann Helen
Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
GIGANTE Sarah
BUURMAN Eva
ERATH Tanja
FAULKNER Kristen
KESSLER Nina
YONAMINE Eri
A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
TEOLIS Jade
RAGUSA Katia
NOVOLODSKAIA Maria
SALAZAR Lizbeth Yareli
SPEROTTO Maria Vittoria
MILIAEVA Mariia
Massi-Tactic
HEINE Vita
KERN Špela
COLJÉ Maaike
TRIAS Mireia
BENITO Mireia
ESPÍNOLA Agua Marina
Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur
CHRISTMAS Dani
TACY April
TOWERS Alice
OLSEN Elise Marie
PENTON Sara
MARTINS Maria
Lviv Cycling Team
SOLOVEI Ganna
NAHRINA Anna
SHARGA Olena
MACGREGOR Bronwyn
CREAMER Lauren
DE ROECK Naomi
Multum Accountants
VAN HOUTUM Céline
WATERREUS Kylie
DELBAERE Fien
BADERGRUBER Anna
DE SMEDT Marijke
DUYCK Ann-Sophie
Team Rupelcleaning
GRÖNDAHL Antonia
SHARPE Alice
GRIFFIN Mia
BETZ Svenja
BECKERS Isabelle
VAN DE VEL Sara
NXTG Racing
SHARPE Amelia
KNAVEN Britt
AMMERLAAN Rozemarijn
BORGSTRÖM Julia
SOTO Catalina Anais
PLUIMERS Ilse
Bizkaia Durango
HOLDEN Elizabeth
FORTIN Emilie
GILL Nadine Michaela
CAMPOS Deniela
ALONSO Sandra
BLANCO Iurani
Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
ČEŠULIENÈ Inga
BALEIŠYTÈ Olivija
LELEIVYTÈ Rosa
BORGHESI Letizia
BORGHESI Glada
SERNISSI Gemma
Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime
RÜEGG Noemi
LE BAIL Elodie
DEMAY Coralie
ABGRALL Noémie
GRANGIER India
SQUIBAN Maeva
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