2016 E3 Harelbeke overview

E3 Harelbeke, named after the former E3 motorway and the race’s start and finish town, is one of the younger Belgian Classics but it now plays a big role in many riders’ Classics campaigns. Sandwiched between 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dwars door Vlaanderen and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Gent-Wevelgem, there are plenty of the big names on show.

The 2016 edition ♊of the race will be its 59th and completes a 206km loop out and back from Harelbeke. It is sometimes known as a mini Tour of Flanders, with some of its 15 climbs also featuring in De Ronde just over a week later. The Oude Kwaremont, Paterberg and Taaienberg all feature in the race.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) won the 2015 after getting into a breakaway with Zdenek Stybar (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Etixx-QuickStep) and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo). He would eventually drop the other two, going it alone in the final four kilometres. Enjoying much less fortune was 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabian Cancellara (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Trek Factory Racing), who crashed heavily in the early part of t🎐he race and fractured to ver🌄tebrae.

Thomas will not be back to defend his title as he races a lighter Classics programme this season. Cancellara will be back and hoping for some much better luck, Sagan and Stybar are also expected to be back in action. For Team Sky it is 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ian Stannard that holds their hopes, while 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alexander Kristoff is to lead the Katusha squad. Others expected to ride are 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Edvald Boasson Hagen (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dimension Data), 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep).

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2015 E3 Harelbeke l 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2014 E3 Harelbeke l 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2013 E3 Harelbeke l 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2012 E3 Harelbeke l 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Past Winners

2015 E3 Harelbeke results