LIVE | E3 Saxo Classic 2026 - Mathieu van der Poel vs Mads Pedersen head-to-head 'mini Tour of Flanders'
CyclingFriday, 27 March 2026 at 12:00
Good morning everyone, welcome to E3 Saxo Classic Liveblog. The race often referred to as a “mini Tour of Flanders” takes to the road today, with a route packed with many of the climbs well known to riders who specialise in the cobbled Classics. Tough and demanding, and featuring a peloton full of big names, it has all the ingredients for a great day of racing. Join us and don’t miss a moment of the action, as we bring you all the updates on the race incidents live and minute by minute.
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- Giulio Ciccone is hunting down Veistroffer's jersey. The French man went in the breakaway on all of the previous stages and won almost all the KOM sprints. He has 37 points. It's the first time Cicco is going in the breakaway but he already has 15 points. If he wins the remaining two mid-stage sprints he'll have 35. All he needs is 2 or more on Coll de Pall (meaning that he'd have ti finish at least 4th). And even if he doesn't tomorrow is a big day too.
Rafionain-Glas27-03-2026 - Has this stage actually been shortened? I still see the full 153km being shown on Pro Cycling Stats, with the finish on the Coll de Pal.
santiagobenites27-03-2026 - Finally we have a top notch breakaway! Tbh Lipowitz and Riccitello had no chance of staying away but it's good to see they're making their presence feltRafionain-Glas27-03-2026
- Perhaps they confused de Toro with del Grosso I think thr podium will be: Pogačar (again, to equal the record) Pedersen (wins the sprint for 2nd again) Van Aert (outsprinted by Pedersen) When Pogačar attacks they'll be strung out. Pedersen will be dropped first, then van Aert, then van der Poel. They'll then regroup but not catch him. Van der Poel will miss the podium.Rafionain-Glas27-03-2026
- Col du Granon was affected by bad tactics but not caused by them. It gave him a big warning and that's why he started trying harder. In 2023 he was on another level. He dominated Paris-Nice [although that had little significance as he'd done that in Tirreno in the years before], but the real change was seen in the classics. While in 2022 he was 5th at MSR, 10th at DDV, 4th at RVV and 12th at FW, in 2023 he was 4th at MSR and 3rd at E3 before being unbeaten through RVV, Amstel and FW. The crash at LBL derailed him. It would be unfair to Jonas to say that Pogacar would've won the Tour otherwise but it would also be unfair to Pogacar to say that he didn't try much harder. But the 2023 Tour de France lit the fire for what came next. Let's hope that in 2026, after two years of dominance [just as he'd done in 2020-21], he doesn't get complacent. An interessting note is that after the 2023 Tour de France Pogacar abandoned cyclocrossRafionain-Glas27-03-2026
- If he is not riding to win, he is certainly showing that he is in good condition.Cyclingsbestfan27-03-2026
- Not you. It was another M. Balkans he said he came from. Kept dissing and fiing Vin.Cyclingsbestfan27-03-2026
- Of course he can he puts other riders into the barriers wreck their careers and is probably the most dirty sprinter in the peleton. Come on should he be really riding what he did was after he found out he was losing the sprint. I can see why he so hated within the peleton and they have been refused ride in the TDF.paultryan200227-03-2026
- Granon? I though it was a crack due to incorrect tactics. i thought it was Col de la Loze where he completely capitulated that lit the fire for 2024.abstractengineer27-03-2026
- how is this news lol. it was a sleeper of a day. no reason to be on the front.mij27-03-2026
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