OFFICIAL: Visma reveal lineup that looks to end van der Poel and Pogacar reign at Tour of Flanders
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Team Visma | Lease a Bike are entering the Tour of Flanders after a week of mixed feelings. The spring has not gone well for the team at all, but at Dwars door Vlaanderen they pulled off an extraordinary collective attack that only didn't come to fruition due to the goal of providing Wout van Aert with a sprint win. However, it was a winning formula... both van Aert and Jorgenson come in to lead the Dutch team in Flanders against the likes of Mathieu van der Poel and the Tour of Flanders.
As the Belgian said, the team is aware that it is no longer starting this race with the status of big favourites for the victory, that is reserved for the two riders who have won the past three editions and come in with great form into the second monument of the season. Van Aert showed good form for the first time in a while at DDV, but even on prime form he and Matteo Jorgenson will likely not be able to follow the expected attacks on climbs such as the Oude Kwaremont and Koppenberg.
The team will have to race with a different tactic if they want to aim for the win, not ruling out a repetition of a scenario as they did on the Berg ten Houte a few days ago, where not even Mads Pedersen was able to follow a four-rider attack right before the ascent.
The team is having a mix of quality and also experience, obviously with Tiesj Benoot being a critical piece in this lineup, in the absence of an ill Christophe Laporte. Dylan van Baarle, Per Strand Hagenes, Edoardo Affini and Tosh van der Sande complete the lineup for the Dutch team.
Team Visma | Lease a Bike for Tour of Flanders:
Wout van Aert
Matteo Jorgenson
Tiesj Benoot
Per Strand Hagenes
Edoardo Affini
Dylan van Baarle
Tosh van der Sande
Matteo Jorgenson
Tiesj Benoot
Per Strand Hagenes
Edoardo Affini
Dylan van Baarle
Tosh van der Sande
Our swarm racing in The Wingbeat! 🐝#thewingbeat pic.twitter.com/M1XA6lAeUd
— Team Visma | Lease a Bike (@vismaleaseabike) April 4, 2025
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- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
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