What is the Tour of Flanders?
Q: What is the Tour of Flanders?
A: The Tour of Flanders is a road cycling race held in Belgium every spring.
Q: When is the Tour of Flanders held?
A: The Tour of Flanders is held in spring, one week before the Paris–Roubaix road race.
Q: What is the significance of the Tour of Flanders?
A: The Tour of Flanders is part of the UCI World Tour and is one of the most important cycling races in Flanders. It is also considered one of the monuments of the European professional calendar.
Q: What is the nickname of the Tour of Flanders?
A: The nickname of the Tour of Flanders is Vlaanderens mooiste, which is Dutch for "Flanders' finest".
Q: How has the Tour of Flanders changed since it began in 1913?
A: The Tour of Flanders has changed its starting and ending cities twelve times since it began in 1913. In 2012, the race starts in Bruges and ends in Oudenaarde.
Q: What makes the Tour of Flanders challenging?
A: The Tour of Flanders has a number of short, sharp hills that make the race very challenging. The race also awards prizes to the first cyclist to go up 17 of these hills.
Q: What is Sean Kelly's perspective on the Tour of Flanders?
A: Sean Kelly, a former professional cyclist, describes the Tour of Flanders as one of the most horrible races to ride but one of the greatest races to win.
