Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert “might have died” after almost falling under the wheels of a cement mixer truck while on a training run, a teammate said Thursday.

The 2023 Tour of Flanders or Ronde van Vlaanderen startlist for Sunday features 175 riders, or 25 teams of seven riders. They will fight, with one only able to win the Belgian monument ending in Oudenaarde after 273.4 kilometers.

Jumbo-Visma's Frenchman Christophe Laporte won the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race in Belgium on Wednesday.

The 107th Tour of Flanders, also known as Ronde van Vlaanderen, begins on Sunday, April 2 as some of the top cyclists in the world head to Bruges for the 270 kilometer race from Bruges to Oudenaarde.

The 107th Tour of Flanders, also known as Ronde van Vlaanderen, begins on Sunday, April 2 as some of the top cyclists in the world head to Bruges for the 270 kilometer race from Bruges to Oudenaarde.

French rider Christophe Laporte won the Ghent-Wevelgem Classic ahead of his Belgian leader and Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout Van Aert on Sunday in a rain-lashed race that swept over cobbles and past World War I landscapes.

Primoz Roglic of Team Jumbo-Visma struck a major psychological blow in the lead-up to the Giro d'Italia by holding off his Quick Step rival Remco Evenepoel to win the 102nd edition of the Tour of Catalunya on Sunday.

The Tour of Flanders or what the Flemish call the Ronde van Vlaanderen is the biggest day in of the year in Belgian cycling, and perhaps in all of Belgium.

Remco Evenepoel out-sprinted Primoz Roglic in the final drag to the peak at La Molina on Wednesday to win the third stage of the Volta a Catalunya but the Slovenian clung to the overall lead.

The 2023 Gent-Wevelgem, which covers the gravel plugstreets and cobbled Kemmelberg, start list sees 173 cyclists start the Belgian classic in Flanders. This Sunday, March 26, Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) will be back to defend against stars including Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).

Giulio Ciccone won a tortuous, mountainous slog on stage two of the Volta a Catalunya on Tuesday just ahead Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel.

Primoz Roglic won the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya on Monday, a hilly 164km run beginning and ending in the seaside town of Sant Feliu de Guixols on the Costa Brava.

Remco Evenepoel said on Sunday he is "in better shape than expected" ahead of the Volta a Catalunya, part of his preparation for the Giro d'Italia in May.

Colombian climber Egan Bernal returns to top level cycling heading the Ineos Grenadiers roster at a challenging Volta a Catalunya on Monday where he can measure his progress against the Belgian world champion Remco Evenepoel.

The Cobbled Classics are in full swing, coming thick and fast in Belgium. Ghent-Wevelgem will be crucial in the week leading to the Tour of Flanders, and a week after, Paris-Roubaix.