Northern Europe Spring classics - mainly in Belgium but also the famous Paris-Roubaix.
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
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Very early season opener, uses similar
course to Tour of Flanders
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Last Sat in Feb/first Sat
in March
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Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
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Has a sportive version on
the Saturday
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Sunday after Omloop
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Dwars Door Vlaanderen
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Wednesday before Ghent-Wevelgem
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E3 Harelbeke
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Named after the motorway,
on a Friday to give time for Sunday Ghent-Wevelgem (Sunday is also a chance
to ride the E3 sportive)
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Friday end of March
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Ghent-Wevelgem
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Originally between Tour of
Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, and has a sportive version the day before
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Sunday after E3, and a week
before Tour of Flanders
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Three days of De Panne
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Starts at coast, goes
towards the Tour of Flanders area, then returns to the coast
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3 day tour in early April
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Tour of Flanders
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Sportive day before
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Early April
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Scheldeprijs
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Wednesday between Tour of
Flanders and Paris-Roubaix
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Paris-Roubaix
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Sportive day before with over 50km of cobbles
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Week after Tour of Flanders
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Marks the start of a series of races over on the Dutch border.
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Wednesday before Amstel
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Amstel-Gold
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Big sportive day before pro race
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Week after Paris-Roubaix
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| Fleche Wallonne | Starts in Bastonge and heads towards the Mur de Huy | In-between Amstel and LBL |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege
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Another sportive opportunity, incl. riding the whole 250km route
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Week after Amstel-Gold
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