Spring Classics Season calendar

Northern Europe Spring classics - mainly in Belgium but also the famous Paris-Roubaix.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Very early season opener, uses similar course to Tour of Flanders
Last Sat in Feb/first Sat in March
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Has a sportive version on the Saturday
Sunday after Omloop
Dwars Door Vlaanderen
 The Flanders season re-starts after a gap for French and Italian events (Paris-Nice, Milan SanRemo, etc)
Wednesday before Ghent-Wevelgem
E3 Harelbeke
Named after the motorway, on a Friday to give time for Sunday Ghent-Wevelgem (Sunday is also a chance to ride the E3 sportive)
Friday end of March
Ghent-Wevelgem
Originally between Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, and has a sportive version the day before
Sunday after E3, and a week before Tour of Flanders
Three days of De Panne
Starts at coast, goes towards the Tour of Flanders area, then returns to the coast
3 day tour in early April
Tour of Flanders
Sportive day before
Early April
Scheldeprijs

Wednesday between Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix
Paris-Roubaix
Sportive day before with over 50km of cobbles
Week after Tour of Flanders
Marks the start of a series of races over on the Dutch border.
Wednesday before Amstel
Amstel-Gold
Big sportive day before pro race
Week after Paris-Roubaix
Fleche WallonneStarts in Bastonge and heads towards the Mur de HuyIn-between Amstel and LBL
Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Another sportive opportunity, incl. riding the whole 250km route
Week after Amstel-Gold


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