Pogačar wins Tour of Flanders ahead of Van der Poel
Tadej Pogačar won the 2026 Tour of Flanders on Sunday to claim his second Monument of the year. The Slovenian lived up to his favourite status with a dominant solo finish ahead of Dutch Mathieu van der Poel, claiming a second consecutive victory in the one-day race in 6 hours 20 minutes 07 seconds.
Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates XRG crosses the finish line to win the men's elite race of the Milano-Sanremo one day cycling race (298 km) from Pavia to Sanremo. Massimi Paolone/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa Tadej Pogačar won the 2026 Tour of Flanders on Sunday to claim his second Monument of the year. The Slovenian lived up to his favourite status with a dominant solo finish ahead of Dutch Mathieu van der Poel, claiming a second consecutive victory in the one-day race in 6 hours 20 minutes 07 seconds.
"It was a crazy race. It was really tough right from the start," Pogačar said. Belgium's Remco Evenepoel was third in his Tour of Flanders debut, while compatriot Wout Van Aert got a huge cheer from the home crowd as he crossed the line in fourth place.
Last month, Pogačar won the Milan-San Remo race and has now won 12 Monuments in his career. The Monuments are five classic cycling one-day races considered the oldest, hardest and most prestigious. The next one is the Paris–Roubaix on April 12.