Spring Classics Guide 2022
Guide to the 2022 Belgian Spring Classics: The key races, Classics and previous winners
Details are subject to change anytime as information from race organisers
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Cobbled Classic
When: Saturday 26th February 2022
Where: Gent, Belgium; Ninove, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 204.2km / Women’s 128.4km
Most wins: Three – Joseph Bruyère, Ernest Sterckx, Peter Van Petegem / Two – Suzanne de Goede, Emma Johansson, Anna van der Breggen
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021 winners: Davide Ballerini / Anna van der Breggen
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne
Cobbled Classic
When: Sunday 27th February 2022
Where: Kuurne to [23km west of] Brussels and back to Kuurne
Distance: 195.1km
Most wins: Three – Tom Boonen
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2021 winner: Mads Pedersen
Le Samyn
Cobbled Classic
When: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Where: Quaregnon to Dour, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 209km / Women’s 99.4km
Most wins: Three – Johan Capiot / Three – Chantal van den Broek-Blaak
Le Samyn 2021 winners: Tim Merlier / Lotte Kopecky
Brugge-De Panne
Cobbled Classic
When: Men's – Wednesday 23th March 2022 / Women's – Thursday 24th March 2022
Where: Brugge to De Panne, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 207.9km / Women’s 162.8km
Brugge-De Panne 2021 winners: Sam Bennett / Grace Brown
E3 Saxo Bank Classic
Cobbled Classic
When: Friday 25th March 2022
Where: Harelbeke, Belgium
Distance: 203.9km
E3 2021 winner: Kasper Asgreen
Most wins: Five – Tom Boonen
Gent-Wevelgem
Cobbled Classic
When: Sunday 27th March 2022
Where: Deinze (south of Gent) to Wevelgem
Distance: Men’s 249km / Women’s 159km
Gent-Wevelgem 2021 winners: Wout van Aert / Marianne Vos
Most wins: Three – Robert Van Eenaeme, Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx, Mario Cipollini, Tom Boonen / Two – Kirsten Wild
Dwars Door Vlaanderen
Cobbled Classic
When: Wednesday 30st March 2022
Where: Roeselare to Waregem, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 183.7km / Women’s 122km
Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2021 winners: Dylan van Baarle / Annemiek van Vleuten
Most wins: Two each – 12 male riders / Three – Amy Pieters
Tour of Flanders
Monument / Cobbled Classic
When: Sunday 3th April 2022
Where: Antwerp to Oudenaarde, Flanders, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 272.5km / Women’s 158.5km
Tour of Flanders 2021 winners: Kasper Asgreen / Annemiek van Vleuten
Most wins: Three – Achiel Buysse, Fiorenzo Magni, Eric Leman, Johan Museeuw, Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara / Two – Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel, Judith Arndt, Annemiek van Vleuten
Scheldeprijs
Cobbled Classic
When: Wednesday 6th April 2021
Where: Antwerp, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 193.8km / Women’s 136.2km
Scheldeprijs 2021 winners: Jasper Philipsen / Lorena Wiebes
Paris-Roubaix
Monument / Cobbled Classic
When: Saturday 16th April / Sunday 17th April 2022 Where: (North of) Paris to Roubaix, France
Distance: Men’s 260km / Women’s 116.4km
Paris-Roubaix 2021 winners: Sonny Colbrelli / Lizzie Deignan
Most wins: Four – Roger De Vlaeminck and Tom Boonen
Brabantse Pijl
When: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Where: Brabant, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 200km / Women’s 121km
Brabantse Pijl 2021 winners: Tom Pidcock / Ruth Winder
Most wins: Four – Edwig Van Hooydonck / Six different winners in six editions of the women's race
Flèche Wallonne
Ardennes Classic
When: Wednesday 20st April 2022
Where: Wallonia, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 202.1km / Women’s 133.4km
Flèche Wallonne 2021 winners: Julian Alaphilippe / Anna van der Breggen
Most wins: Five – Alejandro Valverde / Seven – Anna van der Breggen
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Monument / Ardennes Classic
When: Sunday 24th April 2022
Where: Liège to Bastogne and back again, Belgium
Distance: Men’s 254.7km / Women’s 142.1km
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2021 winners: Tadej Pogačar / Demi Vollering
Most wins: Five – Eddy Merckx / Two – Anna van der Breggen
Il Lombardia (The outsider)
Monument
When: Saturday 8th October 2022
Where: Lombardy region, Italy
Distance: 241km
Most recent winner: Tadej Pogačar
Most wins: Five – Fausto Coppi