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Watch: Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2018 highlights

Catch up with yesterday's cobbled action28 March 2018 73rd A Travers les Flandres LAMPAERT Yves (BEL) Quickstep Floors BOASSON HAGEN Edvald (NOR) Dimension Data TEUNISSEN Mike (NED) Sunweb PEDERSEN Mads (DEN) Trek - Segafredo VANMARCKE Sep (BEL) EF Education First - Drapac Photo : Yuzuru SUNADAThe 2018 edition of Dwars Door Vlaanderen took place in classic Classics conditions, with wind and rain battering the riders throughout the day.

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Alejandro Valverde on the cobbles: ‘He’s not here to train’, say his rivals

After placing 11th in Wednesday's Dwars Door Vlaanderen semi-classic, Alejandro Valverde's team says they will have a think about him riding the Tour of FlandersAlejandro Valverde follows Tiesj Benoot during Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2018.After placing 11th in Wednesday's Dwars Door Vlaanderen semi-classic, Alejandro Valverde's team says they will have a think about him riding the Tour of Flanders

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‘Racing Belgian one-days has nothing to do with the Tour’s Roubaix stage’

GC riders for the 2018 Tour de France have been riding some of Belgian cobbled Classics as preparation for the Roubaix stage of the race, but does it serve much of a purpose?Romain Bardet (left) rides on the cobbles at the 2018 Dwars Door Vlaanderen in Belgium (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images) GC riders for the 2018 Tour de France have been riding some of Belgian cobbled Classics as preparation for the Roubaix stage of the race, but some think it's not always worth the effort

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