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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Crash
    The Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) was disrupted by an early crash that brought the peloton to a standstill. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Wind
    The lead group had to scoot under a deflated banner. Unfortunately, they suffered more bad luck later when neutral support cars decked Jesse Sergent of Trek Factory Racing and Sébastien Chavanel of Française des Jeux. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Wiggins
    Bradley Wiggins (Sky) had a difficult day. Although he did some work for team leader Geraint Thomas, he crashed with 150km left and had to get a new bike from the team car. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Greipel
    André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) bridged up to a move that went away from the main group with about 76km remaining. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Peloton
    The peloton tackled numerous bergs and hills, large and small. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Terpstra
    On the Oude Kwaremont, Etixx-Quick-Step's Niki Terpstra made the final move, 30km from the finish. He attacked, and only Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) could follow. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Oude Kwaremont
    Terpstra and Kristoff, both winners of monuments last season, jumped clear of the field and cooperated well to get a gap which was never impressively large, but enough to get them to the finish. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Kristoff bridges
    On Sunday, Terpstra again showed his appetite for long-range attacks. After all, that's how he won Paris-Roubaix last year. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Devolder
    Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing) toed the line on Sunday as the only former winner of the Ronde. He factored into the chase group that went after Terpstra and Kristoff in the finale. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Flanders in April
    The Tour of Flanders treated riders to pleasant weather on Easter Sunday, a marked change from last Sunday's rainy, windy, and cold Gent-Wevelgem. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    Cycling: 99th Tour of Flanders 2015
    The winner of Milano-Sarnemo, John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin), punched his way into the final chase group, but couldn't make a move to bridge to the two leaders. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Fans
    As always, the avid Belgian fans lined the course to watch arguably the biggest race of the spring in Flanders. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    Cycling: 99th Tour of Flanders 2015
    As one of the race's heavy favorites, Geraint Thomas (Sky) was closely marked. When he went to chase Terpstra and Kristoff, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo), and Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quick-Step) jumped right on his wheel. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Thomas
    Thomas looked to be on fine form at Flanders, but everyone knew it, and he was not given enough leash to escape. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    Cycling: 99th Tour of Flanders 2015
    Kristoff and Terpstra are proving to be the new kings of the classics in the absence of such riders as Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Van Avermaet
    Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) is still searching for a monument win, but it's not for lack of trying. He made a bold bid to ride to the lead duo in the closing kilometers of Flanders. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Sagan, Van Avermaet
    Van Avermaet made a last-ditch attempt to bridge to the lead duo on the final cobbled berg, the Paterberg, and Sagan followed. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Final sprint
    In the end there were two, but few would bet against Kristoff in a sprint at the end of a brutal, long race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Kristoff celebrates
    Cool hand Kristoff waited until 100 meters to go before sprinting for the win, despite a hard-charging Van Avermaet who was nearly able to chase himself into the final shoot-out. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Van Avermaet finish
    Van Avermaet said he was satisfied with his third place. He certainly earned the last spot on the podium. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Sagan
    Disappointment again for Sagan, who rode home to fourth place. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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    2015 Ronde van Vlaanderen: Kristoff finish
    It's been an incredible week for Kristoff, who won three stages at Dreidaagse de Panne, the overall, and then, on Sunday, his second monument, the Ronde. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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