Overview
- Tadej Pogačar, who won Sunday’s 110th Tour of Flanders with a solo move on the Oude Kwaremont 18 kilometers from Oudenaarde, finished ahead of Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel.
- About 65 kilometers into the race in Wichelen, a front group including Pogačar and Evenepoel rode through a level crossing as red warning lights flashed, drawing a public rebuke from the national rail operator.
- The East Flanders prosecutor is reported to be identifying riders for a possible traffic case that could bring at least an eight‑day license suspension and fines of roughly €400 to €5,000.
- Race officials did not disqualify anyone and instead slowed the leaders to remove any advantage, even though UCI rules say riders must stop at red signals at rail crossings.
- Pogačar said he did not recognize the officials trying to halt riders and feared a crash if he braked hard, and he also received a 500‑Swiss‑franc fine for littering as he now turns to Paris–Roubaix as a leading contender.