Edition 58 of the Brabantse Pijl is played out in the Belgian provinces Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant, situated to the southeast of Brussels. At 201.9 kilometres, the route takes in a dizzying amount of climbs – namely 27. The Brabantse Pijl is the first of the hilly classics on the cycling calendar.
Brabantse Pijl / La Flèche Brabanconne 2018 (Leuven – Overijse 201.9km) LIVESTREAM: Wednesday, 11 April, starts at 15:30pm CET (Europe), 09:30am U.S. Eastern
Brabantse Pijl / La Flèche Brabanconne profile:
Favourites for the win:
***** Tiesj Benoot
**** Sonny Colbrelli, Dylan Teuns, Tim Wellens
*** Bob Jungels, Daryl Impey, Bryan Coquard, Edvald Boasson Hagen
** Jesus Herrada, Enrico Gasparotto, Jack Haig, Jhonatan Narvaez, Warren Barguil, Fabio Jakobsen
* Edward Dunbar, Jan Tratnik, Jonathan Hivert, Marco Canola, Juan Jose Lobato, Pim Lightart, Enrico Battaglin, Sean De Bie, Justin Jules