Dwars door het Hageland Women 2026 Preview | Route, Startlist, Favorites

Dwars door het Hageland Women 2026 sends the field through the punchy Flemish Brabant hills that have produced a strong recent winners list: Lorena Wiebes (2025), Lucinda Brand (2024), and Lotte Kopecky (2023).

The Hageland terrain is not about one climb. Short, sharp hills, narrow farm roads, and gravel sectors fragment the peloton through accumulated effort and positioning pressure. Kopecky remains the most complete rider for this terrain, combining sprint speed with climbing punch. Wiebes can win again if SD Worx controls the race. Vollering is dangerous if the climbs are aggressive enough. Brand and van Anrooij bring cyclocross handling skills that matter on the technical sections. The race rewards women who can handle mixed surfaces and respond to attacks across the rolling final hour.