Dwars door het Hageland Women 2026: Flemish Brabant hills and gravel decide the winner
Dwars door het Hageland Women 2026 returns to the rolling Flemish Brabant landscape where Wiebes, Brand, and Kopecky have all won. The short, sharp climbs and narrow roads create late-race selection through attrition.
The women's Dwars door het Hageland has produced consistently strong winners. Kopecky won in 2023 with her trademark late-race punch, Brand took 2024 with classics pedigree, and Wiebes proved in 2025 that even a pure sprinter can survive this terrain if her team controls the right moments.
The 2026 edition should follow the same pattern: the Hageland hills fragment the field through accumulated fatigue, and the narrow farm roads and gravel sectors make it hard to chase back once gaps open. Kopecky and Wiebes are the strongest favorites. Vollering can win if the climbs are selective enough. Brand remains dangerous on mixed terrain. Shirin van Anrooij and Blanka Vas bring cyclocross handling skills that translate directly to the gravel and technical sections.