The Hageland hills, gravel sectors, and narrow Flemish Brabant roads create a terrain test that has rewarded Kopecky, Brand, and Wiebes in recent editions.
Dwars door het Hageland Women 2026 returns to the rolling hills east of Leuven. Short climbs, gravel sectors, and narrow farm roads create a race that rewards positioning and the ability to handle repeated accelerations across mixed terrain.
Dwars door het Hageland Women 2026 brings the field back to the punchy Flemish Brabant hills where Lorena Wiebes (2025), Lucinda Brand (2024), and Lotte Kopecky (2023) have all won. The Hageland terrain rewards repeated accelerations on short, sharp climbs and narrow farm roads rather than a single decisive summit. Gravel and mixed surfaces add a technical layer that favors riders with bike-handling confidence. The race has consistently produced strong champions, and the 2026 edition should attract another deep field of classics-capable women.
The Hageland hills stack up in the second half of the race. The final 50 kilometers usually produce the decisive selection.
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Dwars door het Hageland Women 2026 runs Jun 13, 2026. Stage start and end times are listed on the race and stage pages.
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Defending champion: Lorena Wiebes
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Lorena Wiebes |
| 2024 | Lucinda Brand |
| 2023 | Lotte Kopecky |
| 2022 | Ilaria Sanguineti |
| 2021 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak |
