The Championship of Flanders brings sprinters and puncheurs to rolling Flemish roads in September, where the finale can produce a bunch sprint or a late scramble.
The 2026 Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen takes place on September 18 in Belgium. Despite the regional championship title, this is a continental-calendar race that draws a mix of Belgian sprinters and international riders racing on familiar Flemish terrain.
Jonathan Milan won in 2025 and the recent winners list (Merlier 2024, Philipsen 2023) confirms this is a sprinters' race on Flemish roads. The 2026 edition will test whether the late-September field produces a clean bunch sprint or whether the short climbs thin the group enough to reward a puncheur.
The race runs through rolling Flemish terrain with short climbs that create repeated accelerations. The finale typically comes down to a bunch sprint from a reduced group or a late attack if the field has been thinned enough.
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Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2026 runs Sep 18, 2026. Stage start and end times are listed on the race and stage pages.
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Defending champion: Jonathan Milan
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Jonathan Milan |
| 2024 | Tim Merlier |
| 2023 | Jasper Philipsen |
| 2022 | Fabio Jakobsen |
| 2021 | Timothy Dupont |
| 2019 | Timothy Dupont |
