Newsflash: 04/04/2025 - Luke Plapp, Remco and Flanders are back! (Not together though)

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 25: Luke Plapp of Australia and Team Jayco AlUla signs on before the 25th Santos Tour Down Under Think! Road Safety Men's Stage 5 from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill on January 25, 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Peter Mundy/Getty Images)

Luke Plapp and Remco Evenepoel are making comebacks, while the 2025 Tour of Flanders promises thrilling races for both men and women.


Luke Plapp triumphantly returned to racing by winning Stage 2 of the Tour of Hellas in Greece. The 23-year-old, who recently had wrist surgery, attacked on the final climb of the 187-kilometre stage, finishing solo.

Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel is also set for a comeback, starting with the Brabantse Pijl on April 18. After a training crash in December left him with multiple fractures, Evenepoel will participate in several races, including the Ardennes Classics and the Tour de Romandie, to regain his form ahead of the Critérium du Dauphiné and his debut in the Tour de France.

The 2025 Tour of Flanders is scheduled for April 6, featuring both men's and women's races. Top contenders include Elisa Longo Borghini, Demi Vollering, and defending champion Mathieu Van der Poel and Tadej Pogačar


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