Brabantse Pijl / La Flèche Brabançonne 2025 - Prediction

Friday April 18th 2025: Beersel - Overijsse (162.6 km) 

The Brabantse Pijl 2025 is 162.6 kilometres long and has 21 climbs. The finish is, as usual, on the Brusselsesteenweg in Overijse, where the last metres are slightly uphill.

There are a number of changes compared to previous years. The race is no longer held on Wednesday and the course has been shortened. The flat opening phase has been cancelled, which means that the peloton is confronted with the first climbs early on. The Alsemberg appears soon after the start, followed by six other climbs in the run-up to the local circuit.

That circuit is covered three times in its entirety and is 19.8 kilometres long. It contains four climbs: the Hertstraat, Moskesstraat, Holstheide and the S-Bocht. The S-Bocht is 1,300 metres from the finish and has an average gradient of 4.2%. Even after this climb, the climb continues slightly uphill until the finish line.

During the 2024 edition, the final turned out to be a battle between seven riders: Marijn van den Berg, Quinten Hermans, Benoît Cosnefroy, Jefferson Cepeda, Joseph Blackmore, Dylan Teuns and Tim Wellens. Van den Berg jumped away with three kilometers to go, but could not maintain his lead. He was caught in the last kilometer and Cosnefroy won the sprint, ahead of Teuns and Wellens.

📺Eurosport 1 (15.30 u), Sporza (15.00 u)
⏰13.30 u
🏁17.20 u
⛅️Rainy, strong wind 3 à 4, 18 degrees

LISTEN TO (IN DUTCH):
WIELERORAKEL PODCAST (S4E01) - GOUDEN TIPS VOOR HET KLASSIEKE VOORJAAR
WIELERORAKEL PODCAST (S4E02) - MATHIEU HEIJBOER (VISMA LEASE A BIKE) OVER HET KLASSIEKE VOORJAAR

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