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Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the 2026 Brabantse Pijl men’s race.
The men’s race is due to start in 45 minutes and we will have full coverage of all the action, plus post race reaction and the best photographs.
The sun is out on the Belgian Ardennes. The race will start in Beersel, near the border between Flanders and south of Brussels.
The 2026 Brabantse Pijl is 162.6km long but includes 1727m of altitude gain as it loops around the Belgian countryside to the south and east of Brussels.
The finish remains in Overijse, with the S-bocht climb (1.3km at 3.7%) leading up the finish straight and often producing a thrilling finish.
The route then heads to Overijse via the Rue François Dubois and Holstheide climbs to start the finishing circuits.
The riders climb up to Overijse for the first time with 60km to go and then the climbing and hard racing never stops.
There are a total of 21 climbs in 162km of racing.
This is the official race map.
Remco Evenepoel beat compatriot Wout van Aert) to win the 2025 De Brabantse Pijl in his first race after a winter spent recovering from injury. António Morgado led the peloton to the line for third place 27 seconds behind the duo, who stole the headlines with some great racing.
Riders are signing on and signing autographs at the start. It’s a lovely day for a bike race.
There are been some debate about the quality of the filed today in the absence of Evenepoel, Van Aert and others.
However the 128-start list includes Tibor Del Grosso,…
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