Between Brugge and Ninove, no less than 18 hills await the field this Easter Sunday during the 91st edition of the Tour of Flanders. Neither the cobble stone sections at the start, nor at the arrival line, or on eight of the climbs will pardon any mistakes by the cyclists. This is the kind of challenge which lights the fire of Astana’s two Russians at the start, Sergueï Ivanov and Gennady Mikhailov, who are both particularly keen on this type of races.

Rider line-up:
Igor Abakoumov (BEL)
Koen De Kort (NED)
Sergueï Ivanov (RUS)
Benoît Joachim (LUX)
Aaron Kemps (AUS)
Gennady Mikhailov (RUS)
Dimitri Muravyev (KAZ)
Gregory Rast (SUI)

Sport Manager: Mario Kummer