Gallery: Tour of Flanders 2023

The Tour of Flanders, De Ronde, is consistently one of road cycling’s most important races — arguably the most important for the hordes of Belgian fans that turn out along the Flemish cobbled climbs each April.

Belgian Lotte Kopecky delivered for the local crowd on Sunday, cementing herself as one of the great classics racers by riding solo to her second win at the event in as many years.

Photographers Jered and Ashley Gruber were on the ground in Flanders capturing the race.

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Lotte Kopecky out front en route to a Flanders repeat. (Photo: Gruber Images)

(Photo: Gruber Images)

The curse of the rainbow jersey is alive and well for Annemiek van Vleuten. (Photo: Gruber Images)

Fans of all ages love De Ronde. (Photo: Gruber Images)

The peloton. (Photo: Gruber Images)

Windmill pictures have become almost obligatory for photographers at Flanders. (Photo: Gruber Images)

Eventual runner up Demi Vollering and fifth place finisher Kasia Niewiadoma battling it out. (Photo: Gruber Images)

The flag of Flanders gives an important context clue in case you forgot where you were. (Photo: Gruber Images)

The monuments will drain every racer. (Photo: Gruber Images)

Positioning is paramount early in the race as the peloton navigates narrow roads. (Photo: Gruber Images)

Silvia Persico follows Lotte Kopecky. (Photo: Gruber Images)

Kopecky after winning her second Tour of Flanders. (Photo: Gruber Images)