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1.WT: One-day UCI WorldTour race / 1.Pro: Major one-day race / 1.1: Minor one-day race / 2.WT: UCI WorldTour stage race / 2.Pro: Major stage race / 2.1: Minor stage race / WWT: Women's WorldTour race

ADAM BECKET

STAFF WRITER

E3 SAXO BANK CLASSIC

26 March | Belgium | 1.UWT

The race that heralds the start of Flemish week holds a special place in my heart. The build up to the Tour of Flanders is well and truly on when E3 Saxo Bank comes around, with the next 10 days also featuring Gent-Welvelgem and Dwars door Vlaanderen. It is heaven for those of us who love the Belgian classics.

E3 is more than just a ‘little Tour of Flanders’. It is a great race in and of itself, with only the very best riders conquering it. It

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