and served as the final tune-up for the Tour of Flanders.

However, in 2018 was transformed into a one-day Spring Classics event

and switched its mid-week spot on the calendar with Dwars door Vlaanderen,

which then took over as the final tune-up for the long-standing Ronde.

While a Women’s WorldTour one-day race was added for a second day of racing

in the transitional year, the next season the men’s race was upgraded to the WorldTour.