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Yesterdays Tours of Flanders were something else, werent they?

They had basically everything you could want from a cold Sunday in early April: a frenetic and chaotic start, crosswinds and echelons, controversy (though we could have done without the mass crashes, I suppose), a trademark Koppenberg squeeze, tactical intrigue and long-range attacks from favourites, and, finally, two worthy winners and two staggering solo performances.

(SWpix/Zac Williams)

With the Flanders buzz only starting to fade away now, and with the aim of not making it a very long day on the live blog for any non-racing fans (Im sorry), Ive decided to compile some of the news and memes, there are always memes into the following Tour of Flanders round-up.

Or Ronde-up (sorry, again)

In the midst of all the action-packed racing, yesterday proved a day of carnage for much of the peloton.

The big pile-up of the day, sparked by Bahrain-Victorious Filip Maciejuks risky off-road dash to the front (you know, the one covered by BBC Breakfast), left several riders injured.

UAE Team Emirates Tim Wellens who was set to play a key role for Tadej Pogaar later on broke his collarbone in four places, while Peter Sagan and Danny van Poppel were among those to suffer cuts and bruises which ended their race.

Ineos rider Ben Turner whose spring campaign was already impacted by a fractured elbow sustained during a crash at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad also sustained a radial fracture to his left arm after going down in the crash.

2022 Gent-Wevelgem winner Biniam Girmay also went down hard in a high-speed spill later in the race, spending last night in hospital with concussion, though Matej Mohori escaped serious injuries in the same crash.

Meanwhile, the Maciejuk pile-up debate shows no signs of slowing down, as Movistars Carlos Verona weighed in on the controversy, and the lack of respect currently in the peloton:

That lack of respect was also witnessed up close by one fan, who assumed he was just going to have a jolly day watching the race cruise by:

Speaking of spills, Pogaars attack on the final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont was so powerful that it sent this fan flying backwards into a nearby table:

Or perhaps it was a case of too much Kwaremont on the Kwaremont

And on the subject of enjoying a beverage or two on the side of a cobbled hill, Andr Greipel and Marcel Kittel members of the Retired German Sprinters Alliance were giving off strong dad and son on a stag do vibes yesterday:

Oh, and did I mention Pog is king of memes?

While Lotte Kopecky is certainly the queen:

Now, thats enough of the Ronde (for the time being, at least)

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BBC Breakfast covers the Tour of Flanders without mentioning the winners; Tadej Pogaar: great at bike racing, terrible at posting photos to social...