2025 De Brabantse Pijl Race Preview
The details of this year's 2025 De Brabantse Pijl are falling into place. Find the latest route profiles and maps below, followed by our strategic preview of the race.
On Friday, we will see edition 65 of the Brabantse Pijl – or Brabant Arrow in English. The race takes place in the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant, located southeast of Brussels. The 162.6-kilometer route features a dizzying number of climbs – 21, to be precise.
Benoît Cosnefroy won last year’s edition ahead of Dylan Teuns and Tim Wellens.
Brabantse Pijl dates back to 1961. Originally, it was a race for cobble specialists, but in recent years, the parcours has become more hill-oriented.
Recent winners of Brabantse Pijl: 2024: Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)\n2023: Dorian Godon (FRA)\n2022: Magnus Sheffield (USA)\n2021: Tom Pidcock (GBR)\n2020: Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)\n2019: Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)\n2018: Tim Wellens (BEL)\n2017: Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)\n2016: Petr Vakoc (CZE)\n2015: Ben Hermans (BEL)\n2014: Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
Records in Brabantse Pijl: Belgian riders have been by far the most successful in the Brabantse Pijl. Edwig Van Hooydonck outperformed everyone by winning the race four times. His first victory was in 1987, and his last was in 1995. He did not manage to win the Brabantse Pijl back-to-back, though.
During the years 2005-2007, a Spaniard took control of the race. Oscar Freire won the Brabantse Pijl three times in a row.
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