E3 Saxo Classic
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E3 Saxo Classic, previously known as Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, E3 Harelbeke, E3 Binckbank Classic and E3 Saxo Bank Classic, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium.
Tom Boonen won a record five times
Trophy won by Tom Boonen at 2012 E3 Harelbeke (collection KOERS. Museum of Cycle Racing)
Welsh rider Geraint Thomas won the 2015 event and became the first winner who also won the Tour de France, following his 2018 Tour de France win.
Mathieu van der Poel
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Mathieu van der Poel, nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman", is a Belgian-born Dutch professional cyclist who currently rides for the UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Premier Tech. He competes in cyclo-cross, mountain
E3 Saxo Classic
…Eddy Planckaert, Johan Museeuw, Andrei Tchmil, Peter Van Petegem, Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara, Peter Sagan, Niki Terpstra, Kasper Asgreen and Mathieu van der Poel. All of them, except Van Looy and Van der Poel, have won E3 Harelbeke before their first or only Tour of Flanders win. 10 riders won E3 Harelbeke and…
Van der Poel in 2025
Van der Poel at the 2013 Krawatencross
Van der Poel (right) in front of Wout Van Aert at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup, Namur, 2015
Van der Poel at the 2018 Cross-country World Cup in Albstadt