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  "description": "Reactions and injury updates from the Tour of Flanders. ",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-07T17:45:28.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Cor Vos\n\nHoly Week is now halfway done, with a superb edition of the Tour of Flanders behind us and hopefully a similarly incredible Paris-Roubaix Femmes to come. This will be my first time on the ground at the Hell of the North, and to say I am excited wouldn't paint an accurate picture. My bags are already packed. I am ready to go.\n\nLast week, before the Tour of Flanders, I spoke with Letizia Borghesi about her new team, her love of the Classics, and why she is considered Belgian/Italian, and I also got the chance to talk to Franziska Koch about being on FDJ United-Suez, the belief the team has helped her realize in herself, and what makes the Classics so special. Both of those interviews are coming to _Escape Collective_ this week, so hopefully you are as excited as I am for Paris-Roubaix.\n\n* * *\n\n## **First things first: Medical updates**\n\nThere was a worrying number of crashes at the Tour of Flanders that negatively impacted the race (maybe not the outcome, but definitely the viewing experience).\n\nSo far, here is what we know:\n\n**Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal)** -**** broken wrist, will need surgery\n\n**Marlen Reusser (Movistar)** - lumbar vertebrae fracture\n\n**Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ)** - bloody nose and sore hip, otherwise okay\n\n*_Unfortunate update on Brodie: 20 minutes after this was published, she announced that she sustained a fractured pelvis. Very sad news, fingers crossed the recovery is smooth!_\n\n**Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime)** - broken pinky finger\n\n**Victoire Berteau (Cofidis)** - fractured radius\n\n* * *\n\n## **Racing continues...**\n\nAt Scheldeprijs on Wednesday, April 8!\n\nParis-Roubaix might be the next big event, but in the meantime, we have the UCI 1.Pro Scheldeprijs to tide us over. This one-day Classic is a sprinter's dream. Of the five editions, Lorena Wiebes has won four and Elisa Balsamo one (last year). It's unlikely we see Wiebes line up this year, with Paris-Roubaix as a huge target for the Dutch champion, and considering her crash at Flanders. Could this mean another win for Charlotte Kool? She has been looking incredible lately: seventh at In Flanders Fields and Dwars door Vlaanderen is nothing to sniff at. Other sprinters like Lara Gillespie will have something to say, as well.\n\n## The Basics\n\n**When** : Wednesday, April 8 at 11:45 CET\n\n**Where** : Schoten to Schoten (130 km)\n\n**Live coverage** : 🇦🇺 SBS @ 22:00 AEST, 🇪🇺 HBOMax @ 13:00 CEST, 🇬🇧TNT/Discovery+ @ 12:00 BST, 🇺🇸🇨🇦 FloBikes @ 4:00 PDT\n\n## The favourites\n\n⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Charlotte Kool, Chiara Consonni, Lara Gillespie\n⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Femke Markus, Clara Copponi, Fleur Moors, Nienke Veenhoven\n⭐️⭐️⭐️: Georgia Baker, Marta Lach\n⭐️⭐️: Lauretta Hanson, Lieke Nooijen\n⭐️: Maggie Coles-Lyster\n\n*_Star ratings are based on early versions of the startlist and subject to change!_ For the full start list, check here closer to the race_._\n\n## The route\n\nIt's flat. As always, crosswinds are possible.\n\nA full preview of Paris-Roubaix Femmes will be available later this week!\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Wheel Talk Newsletter: Not all sunshine, but at least there's a cute dog in the feature image",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-08T11:08:27.618Z"
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