Extra security measures put in place for E3 Harelbeke after Brussels attacks

Race director Jaques Coussens says that the Flanders Classics organisation is doing everything it can to make the event safe for everyone

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

The E3 Harelbeke organiser is taking the threat of terror seriously only two days after twin attacks in Brussels killed 31 people. The race will run on Friday, but only after meetings with the federal police approving the ramped up security measures.

Team Sky's Geraint Thomas won the Belgian Classic last year, but is racing in Spain at the Volta a Catalunya this week. Favourites include Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing), Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) and world champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff). Like yesterday in the Dwars door Vlaanderen, they will race under a dark cloud of terrorism.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.