Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team has announced the selection that will take part in 209km E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke. OPQS rider Tom Boonen holds the record for the most wins with five (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012), and will be racing in 2013. OPQS rider and UCI WorldTour leader Sylvain Chavanel will also be at the start.
The course covers some of the same climbs as Ronde van Vlaanderen, with 15 in total: Leberg, Oude Steenweg, La Houppe, Berg Stene, Boigneberg, Eikenberg, Stationsberg, Taaienberg, Berg Ten Houte, Kanarieberg, Kapelberg, Paterberg, Kwaremont, Knokteberg, and Tiegemberg.