After incidents in the Tour of Flanders and Scheldeprijs, Brabantse Pijl organisers have decided to get ride of the arches from their race. The only one left will be the Flamme Rouge at 1km to go.

"For security reasons we have decided not to install inflatable arches, except one, on our course," said Pascal Demol of the organising committee, according to the Belga news agency. "Enough people will be positioned there to constantly monitor it."