Nearly 16,000 cycling tourists are taking part in the Tour of Flanders today. This proves that the popularity of the Ronde for amateurs is still very high. Federal Prime Minister Alexander De Croo also participates with a group of friends. Is our Prime Minister a real Flandrien? And which stage of the course is he most apprehensive about? Reporter on site Peter Decroubele was able to ask him a few questions at the start in Oudenaarde.