Today we’re heading south of the Flemish border, but just by a touch into the province of Hainaut within French speaking Wallonia (however still within the ‘Flemish Ardennes region’). There lies today’s climb, the Côte de Trieu; though as the climb finishes right on the border between Flanders and Wallonia the climb can also be referred […]
Draw a 3 km radius around this weeks’ feature cobbled sections of the Holleweg and Ruitersstraat, and you’ll see why the Flemish Ardennes are superior to the rest of Flanders… at least as far as bike racing goes. Not only has it got the majority of the typical short and steep Flemish Bergs, but it […]
You will get no argument from us that this week’s climb the Watermolenstraat is not a true Monumental Berg, because lets face it very few people actually know of it. But that is part of the beauty of the Flemish Ardennnes; the endless possibilities of the many small farm roads means that the likelihood of […]
We’re leveling out a bit this week to introduce you to a century old cobblestone street located just outside of the city of Oudenaarde known as the Kerkgate. The Kerkgate is located in the small village of Mater in the community of Oudenaarde. It’s name literally translates to Church Gate, which gets it’s name from […]
This week, we’re moving just 2 kilometers down the road, along the same ridge line as last weeks climb to introduce you to the Kapelleberg. Kapelleberg means Chapel Hill in Flemish, paying homage to the Sint-Vincentiuskapel situated along this asphalt climb. The Kapelleberg averages just over 6% with a maximum gradient of 14% and covers […]