The We Ride Flanders route, printed
The 2022 course, 179.3 km, from Oudenaarde, Belgium.
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- 240 gsmsmooth fine-art paper
The 2022 course is already drawn on the map, with the distance beneath it. Add your name and your finishing time, choose a style, and preview the finished artwork before you buy. Prices from £24.95, and delivery is free.
The 2022 sportive loop from Oudenaarde through the Flemish Ardennes, from the Muur at Geraardsbergen to the Koppenberg, Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg, ridden the day before the professionals' Tour of Flanders.
The route starts and finishes in Oudenaarde, the town on the Scheldt where the Tour of Flanders has finished since 2012, and spends its first half heading east through the valleys of the Zwalm. The cobbles arrive early: the flat sector of Haaghoek at around 47 kilometres, then the Berendries a few kilometres later. At around 72 kilometres the route crosses the Markt in Geraardsbergen and climbs the Muur, the cobbled street that rises through the town to the chapel at the top of the Oudenberg.
Turning back west through Everbeek and Schorisse, the second half crowds the famous climbs together. The Eikenberg comes at about 109 kilometres, then the Koppenberg out of Melden, followed closely by the cobbles of Steenbeekdries and the Taaienberg. Above Ronse the route takes the Kanarieberg and the Kruisberg towards Hotond before the two climbs that settle the professional race: the Oude Kwaremont, about 2.2 kilometres of cobbles up from Kerkhove, and the Paterberg, only 360 metres long but averaging close to 13 per cent, at around 166 kilometres. From its top it is roughly 13 kilometres back to Oudenaarde.
We Ride Flanders is held on the Saturday before the race, which in 2022 meant 2 April, and it uses the same lanes and climbs the professionals tackle the next day. The Tour of Flanders itself was first run in 1913, and around 16,000 places on the sportive are usually taken long before the weekend. The climbs are short, and the difficulty lies in how close together they come and in the rough setts underneath. On the map the loop is a tangle of lanes around the town, crossing back over itself again and again.
Questions
Which cobbled climbs does the 2022 route take?
Among them the Berendries, the Muur at Geraardsbergen, the Koppenberg, Steenbeekdries, the Taaienberg, the Kanarieberg, the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg, with the flat cobbles of Haaghoek early in the day.
Where does the route start and finish?
In Oudenaarde, where the professional Tour of Flanders finishes, so the last climb, the Paterberg, comes about 13 kilometres from home.
Can I add my finishing time?
Yes. The title and the line beneath it are yours to write, so your name, your finishing time and your club all fit. The 2022 course and its distance are drawn for you, and you see the finished artwork before you buy.
Is this an official We Ride Flanders print?
No. Maps & Son is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of the We Ride Flanders; the name says which course is mapped. The course is drawn from a route file we use with permission.
Can I change the map?
Yes. The designer opens with the course drawn and the map framed around it. Move the map if you like, choose from 19 styles, and preview the finished artwork before you buy.
How much does a race route print cost?
Prints start at £24.95, printed on 240 gsm smooth fine-art paper, with delivery included to the UK and 25 other countries. Sold as A4, A3, A2 or A1 prints, unframed, at standard sizes so a ready-made frame will fit.
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Maps & Son is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of the We Ride Flanders. The course is drawn from a route file we use with permission. For the race itself, see the organisers' website.