What this course demands
Hilly. Pacing matters more than power here.
- Climbing
- 3,600 m
- Per km
- 13.7 m
- At 5%+
- 0%
- High point
- 559 m
Gradient
- under -3%17.2 km
- -3 to 1%168.9 km
- 1 to 3%65.6 km
- 3 to 5%10.7 km
The 5 hardest climbs
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km 185 | 3.6 km | 196 m | 5.5% | 3.9% |
| km 160.3 | 3.5 km | 169 m | 4.8% | 2.9% |
| km 74 | 7.1 km | 201 m | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| km 7.1 | 7.7 km | 199 m | 2.6% | 3.5% |
| km 209.8 | 5.6 km | 164 m | 2.9% | 2.7% |
Climbs measured from the route file, not the race blurb. The profile carries a point roughly every 1.7 km, so a short ramp inside a climb reads smoother here than it does under your wheels, and each climb’s gain is a floor rather than a total.
History
What's changed
- 2027Updated
2027 edition announced — April 24, 2027. Registration opens later.
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The Experience
La Doyenne - tackle the oldest Monument race route through the Belgian Ardennes.
Highlights
1
Oldest cycling Monument (since 1892)2
Côte de la Redoute climb3
4,500m climbing4
Limited to 8,000 riders