What this course demands
Hilly. Pacing matters more than power here.
- Climbing
- 2,818 m
- Per km
- 18.6 m
- At 5%+
- 3%
- High point
- 407 m
Gradient
- under -3%25.4 km
- -3 to 1%72.1 km
- 1 to 3%28.4 km
- 3 to 5%20.3 km
- 5 to 8%5.1 km
The 5 hardest climbs
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km 81.3 | 4.1 km | 236 m | 5.8% | 6% |
| km 50.8 | 5.1 km | 211 m | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| km 107.7 | 3.1 km | 167 m | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| km 9.1 | 8.1 km | 235 m | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| km 95.5 | 3 km | 150 m | 4.9% | 4.9% |
Climbs measured from the route file, not the race blurb. The profile carries a point roughly every 1 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