What this course demands
Hilly. Pacing matters more than power here.
- Climbing
- 1,698 m
- Per km
- 21 m
- At 5%+
- 9%
- High point
- 320 m
Gradient
- under -3%12.9 km
- -3 to 1%42.1 km
- 1 to 3%11.1 km
- 3 to 5%7.3 km
- 5 to 8%7 km
- 8 to 12%0.2 km
The 5 hardest climbs
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km 24.4 | 2.7 km | 149 m | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| km 14.1 | 2.7 km | 141 m | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| km 53.7 | 5.4 km | 192 m | 3.6% | 7% |
| km 64 | 5.4 km | 189 m | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| km 33.1 | 6 km | 161 m | 2.7% | 7.6% |
Climbs measured from the route file, not the race blurb. The profile carries a point roughly every 0.5 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