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The Muur
Location | Geraardsbergen
Alt. | 92 m
Length | 1.08km
Max. Gradient | 20%
Coordinates | 50.7725°N 3.89°E
The Muur van Geraardsbergen or Kapelmuur (there is, rather fittingly, a chapel at the top) is one of the icons of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, which takes place this Sunday.
As it climbs out of Geraardsbergen, the penultimate berg of the Tour of Flanders ramps up to a brutal 20%, twisting around a grassy knoll heaving with spectators. The first rider to the top of this vicious ascent is usually first to the finish. But who will it be this year? Devolder again? Boonen once more? Or maybe, finally, Fabian Cancellara?
Departs from Bruges at 09:00am GMT Sunday 4th April.
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Comments
andy verrall
31st March 2010 10:46pm
I have to miss it to be in Scotland for a UK stage race:( Cannot be this is simply the best one day bike race in the world!!
Ben Brown
31st March 2010 10:54pm
Gilbert! Or Paolini if you want an Italian. (Maybe not in those red tights though.)
Ben Richmond
1st April 2010 12:03pm
looking forward to the cyclosportive on saturday…or I was until I watched the video clip.
Joe Hall
1st April 2010 03:46pm
Wonder who will have the better weather, Andy or the Belgians?
David Corser
1st April 2010 03:51pm
Yes, but what was he on? We know there's been lots of talk about what he took and I can't believe he did this, like this without 'help'…
Joe Hall
1st April 2010 03:54pm
Apparently it was a near lethal quantity of coffee and pastries…
Ben Brown
1st April 2010 04:13pm
If half your country turned out one Sunday to cheer you round your local bike race …you'd probably do quite well even without extra aspirin.
blaize felberbaum
1st April 2010 06:40pm
And finally at 2:31 he get out of the saddle..
Hayden Nicholls
5th April 2010 11:19am
Did Fabian even get out of the saddle up the Muur on Sunday?? Totally amazing.
Jorg Kuijl
13th April 2010 03:36pm
I did ride the muur myself on the Saturday in the cyclosportive.
How the @%$^ could Fabian stay in his saddle and go of like that?
p.s.
For an other fresh cycling blog…
http://www.pokergraphics.com/koersvandedag
(sorry it's in Dutch but has nice photography)