The essential guide to cycling in flanders

3 cyclists riding on the cobbles in Flanders at sunrise

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Cycling in Flanders, VISITFLANDERS' dedicated cycling brand, curates the best routes and cycling challenges for sportive cyclists in Flanders, Belgium. The website provides everything you need to know to plan a cycling trip to Flanders: free GPX downloads, where to stay, bike rental and more. Check out the calendar to discover all races, sportives and cycling events.

Ultimate Flanders 525: The Official Ride Film

525 km. Nearly 6,000 m of climbing. Two complete strangers. One unforgettable adventure.

Meet Brook 🇺🇸 and Emiel 🇧🇪 as they take on the Ultimate Flanders 525, our epic route across Flanders, inspired by Eddy Merckx's stunning 525 career victories.

The route is designed to be savoured as a bikepacking adventure... Brook & Emiel tried to do it in just 2 days.

Smart? Probably not. Memorable? Absolutely!

Watch the Ultimate Flanders video on YouTube

Photo of Brook and Emiel on their bikes on a cobbled road

Routes

All our routes

Discover the best cycling routes in Flanders, Belgium — hand-picked, challenging, and fully documented rides for passionate cyclists.

ride the Flandrien challenge

Flanders, Belgium, the heartland of cycling, is calling you for an unbelievable experience. Hit 59 iconic bergs & cobbled segments - including legendary climbs like Koppenberg, Kemmelberg and the Muur van Geraardsbergen - marked on the road and tracked on Strava, in under 72 hours.

How to ride the FLANDRIEN CHALLENGE

Plan Your cycling trip to flanders

Get the hottest tips and tricks to take on Flanders by bike! When should you visit? Where can you rent a bike? What’s the perfect place to stay? Where can you drink the perfect Belgian beer?

Prepare your trip

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Bergs and cobbles

Discover Flanders, Belgium — the heartland of the Spring Classics — where legendary cobbled climbs define cycling culture. Browse the most iconic bergs and segments, and instantly find routes that include each climb, making it easy to conquer these roads yourself.

Overview of the best bergs & cobbled sections in Flanders