Classiques Belges

[Alkworld]

I dont know if there once was a rider winning both, PR and RVV

Hugo Scheichelbauer and JesusRafael Soto (if I didn't miss anyone)

[team fl]

As it has not been designed yet: Omloop has some minor changes and is around 10 km longer. Infos available here:

- https://www.omloophetnieuwsblad.be/en/r ... /race-info

and a good overview about the changes here:

- https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling ... rg-remain/

The race, as ever, will begin in the famous 't Kuipke velodrome in Gent and, for the most part, take on the same roads, cobbled sectors, and Flandrien bergs as it did in 2025.

Eight cobbled sectors fill the route along with 12 hills, including the Leberg, Eikenberg, Wolvenberg, and Molenberg. Much of the route, up to the final ascent of Leberg and Berendries at 174km into the race, will remain similar to last year.

A major change earlier in the race includes the removal of the Valkenberg and the addition of two ascents of the Eikenberg. After Berendries, the Elverenberg is also out.

From there, the peloton will race to Brakel, home of Peter van Petegem, and tackle two additional climbs before heading to the final. The hills of Tenbosse and Parikeberg provide additional challenges before the final one-two punch of the Muur van Geraardsbergen and Bosberg, and the 11.8km flat run to the finish line.

[Gipfelstuermer]

New difficulties compared to last year:
2x Eikenberg 6**
Tenbosse 5
Parikeberg 5

Not 100% sure about classification of those. Tenbosse could be 4 but was even 6 in the past in some races, so opted for 5.

[Falcor CC]

Not 100% sure about classification of those. Tenbosse could be 4 but was even 6 in the past in some races, so opted for 5.

Just depends what you prefer, it's a .5km 6% avg climb. So 6% if you want to just have the climb that km, 3-5% more 'realistic' for a whole km.

[team fl]

Not 100% sure about classification of those. Tenbosse could be 4 but was even 6 in the past in some races, so opted for 5.

- Eikenberg: https://climbfinder.com/de/anstiege/eikenberg
6% looks fine for 1 km and the fact that it gets as steep as 9.4% on its steepest parts. Was a 6% with ** last year as well

- Tenbosse: https://climbfinder.com/de/anstiege/tenbosse
Hardly half a km long, 6.2% on average. Technically it would be 3.1% for the km. But looking at max. 8.2% steepness, 5% seems fine. Could argue for a 4% as well.

- Parikeberg: https://climbfinder.com/de/anstiege/parikeberg
800m long, 4.4 % on average, 8.4% on the steepest part. Longer than Tenbosse, but only around 350m with more than 5%. So both hills at 5% looks like a good compromise. I guess Tenbosse is more "kurz und knackig" while Parikeberg has a bit of "acclimation" before the steepest part.

[Gipfelstuermer]

Lepelstraat 1 5 instead of Boembeek 5.

Otherwise identical with 2025.

[team fl]

Copy from the March 2026 thread:

Anyway, to be productive as hell today, here some infos for E3 and Gent Wevelgem:

E3 Harelbeke:
- The 2026 profile is not the same as 2025. It has been made tougher and modified. The 2026 route includes a second ascent of the Oude Kwaremont (for a total of two) and two ascents of the E3-Col (Karnemelkbeekstraat), making the final more challenging, according to information from Cyclingnews
- The race still remains a 208.5-kilometer route starting and finishing in Harelbeke.

-> GPX-File can be found here: https://www.e3saxoclassic.be/cycling-ra ... d-tour-men

Gent-Wevelgem:
- slightly new route: starts in Middelkerke and finishes on Vanackerestraat in Wevelgem. (cyclingnews.com. first 70 km are different (with no impact for us though, as cross winds don't play a role in the game), finish is the same.
- race is 240.8 kilometers long.

-> couldn't find a GPX-File so far.