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Ronde Van Brugge - Tour of Bruges ME

🇧🇪Wednesday, March 25, 2026

2 elite races
Race Day WeatherBelgium
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14° / 5°C

Rain

Rain

13.1 mm

Wind

34 km/h

Wet cobbles and 14°C will make this a brutal, attrition-based edition.

Strong crosswind (34 km/h) on exposed roads — peloton splits and gutter riding expected

Wet pavé — slippery cobbles dramatically increase crash risk and difficulty

Race Profile

Distance

273km

Elevation

2,700m

Cobble sectors

7

First edition

1913

Surface

Road + cobbled climbs and sectors

The Flemish Monument. A war of attrition decided by the brutal final double-ascent of the Kwaremont and Paterberg with ~15km to go. Whoever survives that can solo to Oudenaarde. Suited to powerful punchy classics riders who can also climb.

  • 18 steep climbs
  • Oude Kwaremont (2.2km, 4% avg / 11% max)
  • Paterberg (360m, 12.9% avg)
  • Final double-ascent of Kwaremont + Paterberg
  • 7 cobble sectors

Recent winners

2025Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates XRG
2024Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck
2023Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck
2022Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Deceuninck
2021Kasper AsgreenDeceuninck-QuickStep