Reuzen van Vlaanderen
01/06/2024
Reuzen van Vlaanderen (Flanders’ Giants)
Put on your seven-league boots on Saturday 1 June! Take up our challenge of no fewer than 300 kilometres and tick this unique ride off your bucket list. Those who choose a shorter distance (75 or 150 km) will enjoy all the most beautiful roads of the Flemish Ardennes just as much. A course to savour, a day to remember. Will you tame the Giants?
Discover The Course
No K2 or K3, but the K4 of Flemish hills features on your route. Whoever says Koppenberg, Kemmelberg, Kapelmuur and Kwaremont in one breath, knows that this is a course for real Flandriens. But that’s not all, because during the Reuzen van Vlaanderen we don’t sidestep any hills. Even on the shorter distances of 75 and 150 kilometres, you will get the necessary vertical metres to put your teeth into. If you are curious about the full route, you’d better keep an eye on our website in the coming weeks and months!
 Valkenberg |
| Mont de Rhodes |
| Steenbeek |
| Leideveld |
| Berg ten Houte |
| Kanarieberg |
| Fiertelmeers |
| Schapenberg |
| Karnemelkbeekstraat |
| Paterberg |
| Koppenberg |
| Kortekeer |
| Taaienberg |
| Foreest |
| Valkenberg |
| Mont de Rhodes |
| Steenbeek |
| Leideveld |
| Berg ten Houte |
| Kanarieberg |
| Fiertelmeers |
| Schapenberg |
| Karnemelkbeekstraat |
| Le Horletin |
| Mont de l’Enclus |
| Oude Kwaremont |
| Paterberg |
| Waaierberg |
| Koppenberg |
| Kortekeer |
| Eikenberg |
| Boigneberg |
| Wolvenberg |
| Hoge Dumpel |
| Molenberg |
| Marlboroughstraat |
| Biesestraat |
| Kauwenberg |
| Abeelstraat |
| Foreest |
| Berendries |
| Elverenberg/Vossenhol |
| Kapelmuur (Geraardsbergen) |
| Guchterstraat |
| Lange Ast |
| Petegemberg |
| Bergdries |
| Tiegemberg |
| Vidaigneberg |
| Baneberg |
| Scherpenberg |
| Kemmelberg |
| Bellemberg |
| Mont de l’Enclus |
| Oude Kwaremont |
| Paterberg |
| Koppenberg |
| Kortekeer |
| Taaienberg |
| Foreest |
Online Registration (until 23:59 on Friday 30 May)
Selected your course? Great! Below you will find all rates for the Reuzen van Vlaanderen.
5€ discount or more with your registration? Read how to claim yours through the Proximus Recycling action here.
Afstanden | Tarief t.e.m. 21/05 | Tarief na 21/05 |
75 km | € 15 | € 18 |
150 km | € 19 | € 22 |
300 km | € 35 | € 40 |
Please note: When registering, a €5 deposit will be added for the use of your frame plate. The deposit will be refunded on arrival, or you can exchange it for an original T-shirt.
Would you rather register on the spot?
You can, you will receive your frame plate immediately after payment.
Photos
Practical Info
The organisation will provide sufficient parking close to the start and finish. This way you can safely park your car.
- Industrielaan (150 lots)
- Abeelpad (40 lots)
- Parking Dam (50 lots)
- Parking kerkhof (30 lots)
Parking Tirse
Theo Brakelsstraat
9660 Brakel
Starting hours:
- 300 km: group start at 05:30
- 150 km: 07:00 – 10:00
- 75 km: 08:00 – 11:00
The finish closes at 20:00.
75/150/300 km
- Free unique silver medal for every participant
- Generous supplies at each checkpoint*
- Free coffee at the start
- Technical assistance & breakdown service along the route
- Medical service at each supply point and at the start/finish
- Frame sticker showing hills and supply points
- Insurance (no helmet = no insurance)
- Signallers on the course and at the start/finish location
- Waymarked course with perfect signposting (75 & 150 km)
- Signs at every hill on the course
- Secure bike sheds
- Changing rooms & showers
- Free bottle of Ename for every participant
Extra 300 km
- Free unique gold medal for every participant
- Free croissant at the start
- Route on GPX for participants 300 km
- Free pasta at second stop in Wijtschate
- Vouchers for free drink + burger at the finish
- Unique frame plate
- Free T-shirt
Pack Scan & Ride
Register online and receive your ticket by email. This way, you can immediately collect your frame plate upon presentation of your ticket at the Scan & Ride desks and you don’t have to get off your bike!
Day registration
Would you rather register on the spot? Then be sure to put your bike in the secure bike sheds!
- 300 km: 05:00 – 05:30
- 150 km: 07:00 – 10:00
- 75 km: 08:00 – 11:00
During your ride, enjoy generous supplies of sports nutrition and drinks, water and a wide range of biscuits and fruit.
- 300 km: 6 supply stations
- 150 km: 3 supply stations
- 75 km: 1 supply station
Locations & timings
- Supply station 1: Zwalm – 06u30 – 13u00
- Supply station 2: Bellegem – 08u00 – 16u00
- Supply station 3: Wijtschate – 09u30 – 14u30
- Supply station 4: Kluisbergen – 08u00 – 18u00
*Supplies only on presentation of the frame plate!
The last supply point closes at 18:00. If you arrive here later, you are no longer an official participant and are obliged to take the shortest route to the finish. The finish line closes at 20:00.
Changing rooms and showers
Sporthal De Rijdt
Jagersstraat 64
9660 Brakel
Showers are available between 10am and 5.30pm.
After your ride, exchange your frame plate for the €5 deposit or for an original T-shirt.
There will also be a cosy après-bike where you can reminisce about your ride.
Breakdown on the road?
Technical assistance is provided at the start and at supply points. Can’t get there? Call the emergency number on the back of your frame to call on our mobile breakdown service.
Medical assistance is available at the start and at supply stations. In case of a medical emergency, call the emergency number 112.
Photo Service
Sportograf.com is our official photo partner and will take photos of all participants during Reuzen van Vlaanderen. You can order these one day after the race via the link below.
You can find more information here on how your photos will be processed.
Recycling Campaign
In Belgium, three million mobile phones lie forgotten in a drawer, and yet 90% of the materials in mobile phones can be recycled (copper, cobalt, silver, gold, etc.). In 2024, Proximus wants to collect no fewer than 140,000 devices and recycle them thanks to the collaboration with Brainscape. Together we prevent new extraction of raw materials in developing countries.
A kind call to all cycling fans to put their greenest foot forward and participate in the recycling campaign! All Proximus Cycling Challenges listed in the calendar and 6 tours of the Teamleader Crm Classics Tour are participating in the campaign. Everyone who recycles will be rewarded. How? Find out by clicking on the button below.
Health
The organiser advises everyone to avoid strenuous exercise for which you are not physically prepared. Make sensible choices about the distance you want to cover and/or the pace you want to set for your body.
If you want to perform sports at a high intensity, it is best to have yourself checked annually by a (sports) doctor. It is not compulsory to provide medical certificates.
It is up to the athletes to decide how to deal with the information provided during a medical check-up. The organiser bears no responsibility in this respect.
Do you feel ill, have a cough, sneeze, or fever? Given the current health situation, we advise you to stay at home and not come.
Respect the highway code and cycle cleanly
The organisers and police will ensure that the highway code is respected. Violations will be sanctioned. So as not to jeopardise the event’s survival, we ask expressly that you respect the traffic regulations, do not litter, and do not urinate in public. We count on the sportsmanship of all participants.
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