Relive the 1950 UCI World Championships in Moorslede

Herberg In De Zon

Owner Dirk Ghyselinck is a retired professional cyclist himself and still knows lots of people in the sport. Place to be when Gent-Wevelgem race is going on.

Rodeberg

Distance

0.8km

Altimeters

45m

The Rodeberg can be tackled from both directions, but make sure you take a side-trip to the south at the summit, taking the small road up to the Molenhof restaurant, where the road really kicks up. This is the Baneberg. The hill is one of the best places in the area to pause with, t'Hellegat offering excellent food and drinks and the Nachtegaal campsite, where you can hire a retro camper to sleep in and enjoy fantastic views to the south.

Kemmelberg (Ossuaire)

Distance

0.7km

Altimeters

71m

This is the steepest and longest side of the Kemmelberg, with a maximum gradient of over 20%. Gent-Wevelgem used to descend this way but a Jeremy Roy crash in 2002 underlined the danger of using steep, tree shaded cobbled descents in the finale of a big race.Riding out of Kemmel, you turn right onto the stones which trick you into thinking the summit is just around the long left hand bend before kicking you in the teeth with the last 20% ramp before the summit at the Ossuaire built to honour the remains of some 5294 French troops killed in fighting over the possession of the hill, who's guns overlooked the entire Ypres Salient. Of these, only 57 were identified. It is the largest French military monument outside of France.

Biking Bar

Biking Bar is the cycling hotspot in Ypres. Simply enter with your bike and have a seat in the cosy bar or at the garden terrace. With Coureur coffee and several cycling beers on the menu, it's the perfect place to start and end your ride in the Flanders Fields region. Biking Bar also rents out race bikes and regular (e-)bikes. Owner Kurt arranges guided and self-guided tours.