Race information

Where are the race buses (at start) and where do the riders start?

The riders' park is in Koekelarestraat, in the centre of Ichtegem.

The unofficial start is at 10h05, on the Markt. The official start is at 10h20 in Kortemarkstraat.

Have the necessary respect for the riders, the fear of catching corona or a flu (variant) is present. Support is allowed, but please in a sensible way, thank you!

You can find the list of participants HERE. 

How many kilometres and laps will the riders cover?

The total distance is just below 200 kilometres (198.6 km).

There is first a lead-up from the start to the finish (25.2 km) and then 3 laps of 57.8 km each.

HERE you can find the roadmap.

What is the best way to reach Roeselare?

The finish zone is within walking distance of the station, so taking the train is a good idea.

By car, follow the direction of the riders. Keep in mind that the arrival zone (Kaaistraat) is completely closed off to all traffic.

Roeselare has several large centre car parks: https://parkeren.be/onze-steden-en-gemeenten/west-vlaanderen/roeselare/parkings , all within walking distance of the race route.

Where is the riders' park at the finish?

The park is also at the head of the Vaart, the Trakelweg, which is actually an extension of the finish zone.

Stick to the (traffic) rules and the instructions of our security services, thank you for making it a nice and safe race together!

Is the race on TV?

Yes: Sporza and Eurosport will broadcast live. Attention: the arrival is scheduled between 2.30 p.m. and 3 p.m., so be on time and best to go to the bakery in the morning for some cakes, don't hesitate to enjoy our Jempi beer too :-).

What else is good to know?

From 5 March, Ichtegem commemorates Richard Depoorter, the local cycling legend who died 75 years ago during the Tour of Switzerland: check out their excellent beer and website https://www.ichtegem.be/het-jaar-van-richard .

Roeselare has a real family of giants, which the association "Reusselaere" takes very good care of. Recently they celebrated the birth of a new giant Jempi. This one can be admired live just after the arrival zone , literally not to be missed! Check the social page of "Reusselaere" at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1379431069022565/ . 

We expect 25 teams at the start in Ichtegem, nicely divided between the 3 levels:

Continental, Pro Team and WorldTeam.

Continental Teams:

One of our objectives is to give young, talented riders opportunities and to get introduced to 1.1 races like ours.

- Belgium: Tarteletto - Isorex & Materiel-Velo.com

- Netherlands: Beat Cycling Club, Allinq Continental Cyclingteam, Metec-Solarwatt P/B Mantel & Volkerwessels Cycling Team

Finally, also at the start: AT85 Pro Cyling from Britain & Team Coloquick (Denmark).

UCI ProTeams:

- Belgium: Bingoal WB, Lotto Dstny & Team Flanders-Baloise

- Switzerland: Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team & Tudor Pro Cycling Team

- UNO-X (Norway), is also present like last year. They are joined by Bolton Equities Black Spoke (New Zealand), Spain's Euskatel-Euskadi, Israel Premier Tech (from Israel, of course) and Human Powered Health (USA).

UCI WorldTeams:

Hooray for the Belgian trio Alpecin-Deceuninck, Intermarché-Circus-Wanty & Soudal Quick Step.

Our northern neighbours are represented by Jumbo-Visma and Team DSM and our southern neighbours by

Team Arkea-Samsic and Cofidis.

The race route:

We will start in Ichtegem.

The finish will remain in Roeselare, although we will move it by a few hundred metres (Kaaistraat instead of Beversesteenweg).

This race is good for 198.6 kilometres: from start to finish : 25.2 kilometres and then 3 rounds of 57.8 kilometres each.

The last 3 kilometres:

Coming from Beveren, the riders take a left turn at the Beversesteenweg - Mandellaan roundabout.

There they follow for 2 kilometres to then take a sharp turn to the right, Trakelweg, for the last kilometre in a descending line.

Roadmap:

find all the details via this link:

We will start in Ichtegem (more details later).

The finish will remain in Roeselare, however we will move it by a few hundred metres ( Kaaistraat instead of Beversesteenweg).

Below is the map of the last 3 kilometres.