Thursday, 3rd April 2025 - Arrival Day
Please make your own arrangements to arrive at our hotel in Oudenaarde today. Our team will be available to meet you at the hotel. If you plan to fly then we offer airport transfers for you, your luggage, and your bike from Brussels International Airport.
Our optional airport transfer will depart from Brussels Airport at 11.00. Please arrive at Brussels airport by 10.00 to allow time for baggage collection and passport control.
Our hotel
We are staying at the Hotel Leopold in Oudenaarde. Your stay will be for 4 nights and will be on a bed-and-breakfast basis so with breakfasts included. You will have an early breakfast on We Ride Flanders Day.
What about my bike?
You can bring your own bike as we have made arrangements to transport bike boxes on our airport transfers. Alternatively, you can rent a bike with us for the weekend. Our mechanic will be available this afternoon at the hotel to assist you with fitting your rental bike or building your own bike after travel.
Bikes can be safely stored at the hotel.
This afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available for you. The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Oudenaarde's many restaurants or you can join in with the hotel's evening buffet - prices available in due course.
Friday, 4th April 2025: Preparation Day
After breakfast and preparing the bikes, we will take you on a supported, guided ride of about 50 km to prepare you for the sportive. When we return to Oudenaarde, you have plenty of time to walk over to the expo and collect your start package.
We’ll be back at the hotel in the afternoon for you to rest and get prepared for tomorrow. This evening our bike guides will do a race briefing to run through We Ride Flanders logistics and of course the route.
We Ride Flanders Expo
Sint-Jozefsplein, Oudenaarde
Opening hours : 0700-2000
Here you can pick up your starter package and hand in your frame plate after the ride. The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Oudenaarde's many restaurants or you can choose to eat at the hotel.
Saturday, 5th April 2025
We have an early start this morning. Early breakfast is arranged in the hotel restaurant. The long-distance starts from Bruges and the other distances start and finish in Oudenaarde so we offer transport to get there this morning.
Start & finish / location & hours
Bruges
START Cyclo 242km
07.00 – 08.00
Oudenaarde (Lindestraat, Oudenaarde)
START 80km-144km-179km
- Cyclo 179 km: 07.00 – 08.30
- Cyclo 144 km: 08.30 – 10.00
- Cyclo 80 km: 10.00 – 11.00
FINISH
The finish of all distances is on the Markt in Oudenaarde. The last aid station closes at 19:00. If you arrive here later, you are no longer an official participant and you are obliged to take the shortest route to the finish. The finish in Oudenaarde officially closes at 20h00.
Once you finish in Oudenaarde, there's no need to worry as you are staying near the finish.
This afternoon and early evening we’ll assist you with re-packing your bikes ahead of travel and you’ll also be able to return your rental bikes with us if you are not using them tomorrow.
The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Oudenaarde's many restaurants or you can choose to eat at the hotel.
Sunday, 6th April 2025
Today is the day of the Tour of Flanders. Below we have listed a few different options for you today.
Stay in Oudenaarde
In the last 75 km, the most notorious passages are lurking: from the Koppenberg and the Hotond to the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. Riders and fans are eagerly looking forward to the finish in the centre of Oudenaarde. The champions sprint to the finish line. In Oudenaarde you experience it from the front row: live and on the big screen. The Donkmeer and the Markt are the places to be. You can see the race live 4 times. If you walk up and down between the market square of Oudenaarde and the arrival area you will see the race pass by and be able to witness two finishes (men and women).
Shuttle bus to Oude Kwaremont
There is a free shuttle bus from Oudenaarde station up to the public village on the Oude Kwaremont where you can see the riders 3 times. There are pubs, food and beer vans, and a big screen so you can alternate between standing by the roadside and watching the big screen.
The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Oudenaarde's many restaurants or you can choose to eat at the hotel.
Monday, 7th April 2025
After breakfast, we offer our optional transfer back to Brussels Airport. On Monday, it's time to depart after a superb weekend of cycling action. Our optional airport transfer leaves at 06.30. Please book flights to depart Brussels after 10:30.
