{"id":27723,"date":"2026-09-25T10:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nieuw.cyclingdestination.cc\/?post_type=bestemming&#038;p=27723"},"modified":"2026-09-25T10:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:33:51","slug":"belgium","status":"publish","type":"bestemming","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/bestemmingen\/belgie","title":{"rendered":"Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Het land van de Klassiekers \u2013 van de frieten, maar ook van koershistorie en pijnlijke klimmetjes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belgi\u00eb is het wielerwalhalla van Europa. Elke voorjaar stromen de wegen vol met renners die de klassiekers willen herbeleven. Die de kasseien uit de grond willen rijden, in het spoor van Merckx, De Vlaeminck, Gilbert en Tom Boonen. Maar ook de wegen in Vlaams-Brabant, Limburg en natuurlijk Walloni\u00eb zijn voer voor echte fietsliefhebbers, racefiets, \u00f3f gravel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vlaanderen is wielrennen in Belgi\u00eb en Belgi\u00eb betekent fietsen in Vlaanderen. De kasseien uit de voorjaarsklassiekers, de Muur van Geraardsbergen, de Bosberg, de Molenberg, de Oude Kwaremont en de Pater. Het hoort erbij. Je moet er eigenlijk zijn geweest om het echte wielerleven te hebben ervaren. Tenminste, als je het aan een Vlaming vraagt. Toch zul je wat breder moeten kijken, want niet alleen de Vlaamse Ardennen, maar ook de regio van Gent-Wevelgem (met de Monteberg, Baneberg en de Kemmel) zijn prachtig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ga je even verder naar het zuiden, dan kom je in het wat ruigere Walloni\u00eb terecht. Ardennen anyone? De Stockeu, Cote de Wanne, de Rosier maar ook die vermaledijde Redoute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zuidelijker rondom La Roche en Houffalize kun je prachtig fietsen, ook off-road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Limburg vind je alle \u2018fietsen in en fietsen door\u2019 varianten. De mijnterrils, het water, de bomen, over de heide. Het is er ideaal om ook te gravelen. Net als in Vlaams-Brabant, waar je een beetje en mix van alles krijgt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kortom: Belgi\u00eb is een fietsbestemming bij uitstek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights Fietsen in Belgi\u00eb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Een van de populairste fietsbestemmingen in Belgi\u00eb is Vlaanderen en dan met name de regio rondom Oudenaarde. Hier vind je het Centrum van de Ronde van Vlaanderen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verder vind je in Belgi\u00eb het hart van de koers. niet alleen het Fietsersmuseum KOERS in Roeselare, maar ook alle bekende beklimmingen en routes uit De Ronde van Vlaanderen. Die starten allemaal rondom of in Oudenaarde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ook in Ieper is het vaak koers en bal. Daar kun je de mooie routes van In Flanders Fields vinden, of de E3 Harelbeke of als je in de buurt bent van Kortrijk de Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne routes. Er is heel veel koershistorie te vinden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De volgende highlights moet je gereden hebben:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>De Muur van Geraardsbergen<\/li>\n\n\n<li>De Oude Kwaremont<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Paterberg<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Koppenberg<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Plugstreets<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Baneberg<\/li>\n\n\n<li>de \u2018fietsen door\u2019 collectie in Belgisch Limburg<\/li>\n\n\n<li>de routes rondom Leuven (bekend van het WK 2021) met o.a. de Smeysberg<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Een geek dingetje: de tunnel onder de Schelde bij Antwerpen<\/li>\n\n\n<li>La Redoute<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Stockeu met het monument van Eddy Merckx<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cote de Rosier -&gt; een prachtige trainingsklim<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Langs de stuwmeren in de Hautes Fagnes (ook mooi om te gravelen in de winter!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waar moet je op letten als je gaat fietsen in Belgi\u00eb?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bij het plannen van een fietsvakantie in Belgi\u00eb is het belangrijk om rekening te houden met de tijd van het jaar waar. De lente en dan met name rondom de voorjaarsklassiekers is d\u00e9 tijd om te gaan. (maart-mei) maar ook daarna, in de zomer en de herfst (september-oktober) kun je heel prachtig fietsen in de regio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De Ardennen kunnen soms nat en erg koud, zeker nog in de maanden maart en april, maar ook al in oktober. De andere delen van Belgi\u00eb zijn vergelijkbaar met het Nederlandse klimaat, dus dan is het een beetje plannen en zoeken.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgi\u00eb is het fietswalhalla bij uitstek. 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