A major test for the cobblestone specialists is always this race to Harelbeke. Over a distance of 203.9 km the riders will handle seventeen hills on Friday. If you're not ready now it might soon be too late. An early spring sun will make things pleasant for riders and spectators.
Hills:
2012: Tom Boonen
2013: Fabian Cancellara
2014: Peter Sagan
2015: Geraint Thomas
2016: Michał Kwiatkowski
2017: Greg Van Avermaet
2018: Niki Terpstra
2019: Zdeněk Štybar
2020: /
2021: Kasper Asgreen
Multiple winners:
5x Tom Boonen
4x Rik Van Looy
3x Jan Raas
3x Fabian Cancellara
Hills:
- Katteberg (750 m; 6%) – 175 km
- La Houppe (1880 m; 4,8%) –116 km
- Kanarieberg (1050 m; 7,7%) – 111 km
- Oude Kruisberg (800 m; 4,8%) – 102 km
- Knokteberg (1260 m; 7%) – 96 km
- Hotondberg (1200 m; 4%) – 92 km
- Kortekeer (1000 m; 6,4%) – 84 km
- Taaienberg (700 m; 6,3%) – 80 km
- Berg ten Stene (1300 m; 5,2%) – 70 km
- Boigneberg (1000 m; 5,2%) – 67 km
- Eikenberg (1250 m; 6,2%) – 62 km
- Stationsberg (700 m; 3,2%) – 57 km
- Kapelberg (750 m; 7,1%) – 45 km
- Paterberg (400 m; 12,9%) – 42 km
- Oude Kwaremont (2200 m; 4%) – 39 km
- Karnemelkbeekstraat, E3 Col (1530 m; 4,9%) – 31 km
- Tiegemberg (750 m; 5,6%) – 19 km
2012: Tom Boonen
2013: Fabian Cancellara
2014: Peter Sagan
2015: Geraint Thomas
2016: Michał Kwiatkowski
2017: Greg Van Avermaet
2018: Niki Terpstra
2019: Zdeněk Štybar
2020: /
2021: Kasper Asgreen
Multiple winners:
5x Tom Boonen
4x Rik Van Looy
3x Jan Raas
3x Fabian Cancellara