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Spring Classics Tour - Flanders and Roubaix 2025

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Itinerary

Day To Day

Thursday 3 April - Day One : Arrival

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, we will depart Brussels Airport at 11:00am, so please book a flight that lands in Brussels before this time. We will arrive at our hotel in Oudenaarde around 12:15pm.

Hotel Leopold in Oudenaarde

We are staying at the Hotel Leopold in Oudenaarde. Your stay will be for 7 nights and will be on a bed and breakfast basis.

What about my bike?

You can bring your own bike as we have planned to transport bike boxes on our airport transfers. Alternatively, you can rent a bike with us for the duration of the tour. 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.

Bike Rental Information

We offer bike rental for the duration of the Spring Classics Tour. The bike model available is a Scott Addict. It comes equipped with a carbon frame, 12 speed Di2 groupset and disc brakes.

 

Daily Highlights

  • Airport Transfer (optional extra)
  • Expert Staff
  • Fitting of rental bikes
  • Hotel in Oudenaarde
  • Tour Programme Review

 

Friday 4 April - Day Two - Guided warm up ride and event expo

After breakfast join us on our warm-up ride. We head out this morning for a 50km ride including some cobbled climbs. It is important to get your first taste of the cobbles ahead of the Sportive tomorrow. 

This afternoon we will attend the Tour of Flanders Sportive Expo to shop for any merchandise.

This evening is free for you to relax ahead of the We Ride Flanders Sportive. 

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Guided Ride
  • Hotel in Oudenaarde
  • Sightseeing

Ride

50km warm-up ride with some cobbled climbs

Meals

Breakfast

Medium Ride

Saturday 5 April - Day Three : 2025 We Ride Flanders

We have an early start this morning. Early breakfast is arranged in the hotel restaurant. The long distance starts from Bruges and finishes in Oudenaarde. All other distances start and finish in Oudenaarde so we offer transport to get there this morning.

Start & finish / location & hours

START Cyclo 242km
Brugge – 07.00 – 08.00

START 179km, 144km, 80km
Oudenaarde (Lindestraat, Oudenaarde)

  •       Cyclo 177 km: 07.00 – 08.30
  •       Cyclo 136 km: 08.30 – 10.00
  •       Cyclo 72 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, we provide transport back to Kortrijk.
The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Kortrijk’s many restaurants.

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Oudenaarde
  • Optional Transport

Ride

Various distances

Meals

Breakfast

Long Ride

 

Sunday 6 April - Day Four : 2025 Tour of Flanders

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 with Flanders Classics Club Hospitality.

Oudenaarde. 

Tour of Flanders Finish Hospitality

FLANDERS CLASSICS CLUB

LOCATION: Oudenaarde. TIMING: From 1 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. The “Flanders Classics Club”stands for a stylish VIP formula at the finish line in Oudenaarde. Enjoy a front row view of the finish line. Predicting the outcome of the Tour of Flanders is simply impossible. You can be sure of one thing however: like any other cycling fan, you too will have goosebumps as the winner crosses the finish line in Oudenaarde in a flash of glory. A moment you simply cannot afford to miss. And our Flanders Classics Club is the perfect place to witness the highlight of the springtime cycling season, boasting a front row view. Get ready for a day you’ll never forget, surrounded by luxury and all the amenities you would expect.

  •      Reception with drinks and appetizers
  •      Non-stop buffet and open bar
  •      Lavish reception

VIP-ZONE

  •      Access to the VIP zone along the finish line in Oudenaarde
  •      Arrival of the Elite Men’s race, to follow exclusively from the VIP zone
  •      Arrival of the Elite Women’s race, to follow exclusively from the VIP zone

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Transport Included
  • Oudenaarde
  • VIP access to the Oudenaarde finish line
  • Prime Viewing
  • Finish Hospitality

Meals

Breakfast, Reception Drinks & Appetizers, Non-stop Buffet & Access to an Open Bar

 

Monday 7 April - Day Five : Guided ride and Ronde van Vlaanderen Museum

After yesterday’s exertions we’ll take it a bit easier today. This morning we offer an optional guided ride of about 50 – 70km. This afternoon, we will take you on a guided visit of the Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen Museum.

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Guided Ride
  • Oudenaarde
  • Sightseeing

Ride

Optional guided ride of 50-60 km

Meals

Breakfast

Long Ride

 

Tuesday 8 April - Day Six : Visit Belgian Brewery

Today we have an easier, relaxed day. We will still offer a guided ride in the morning. In the afternoon we will take you on a guided visit of a local Belgian beer brewery with plenty of tasting included of course. 

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Guided Ride
  • Oudenaarde
  • Sightseeing

Ride

Optional guided ride in the morning

Meals

Breakfast

Medium Ride

 

Wednesday 9 April - Day Seven : Visit the city of Antwerp plus the finish of the Scheldeprijs in Schoten

The Scheldeprijs is also known as the unofficial World Championship for sprinters. The finish is in Schoten near Antwerp. After visiting the port city of Antwerp, we’ll travel the short distance to Schoten to watch the sprint finish.

Final night in Oudenaarde.

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Sightseeing
  • Oudenaarde
  • Transport

Meals

Breakfast

 

Thursday 10 April - Day Eight : Ypres plus move to Roubaix

Today we visit Flanders Fields, starting in Ypres by the Menin Gate before a bike tour that will include historical sites and war memorials. We will also see some of the Gent-Wevelgem race route before moving to Roubaix.

We will have our evening meal together at our new hotel.

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Guided Ride
  • Hotel in Roubaix
  • Sightseeing

Ride

4 hour bike tour with sightseeing

Meals

Breakfast & Evening Meal

Medium Ride

 

Friday 11 April - Day Nine : Roubaix guided ride on the cobbles

This morning you will have the chance to explore Roubaix.

At 14.00 we lead a guided ride over the cobbles so you can test, bike and share tips with our guide and the rest of the group.

This evening, we will eat together at the hotel.

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Guided Ride
  • Hotel in Roubaix

Ride

Guided ride over the cobbles

Meals

Breakfast & Evening Meal

Long Ride

 

Saturday 12 April - Day Ten : 2025 Roubaix Challenge

On the same day as the riders of the women’s peloton, you will ride your own Paris Roubaix today. You will be able to see how the riders of the Men’s cycling elite handle the cobbled sectors of Roubaix tomorrow. Amateurs from around the world will have the opportunity to measure themselves against the legend of the Hell of the North with its mythical cobbled sections like the “Carrefour de l’Arbre” and the “Trouée d’Arenberg”. All distances start and finish at the Roubaix velodrome apart from the long distance route. Transport to long distance included. All distances finish in Roubaix at the velodrome.

Evening meal at the hotel.

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Guided Ride
  • Hotel in Roubaix
  • Long Distance Transport Included

Ride

Ride your own Paris Roubaix (various distances)

Meals

Breakfast & Evening Meal

 

Sunday 13 April - Day Eleven: 2025 Paris Roubaix

Today is Paris Roubaix day. Today’s finish is in the Roubaix velodrome not far from the hotel. We offer either a guided ride this morning to watch some live action on the cobbles or you can stay in Roubaix and take your place inside the velodrome. We have access tickets to the inside area where you will have the best view of the finish.

Evening meal at the hotel. We will assist you with re-packing your bikes for travel tomorrow.

Daily Highlights

  • Fully Supported
  • Guided Ride
  • Hotel in Roubaix
  • Roubaix Velodrome Access
  • Bike re-packing Assistance

Meals

Breakfast & Evening Meal

 

Monday 14 April - Day Twelve: Departure Day

After breakfast we offer our optional transfer back to Brussels International airport at 09.00. Please book flights that depart after 13.00. Alternatively, please make your own arrangements.

Daily Highlights

  • Optional Airport Transfer

Meals

Breakfast