Kapelmuur comes to Women's Tour of Flanders
Like the men's WorldTour event, the women's Tour of Flanders will take on the Muur-Kapelmuur in the 2017 edition. The striking cobbled climb to the chapel in Geraardsbergen returns to the men's course after a five-year absence at kilometer 165 of the 260km race, and for the women it appears as the seventh climb of 12 in a 153km course.
The women's race was lengthened by 12km for 2017, thanks in part to the UCI's new regulations that extend the maximum distance for Women's WorldTour races to 160km.
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Longer distance also means more climbs, with two more bergs added to the women's race and two additional cobbled roads.
The climbs begin at kilometer 56 with the Achterberg, and then the Eikenberg and Wolvenberg follow quickly at kilometers 62.7 and 65.8. The Leberg, Berendries and Tenbosse come between kilometer 74.6 and 83.6 before the racers head to Geraardsbergen for the Muur at kilometer 94.
The riders get 18km to respite before climb 8, the Pottelberg, and then the Kanarieberg and Kruisberg/Hotond climbs provide some selection before the final two critical cobbled climbs, the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg, which is crested with just 13.2km to go to the finish in Oudenaarde.
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