Practical info

NEW and generous participant pack for EVERY participant

  • A high-quality We Ride Flanders windstopper by Gobik (retail value €75)
  • A unique We Ride Flanders medal
  • Accident insurance (no helmet = not insured)
  • Signallers on the course and at the start and finish
  • Generous supplies at every checkpoint offering water, 226ERS sports nutrition – and drinks. Bananas, biscuits and waffles from Lidl.
  • Technical assistance
  • Frame plate including chip for timing and tracking during the event
  • Frame sticker indicating hills, cobbled sections and supplies
  • Perfect signage on the course
  • Medical service at each checkpoint and at the finish

* Supplies only on presentation of the frame plate! Participants without a frame plate will not be allowed on the course.

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All participants can collect their pack on site. No more packages will be sent by mail. You will receive a personal confirmation email containing your personal number at the latest 1 week before the tour. You can collect the frame plate from the registration desk on site with this number.

The registration desk is open on:

  • Thursday 3 April between 2 pm and 7 pm @ de Qubus, Oudenaarde (all distances)
  • Friday 4 April between 10am and 7pm @ de Qubus, Oudenaarde (all distances)
  • Saturday 5 April from 6:30am @ de Qubus, Oudenaarde (80km, 128km & 158km)
  • Saturday 5 April from 6am @ VIVES Hogeschool, Bruges (229 km).

Locations registration desks:

  • Oudenaarde: de Qubus, Lindestraat 47, Oudenaarde
  • Bruges: VIVES Hogeschool, Xaverianenstraat 10, Bruges
START

Start times subject to change:

  • Bruges – Start location: Market Square
    • 229 km: 7am – 8am
  • Oudenaarde – Start location: Market Square
    • 158 km : 7 am – 8.30 am
    • 128 km : 7 am – 9 am
    • 80 km : 7am – 10am

FINISH

The finish of alle distances is on Minderbroedersstraat in Oudenaarde just like the pros. The last supply post closes at 7 pm. If you arrive here later, you are no longer an official participant and are obliged to take the shortest route to the finish. The finish in Oudenaarde officially closes at 8 pm.

OUDENAARDE

The Qubus will not be accessible by car. The organisation is providing plenty of car parks. IMPORTANT: Each car park has a certain color, remember which car park you parked your car in.
TIP: When you arrive, take a picture of the parking sign at the entrance.

BRUGES

Go to VIVES Hogeschool:
Kiss & Ride car park at VIVES Hogeschool Bruges – Xaverianenstraat 10, Bruges.
Route to Kiss & Ride: E40 exit 8 Bruges > Expressway N31 > exit Z2-Vogelzang / VIVES Hogeschool.

Parking is available at one of the pay car parks in Bruges.

Extensive supplies will be provided along the way with sweet and salty LIDL biscuits, LIDL fruit, water, 226ERS sports drinks and 226ERS sports nutrition.

Below is an overview of the number of supplies for each distance.

  • 80 km: 2 refreshment stations
  • 128 km: 3 refreshment stations
  • 158 km: 4 refreshment stations
  • 229 km: 5 refreshment stations

226ERS provides hypotonic sports drinks, energy bars and energy gels at the supplies. You can find more info about the 226ERS products offered HERE.

FOODMAKER will provide sandwiches at the refreshment station in Geraardsbergen (229km & 158km).

Location: de Qubus, Lindestraat 47, Oudenaarde

Opening times:

  • Thursday 3 April: 2pm – 7pm
  • Friday 4 April: 10am – 7pm
  • Saturday 5 April: 7am – 8pm

You can pick up your participant pack and Gobik windstopper here and hand in your frame plate after the ride. In addition, you can come “stroll” among the expo booths and have something to eat or drink.

On Saturday, changing rooms and showers will be provided at the Qubus in Oudenaarde.

On Saturday, a supervised sports bag storage area will be provided at the Qubus in Oudenaarde (participants 80km – 128km – 158km).

Participants of the longest distance (229km) can drop off a sports bag in Bruges in the morning between 6am and 8am. Participants will receive a wristband with the same number attached to their sports bag.

The sports bags will be transported by truck to the second supply point in Zwalm. The sports bags will be there between 9:30am and 11:30am.

At 11:30am the truck will leave for Oudenaarde where the participants can pick up their sports bags after their ride from 1:30pm onwards.

Loose articles of clothing or plastic bags will not be accepted. So make sure you bring a tight-fitting (sports) bag to put your belongings in.

The organization will take the necessary safety measures to guard the space as well as possible, but its use is at your own risk. The organization is not responsible for possible damage, loss and/or theft of personal items.

Some recommendations:

  • Use a properly lockable sports bag and make sure it is also properly sealed so that no items can fall out of your sports bag.


  • Do not leave valuable items (such as iPhone, sports watch, wallet, etc.) in your sports bag.

Participants of the longest distance (229km) can drop off a sports bag in Bruges (VIVES Hogeschool) in the morning between 6am and 8am. Participants will receive a wristband with the same number attached to their sports bag.

The sports bags will be transported by truck to the second supply point in Zwalm. The sports bags will be there between 9:30am and 12:30am.

At 11:30am the truck will leave for Oudenaarde where the participants can pick up their sports bags after their ride from 1:30pm onwards.

Loose articles of clothing or plastic bags will not be accepted. So make sure you bring a tight-fitting (sports) bag to put your belongings in.

SPORTOGRAF.COM is the official photo service of the We Ride Flanders. These photographers have built a good reputation over the past years with their fully digital service and their reasonable prices.

Register now and receive a reminder as soon as the photos appear online via this link.

Here you will find more info on how your photos will be handled.

Overnight stay Oudenaarde
Overnight stay Bruges
OUDENAARDE » BRUGES

All shuttle bus tickets are sold out.

Are you injured or can’t participate for a different reason?

While registering you have the option to purchase a cancellation insurance for just € 14. If cancelled before the end of the day January 15, 2025, 100% of the registration total will be refunded.

Any extras such as T-shirts, merchandise, Sportograf pictures, medal engraving and cancellation policy itself will not be refunded (non-exhaustive). If you already registered without a cancellation insurance, then it is no longer possible to buy the insurance afterwards.

Cancellation requests should be submitted via this contact form by January 15, 2025 at the latest.

From January 16, 2025 onwards it is no longer possible to request a reimbursement.

If you would like to change the distance or name. That’s possible until midnight on 17 March 2025 via info@peloton.be.

We would like to receive the following information from the substitute in case of a name change:

  • Reference number initial participant:
  • Name + first name:
  • Gender:
  • Date of birth:
  • Address:
  • City + postal code:
  • Phone number:
  • Emergency phone number:
  • E-mail address:

Afterwards any changes are only possible on site at the ‘changes name & distance’ booth.

Distance change

First collect your starter pack and have your distance changed at the booth ‘changes name & distance’.

Name change

First collect the starter pack with the confirmation email of the person whose registration you are taking over. Then change the personal data at the ‘changes name & distance’ booth.
Don’t forget to bring your ID. For a name change an administration fee of € 5 will be charged on site.

We advise everyone to avoid strenuous efforts for which they are not physically prepared. Make wise choices regarding the distance you want to cover and/or the pace you want to impose on your body.

If you want to perform sports at a high intensity, you should have yourself checked annually by a (sports) doctor. The presentation of medical certificates is not mandatory.

It is up to the athlete to decide how to deal with the information provided during a medical check-up.

The organizer bears no responsibility in this regard.