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Tour of Flanders Sportive - Stay in Kortrijk

April 5, 2025

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Days

3 - 4 nights

DISTANCE

50, 90, 110 OR 150 MILES

From

$649 PER PERSON

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2025 We Ride Flanders and Tour of Flanders Weekend with Sportive Breaks

One of the “must ride” sportives in world cycling and possibly the best one-day classic on the pro circuit. The Tour of Flanders sportive is your chance to ride some of the most classic cobbled climbs including the Koppenberg, de Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg. Stay with us in Kortrijk for the weekend.

Here at Sportive Breaks we are proud to be an official partner of the Tour of Flanders and We Ride Flanders (Tour of Flanders Sportive). We have years of experience of organising travel packages to the Tour of Flanders and we’re looking forward to welcoming amateur cyclists again in Belgium. The Tour of Flanders Sportive will take place on Saturday 5th April and the professionals will race on Sunday 6th April 2025. 

We are staying in Kortrijk within easy reach of both the Sportive on the Saturday and to watch the Pros on the Sunday.

We Ride Flanders

We Ride Flanders | Tour of Flanders Sportive is one Sportive that every amateur cyclist must have done. This is your opportunity to ride some of the classic cobbled climbs from the Tour of Flanders including the Koppenberg, Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont. Taking place on the Saturday before the Tour of Flanders, you ride the Sportive before watching the professionals the next day.

2025 Tour of Flanders Weekend

Sportive Breaks offer a choice of hotels in Kortrijk close to the location of the We Ride Flanders start and finish as well as the finish of the Tour of Flanders Women’s and Men’s races on the Sunday. Our local Belgian team of hosts, guides and mechanics will look after you throughout the weekend with guided rides, mechanical support, transport to and from the Sportive and the Pro Race. We also offer optional bike rental and airport transfers from Brussels.

Spread your payments: Our interest-free payment plan allows you to spread out payments for your booking.

Stay in Kortrijk: It is an easy drive from Kortrijk to Oudenaarde where the sportive starts and finishes and where the pro race ends. Transportation to Oudenaarde is included in our packages.

Guided warm up ride on the cobbles: On Friday afternoon we ride with our local guide over the cobbles on a short route. You don’t want to have your first taste of cobbles action on Sportive day!

Mechanical support: Our expert mechanics are on-hand all weekend.

Available extras: Book your choice of sportive entry with us. Bring your own bike or rent one of our bikes for the weekend. Airport transfers from Brussels Zaventem Airport are available.

What's Included & Optional Extras

Accommodation

3 or 4 star hotel in Kortrijk

Included meals

All breakfasts

Guided wam-up ride

Friday PM ride on the cobbles

Mechanic

Available all weekend

Transfers

Included for Sportive and Pro Race day

Additional Extra - Bike Rental

Available from $363 for the weekend

Additional Extra - Airport Transfer

Optional airport transfers from Brussels at $169 return

Additional Extra - Sportive Entry

4 distance options. Delivered to your hotel

Additional Extra - VIP Hospitality

A variety of first-class experiences

Prices

  • Package Prices
  • 3 nights in 3* Hotel Square: $649 per person in a twin/double room, $883 per person in a single room
  • 3 nights in 4* Hotel Messeyne: $722 per person based on two people sharing, $1,046 per person in a single room
  • 4 nights in 3* Hotel Square: $761 per person in a twin/double room, $1,072 per person in a single room
  • 4 nights in 4* Hotel Messeyne: $870 per person based on two people sharing, $1,298 per person in a single room
 

Included with your tour

  • Local expert guides, support drivers and bike mechanics
  • Guided ride on Friday afternoon (for guests arriving Thursday, or Friday morning)
  • Daily breakfast
  • Local taxes

Also available

    • “We Ride Flanders” gran fondo entry, including transport to/from start/finish
      • 80km (50 miles) for $120
      • 144km (90 miles) for $120
      • 179km (110 miles) for $120
      • 242km (150 miles) for $160
    • Return airport transfers from/to Brussels International Airport for $169 per person
    • Bike rental – Scott Addict (or similar) for $363 per bike
    • VIP Hospitality to the Men’s & Women’s pro races
      • Start to Finish Experience for $1,015
      • 3x Oude Kwaremont Hospitality for $749
      • Top Paterberg Hospitality for $639
      • Flanders Classics Club for $509
      • 3x Ronde Van Vlaanderenstraat for $599
      • VIP Lunch & Oudenaarde Finish for $675

Highlights from the Past Event

Itinerary

Please make your own arrangements to arrive at our hotel in Kortrijk today. Our team will meet you at the hotel. If you plan to fly, airport transfers from Brussels International Airport (BRU) to your hotel in Kortrijk are available for you, your luggage and your bike at 11:00 AM. 

Our hotels

Choose to stay at either 3* hotel Square or 4* hotel Messeyne in Kortrijk center. Both hotels are a stone’s throw away from the Grote Markt (Great Market Square) and offer comfort and efficiency in modern settings. Breakfast is included each morning but be warned that it will be early on We Ride Flanders day!

What about my bike?

You can bring your own bike as bike boxes are accommodated on our airport transfers. Alternatively, you can rent a bike from us for the weekend. Our mechanic will be available this afternoon at the hotel to “fit” your rental bike or to assist you with building your bike after travel. Bikes are safely stored at the hotel.

This afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available for you. The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Kortrijk’s many restaurants.

You will have the morning to yourselves with breakfast included at the hotel. After lunch we will meet for a guided ride.

Guided ride

At 2:00pm we will take you on a supported, guided ride (approx 30 miles). Your race entry will be delivered to you at the hotel today.

This afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available for you. The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Kortrijk’s many restaurants.

We have an early start this morning and have arranged for you to be well nourished with an early breakfast in your hotel. Transportation to Bruges (150 mile riders) and Oudenaarde (110/90/50 mile riders) is provided this morning.

Start & finish / location & hours

START Cyclo 150 Miles (242km)
Bruges – 7:00 – 8:00 AM

START 110 Miles (179km), 90 Miles (144km), 50 Miles (80km)
Oudenaarde (Lindestraat, Oudenaarde)

  • 110 miles: 7:00 – 8:00 AM 
  • 90 miles: 7:00 – 9:00 AM
  • 50 miles: 7:00 –  10:00 AM

FINISH

All distances finish on the Market Square in Oudenaarde where you can celebrate your accomplishment in Belgian style.  The last aid station closes at 7:00 PM. If you arrive here after this cut-off time, you will be directed to take the shortest route back to the Market Square as the route is officially closed at 8:00 pm.  Upon finishing your ride and celebrating in Oudenaarde, we provide transportation back to Kortrijk.

This afternoon and early evening we will assist with re-packing your bike for travel.  Your rental bike can be returned unless you plan on using it in the morning.
The evening is free for you to eat out in one of Kortrijk’s many restaurants.

Rest your legs today as you become part of the excitement of this spectacular race.

Two options are available for you today.  All guests are transported to the finish in Ourdnaarde.  From Ourdnaarde, you can take the shuttle bus to Oude Kwaremont to watch riders road-side from the public village.

Stay in Oudenaarde

Experience the finish in the center of Oudenaarde.  Riders will pass by four times and you can experience both the men’s and the women’s finishes live and on the big screen. 

Shuttle bus to Oude Kwaremont

Board the free shuttle bus from Oudenaarde station up to the public village on the Oude Kwaremont where you can see the riders pass three times. Not as steep as the punishing Koppenberg and Paterberg climbs, but equally as important, the Kwaremont is the longest cobbled climb in the race and breeds an intense tactical battle.  There are pubs, food and beer vans and a big screen so you can alternate between standing by the road-side and watching the big screen.

Tour of Flanders Hospitality

Alternatively, we provide a program of official VIP experiences – More information here

Enjoy a well earned breakfast before heading home. Today we offer an optional transfer to Brussels Zaventem airport, departing from Oudenaarde at 6:30 AM (for flights departing after 10:30 AM).

We offer the largest selection of European Gran Fondo and Cyclo-Sportive events.

More about the event

The Tour of Flanders weekend is a celebration of our sport in one of the most passionate, cycling-loving regions of the world. There are a variety of sportive distances to choose from, all including the classic finish of the Oude Kwaremont & Paterberg.

While Roubaix is all about the cobbles and the Ardennes classics are all about sharp climbs, Flanders is a mix of the two with some brutal cobbled sections and steep cobbled climbs. The most famous of these climbs are the Koppenberg, Muur & Paterberg with gradients pushing 20%. The sportive is so popular and the roads so narrow that it is a challenge to get passed the numerous riders who walk up the steep sections.

The route finishes with a long flat sprint to Oudenaarde finishing in the race village where a large beer tent and food vendors await to help you celebrate and refuel.

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You are in safe hands

We have a team of highly experienced professionals who have been organizing cycling trips for more than 25 years.

Plenty to choose from

We offer the largest selection of European Gran Fondo and Cyclo-Sportive events.

Spread your payments

Our interest-free payment plan allows you to spread out payments for your booking. *Selected products. Terms and Conditions apply.

Logistics covered

We know the routes and we know the roads. We know how the event works and the best hotels for the start and finish. We organize everything for you; transfers, bike transport, additional fuel stops, local guides, mechanical support and more.