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 for you, your luggage, and your bike from Brussels International airport. These are available at a supplement of £90 for a return transfer in the booking process.

Our hotel

We are staying at the hotel Leopold in Oudenaarde. Your stay will be for 3 nights and will be on a bed and breakfast basis so with breakfasts included. 

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 weekend. We offer Scott Addict 20 equipped with Shimano 105 Di2 12-speed

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.

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 Oudenaarde’s many restaurants or you can join in with the hotel’s evening buffet which is available at £35 per person per night. (TBC)

The choice is up to you today. For the cyclists we offer the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Cyclo-Sportive. For the spectators we offer a full day’s Start to Finish Experience on the first major Spring Classic of the year, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Sportive Weekend itinerary – Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Cyclo

Early breakfast at the hotel.

• Mechanic support before we take you to the start in Kuurne (30 mins)
• Starting times are open from 07:30am and 12:00am depending on your chosen route
• Shuttle transfer back to Oudenaarde after the finish
• Social post ride beers in the hotel bar

Taking place on Saturday 28 February the KBK sportive starts and finishes in Kuurne located at 30 minutes from Oudenaarde. You can choose from 65km (310m ascent), 85km (520m ascent), 110km (730m ascent) or 140km (1140m ascent) km distances. The 3 longer routes all include plenty of ‘bergs’, the short, steep climbs that make this area famous. The two longer distances also included some cobbled climbs.

Spectator Weekend Itinerary

Early breakfast at the hotel.

• You will be collected from the hotel and transported to Ghent (30 mins)
• Enjoy the build up to the start in Ghent
• 11.15am – Start of the race
• Stop at various locations on the route for live race action
• Lunch and drinks en route. TV screens on board
• See the finish in Ninove at 16.00
• Transport back to Oudenaarde (30 mins)
• Get together in the hotel bar post-event

OHN is like a mini-Tour of Flanders. The race includes the famous Muur van Geraardsbergen and Bosberg in its finale which used to be stalwarts in the Tour of Flanders. Omloop Nieuwsblad for the professional men and women takes place on Saturday 28 February and on Sunday 1 March the Omloop Nieuwsblad Cyclo takes place.
The race starts from a Sportive Breaks favourite location, ‘t Kuipke velodrome in Gent where we go every November to watch the track racing at the Gent Six Day Track Cycling. The finish is in the town of Ninove after taking in 11 climbs and 8 sections of cobblestone ‘bergs’.

For the cyclists we offer the OHN Cyclo-Sportive. For the spectators we offer a full day’s Start to Finish Experience on Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne (KBK).

Sportive Weekend itinerary – OHN Cyclo

Early breakfast at the hotel.

• Mechanic support before we take you to the start in Ninove (30 mins)
• Starting times are open from 07:30am and 11:00am depending on your chosen route
• Shuttle transfer back to Oudenaarde after the finish
• Social post ride beers in the hotel bar

Taking place on the Sunday after the pro race, the Omloop het Nieuwsblad Cyclo allows riders to choose between 4 distances: 60, 80 or 125 kilometres. All distances include the combination of the Muur van Geraardsbergen and the Bosberg. All distances start and finish in Ninove located at 30 minutes from Oudenaarde. There is also a 150km distance which starts and finishes in Ghent, but this does not add much to the 125km distance in terms of challenge or climbs.  

Spectator Weekend Itinerary – Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

Early breakfast at the hotel.

• You will be collected from the hotel and transported to Kortrijk (30 mins)
• Enjoy the build up to the start in Kortrijk
• 12.00 – Start of the race
• Stop at various locations on the route for live race action
• Lunch and drinks en-route. TV screens on board
• See the finish in Kuurne at 17.00
• Transport back to Oudenaarde (30 mins)
• Get together in the hotel bar post-event

KBK is a one-day race that’s part of the opening weekend. The race starts in Kortrijk and finishes in Kuurne but doesn’t go anywhere near Brussels. The race has been a great hunting ground for Team Visma | Lease a Bike in recent years with Wout van Aert winning in 2024. The hills on the route change every year, but some of the regular climbs include Edelareberg, La Houppe, Kanarieberg, Kruisberg, Oude Kwaremont, Tiegemberg and Nokereberg. The race has a long and flat final section to the finish which makes it suitable for sprinters. The race ends with two local laps around Kortrijk and Kuurne.

After breakfast, please check out of the hotel and depart.

If you wish to make use of our airport transfer service then we will run one scheduled airport transfer back to Brussels Zaventem Airport at 09.00am this morning.