{"id":2499,"date":"2025-09-03T14:24:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:46:52","slug":"fietstocht-vlaanderen-vlaamse-ardennen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/blog\/fietstocht-vlaanderen-vlaamse-ardennen","title":{"rendered":"Fietsen in de Ronde van Vlaanderen: Waarom Britse renners van de Vlaamse Ardennen houden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2499\" class=\"elementor elementor-2499\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dc84d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2dc84d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f86bb35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f86bb35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elk voorjaar kijken wielerfans in Groot-Brittanni\u00eb hoe het drama van de Ronde van Vlaanderen zich ontvouwt: beklimmingen met kasseien, smalle weggetjes en gepassioneerde fans. Maar wist u dat u diezelfde routes zelf kunt rijden?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173d317 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"173d317\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8368ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8368ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">De magie van de Ronde van Vlaanderen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eece19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eece19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1298\">De Ronde van Vlaanderen (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/blog\/wat-je-moet-weten-over-de-ronde-van-vlaanderen\/\">Ronde van Vlaanderen<\/a>) is een van de legendarische <em data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1147\">Monument Klassiekers<\/em>. Het is niet alleen de lengte van de race die hem beroemd maakt, maar ook de meedogenloze reeks korte, steile beklimmingen, vele geplaveid met kasseien die je doen kluiven.<\/p><p data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1334\">Enkele van de meest iconische zijn:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1576\"><li data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1411\"><p data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1411\"><strong data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1352\">Koppenberg<\/strong> - meedogenloos steil, met een maximum van 22% op gladde kasseien.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1498\"><p data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1498\"><strong data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1432\">Oude Kwaremont<\/strong> - Lang en slopend, de klim waar vaak kampioenen worden gemaakt.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1576\"><p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1576\"><strong data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1514\">Paterberg<\/strong> - kort maar woest, en altijd beslissend in de finale van de race.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1786\">Voor Britse renners is het een kans om jezelf te testen tegen dezelfde beklimmingen die door de profs worden bedwongen. Zie het als de Belgische versie van het beklimmen van Alpe d'Huez: doordrenkt van geschiedenis, sfeer en uitdaging.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790403c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"790403c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2acd13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2acd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waarom Britse ruiters naar de Vlaamse Ardennen trekken<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e1be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84e1be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1915\">Wat maakt de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/hotel-in-de-vlaamse-ardennen\/\">Vlaamse Ardennen<\/a> zo aantrekkelijk voor fietsers uit het VK?<\/p><ul data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"2548\"><li data-start=\"1917\" data-end=\"2100\"><p data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2100\"><strong data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"1946\">Gemakkelijk bereikbaar vanuit Londen<\/strong>: Stap op de Eurostar naar Brussel en neem dan een rechtstreekse trein naar Oudenaarde. Van deur tot deur ben je in ongeveer 3-4 uur in het hart van fietsland.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2220\"><p data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2220\"><strong data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2133\">Perfect voor een lang weekend<\/strong>: Het is niet nodig om een hele week vrij te nemen - drie of vier dagen is genoeg om de ervaring in je op te nemen.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2394\"><p data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2394\"><strong data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2245\">Glooiende landschappen<\/strong>: De Vlaamse Ardennen bieden een lappendeken van velden, bossen en dorpjes - zacht maar uitdagend terrein, heel anders dan de Alpen of Pyrenee\u00ebn.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2395\" data-end=\"2548\"><p data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2548\"><strong data-start=\"2397\" data-end=\"2427\">Overal fietscultuur<\/strong>: Je vindt er fietscaf\u00e9s, lokale renners op elke klim en zelfs muurschilderingen en standbeelden die de Ronde van Vlaanderen vieren.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2679\">Het voelt als een pelgrimstocht voor iedereen die fietst, of je nu een doorgewinterde roadie bent of gewoon houdt van de sensatie van het fietsen van nieuwe routes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a9f7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9a9f7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59d1e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e59d1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Praktische tips voor je fietstocht<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0997b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0997b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2809\">Plan je je eerste fietsvakantie in Belgi\u00eb? Hier zijn een paar dingen die je moet weten:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2811\" data-end=\"3475\"><li data-start=\"2811\" data-end=\"2973\"><p data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2973\"><strong data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2844\">Neem je eigen fiets mee of huur<\/strong> - Veel Britse fietsers reizen met hun fiets, maar er zijn ook goede verhuurwinkels in Oudenaarde als je liever licht reist.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"3134\"><p data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"3134\"><strong data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"2998\">Beste tijd om te bezoeken<\/strong> - De lente en de herfst zijn ideaal, met koeler weer en de extra drukte van het fietsseizoen. De zomer biedt langere dagen maar kan drukker zijn.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3135\" data-end=\"3321\"><p data-start=\"3137\" data-end=\"3321\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/blog\/fietsevenementen-oudenaarde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"3137\" data-end=\"3155\">Wielerevenementen<\/strong><\/a> - Je kunt zelfs de offici\u00eble <strong data-start=\"3189\" data-end=\"3218\">Ronde van Vlaanderen Sportief<\/strong>die elk jaar in april de dag voor de profrace wordt gehouden. Duizenden amateurs van over de hele wereld doen mee.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3322\" data-end=\"3475\"><p data-start=\"3324\" data-end=\"3475\"><strong data-start=\"3324\" data-end=\"3340\">Blijf bijtanken<\/strong> - Belgische caf\u00e9s zijn fietsvriendelijk, met stevige broodjes, pannenkoeken en natuurlijk bier van wereldklasse voor na de rit.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707b509 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"707b509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6659c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6659c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waar te overnachten: Je fietsbasiskamp<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd58471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd58471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3526\" data-end=\"3686\">Het kiezen van de juiste accommodatie maakt het verschil tijdens een fietsvakantie. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leopold Hotel Oudenaarde<\/a> is niet voor niets een favoriet onder Britse fietsers:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3688\" data-end=\"4138\"><li data-start=\"3688\" data-end=\"3765\"><p data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3765\"><strong data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3713\">Veilige fietsenstalling<\/strong> - Gemoedsrust dat je fiets 's nachts veilig is.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3766\" data-end=\"3858\"><p data-start=\"3768\" data-end=\"3858\"><strong data-start=\"3768\" data-end=\"3807\">Fietsreparatie en -schoonmaak<\/strong> - Houd je fiets in topconditie tussen de ritten door.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3859\" data-end=\"3949\"><p data-start=\"3861\" data-end=\"3949\"><strong data-start=\"3861\" data-end=\"3892\">Ruime, comfortabele kamers<\/strong> - Perfect voor herstel na lange uren in het zadel.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3950\" data-end=\"4045\"><p data-start=\"3952\" data-end=\"4045\"><strong data-start=\"3952\" data-end=\"3973\">Brasserie ter plaatse<\/strong> - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/betwist\/\">Verbogen<\/a> is ideaal om koolhydraten te laden met pasta, Belgische stoofpotten en lokale gerechten.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4046\" data-end=\"4138\"><p data-start=\"4048\" data-end=\"4138\"><strong data-start=\"4048\" data-end=\"4076\">Milieuvriendelijke referenties<\/strong> - Blijf met de geruststelling van een <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/duurzaamheid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Key gecertificeerd<\/a> hotel.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4140\" data-end=\"4446\">Bovendien ligt het hotel midden in het centrum van Oudenaarde, een historische stad die wordt beschouwd als het kloppende hart van de Ronde van Vlaanderen. Het museum Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen ligt op slechts een korte wandeling, waar je de geschiedenis van de wedstrijd kunt herbeleven voordat je op pad gaat voor je eigen rit.<\/p><p data-start=\"4448\" data-end=\"4605\">Ontdek meer over een verblijf in <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/hotel-in-de-vlaamse-ardennen\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4482\" data-end=\"4602\">Leopold Hotel Oudenaarde in de Vlaamse Ardennen<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8872d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8872d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2b47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b2b47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Verder dan de fiets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6a5ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc6a5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4634\" data-end=\"4764\">Zelfs de meest toegewijde fietsers hebben een rustdag nodig. Gelukkig bieden Oudenaarde en de Vlaamse Ardennen genoeg buiten de fiets:<\/p><ul data-start=\"4766\" data-end=\"5211\"><li data-start=\"4766\" data-end=\"4862\"><p data-start=\"4768\" data-end=\"4862\"><strong data-start=\"4768\" data-end=\"4797\">Stadsplein van Oudenaarde<\/strong> - Een prachtige omgeving met caf\u00e9s en historische gebouwen.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4863\" data-end=\"4961\"><p data-start=\"4865\" data-end=\"4961\"><strong data-start=\"4865\" data-end=\"4879\">MOU Museum<\/strong> - Leer meer over de geschiedenis van de stad, van middeleeuwse wandtapijten tot fietserfgoed.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4962\" data-end=\"5101\"><p data-start=\"4964\" data-end=\"5101\"><strong data-start=\"4964\" data-end=\"4983\">Lokale brouwerijen<\/strong> - Belgi\u00eb is wereldberoemd om zijn bier en Oudenaarde is daarop geen uitzondering. Probeer een verfrissend lokaal biertje na je rit.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5102\" data-end=\"5211\"><p data-start=\"5104\" data-end=\"5211\"><strong data-start=\"5104\" data-end=\"5122\">Wandelroutes<\/strong> - Als je zin hebt om je benen te strekken buiten de fiets, kun je in de regio prachtige wandelpaden vinden.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5213\" data-end=\"5341\">Het maakt de bestemming ook perfect voor gemengde groepen-niet-fietsers zullen geen tekort hebben aan dingen om te doen terwijl jij de beklimmingen aanpakt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f3183 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42f3183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f6db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36f6db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusie<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c61158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c61158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5365\" data-end=\"5689\">Voor Britse renners bieden de Vlaamse Ardennen het ultieme fietsweekend. Op slechts een korte treinreis van Londen vind je dezelfde iconische beklimmingen met kasseien die zo kenmerkend zijn voor de Ronde van Vlaanderen. Voeg daar een adembenemend landschap, gezellige caf\u00e9s en een stad met een rijke wielergeschiedenis aan toe en het is een ervaring die je niet snel zult vergeten.<\/p><p data-start=\"5691\" data-end=\"5862\">En als het gaat om <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/hotel-in-de-vlaamse-ardennen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">een hotel zoeken in de Vlaamse Ardennen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leopold Hotel Oudenaarde<\/a> is het ideale basiskamp en combineert fietsvriendelijke faciliteiten met comfort, stijl en een centrale ligging.<\/p><p data-start=\"5864\" data-end=\"6032\">Dus waarom alleen naar de wedstrijd kijken als je hem ook zelf kunt rijden? Plan je fietsvakantie in de Vlaamse Ardennen en ontdek waarom Britse renners jaar na jaar terug blijven komen.<\/p><p data-start=\"5864\" data-end=\"6032\">Boek je verblijf bij <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leopoldhoteloudenaarde.com\/nl\/hotel-in-de-vlaamse-ardennen\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"6055\" data-end=\"6151\">Leopold Hotel Oudenaarde<\/a> en begin je avontuur vandaag nog.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every spring, cycling fans in Britain tune in to watch the drama of the Tour of Flanders unfold, cobbled climbs, narrow lanes, and passionate fans. But did you know you can ride those same routes yourself? 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