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The Mur de Huy (English: Wall of Huy) is a 128 metres (420 ft) high hill located in Huy, Wallonia, Belgium. It is also known as le Chemin des Chapelles (English: The Path of the Chapels) because of the seven chapels along its route. This climb is famous for being part of the route of La Flèche Wallonne professional cycling race.
Today, the event starts in Charleroi and heads east to Huy, where the riders do three laps of a tough circuit including the steep Mur de Huy (the Wall of Huy) climb, with several sections steeper than 15% and up to 26% on one section. The finish is at the top of the Mur after the third ascent, and ascent of 'the Mur' is considered the iconic ...
The 143.5 kilometres (89.2 mi) course started and finished in Huy, with the finish line on the top of the final ascent of the Mur de Huy. The course was around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) longer than the 2023 edition, omitting an ascent of the Mur de Huy, but including climbs of Gives, Courrière and Évrehailles instead. [2]
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Shortly after the Worlds, Van der Breggen set a new record for wins at Flèche Wallonne when she won the race for a sixth time, moving one clear of Vos, outclimbing Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Demi Vollering up the final ascent of the Mur de Huy to clinch victory. [101]
Tour de France 2 individual stages (2019, 2021) Stage races. Tour de Pologne ... Teuns made his move on the final ascent of the Mur de Huy, ...
The Citadel of Huy (French: Citadelle de Huy) or the Fort of Huy (French: Fort de Huy), known locally as The Castle (Walloon: Li Tchestia), is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Huy in the province of Liège, Belgium. [1] The fort occupies a high position in the town, overlooking the strategic Meuse river.
During the third and final ascent of the Mur de Huy at La Flèche Wallonne, Alaphilippe accelerated near the summit, overtaking Jelle Vanendert in the last 100 metres (330 feet) of the race and dropping him.