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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.
Course map. 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.
The race started and finished in Huy, with the finish line on the top of the final ascent of the Mur de Huy - one of three ascents of the Mur on the route. [2] [3] There were 7 categorised climbs: 53 km: Mur de Huy - 1.3 km climb at 9.6%; 71 km: Côte d'Ereffe - 2.1 km climb at 4.6%; 84 km: Côte de Cherave - 1.5 km climb at 7.6%
This year’s race promises agony and excitement as cyclists face the punishing Mur de Huy four times. La Flèche Wallonne 2024: A Brutal Battle on Belgium’s Toughest Terrain Skip to main content
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 ...
Ferrand-Pévot, Spratt and Ensing on the first ascent of the Mur de Huy UCI Report The race was run in exceptionally warm and sunny weather, with temperatures exceeding 20°C. [ 2 ] On the first ascent of the Côte de Cherave, at 35 km from the finish, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot broke clear, immediately followed by Megan Guarnier , Amanda Spratt ...
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.
Deignan forced Niewiadoma's hand with an attack before the Mur de Huy, with her Boels–Dolmans teammate Van der Breggen ultimately pulling clear prior to the final ascent. [39] Lastly, at Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, Niewiadoma was combative, attacking on each of the last two climbs. With Van der Breggen eventually soloing clear to ...