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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.
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%
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.
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 route continued north to Andenne, then east to the third climb, the Côte de Bohissau, 100 kilometres (62 miles) into the race. The riders then rode north-east to reach the first ascent of the Mur de Huy. The first climb of the Mur came with 87.5 kilometres (54.4 miles) to the finish line; it was followed by the day's only feed zone.
After entering the town, there was a detour to climb the Côte de Cherave. This is a 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) climb at an average gradient of 8.1%; the summit came with 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) remaining. After the descent back into Huy, the riders climbed the Mur de Huy for the third time, with the finish line coming at the top of the climb. The ...