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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 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.
Profile of the final 29 kilometres (18 mi), including the Côte d'Ereffe, the Côte de Cherave and the Mur de Huy. The route was slightly changed from the 2015 edition.The start moved to Marche-en-Famenne and the Côte des 36 Tournants was replaced by two climbs of the Côte de Solieres, later on in the race.
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 ...
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%
They crested the first ascent of the Mur de Huy in the lead. Spanish rider Mavi García tried to bridge the gap, but was caught again before the Côte de Cherave. The leading quartet's lead rose to 40 seconds at 20 km from the end, but the unrepresented teams led the chase in the peloton and narrowed the gap to ten seconds by the foot of the ...
Huy, view from the bridge (le Pont du Chemin de Fer) with the fortress (Fort de Huy), two churches (la collégiale Notre-Dame) and (Saint-Domitien) and the Tihange nuclear power plant Huy ( French: [ɥi] ⓘ or [wi] ⓘ ; Dutch : Hoei [ɦui] ; Walloon : Hu ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège , Belgium .