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Sign in to saveKoppenberg (literally "Heads Mountain") is a high hill in Oudenaarde, the Flemish Ardennes, Belgium. "Koppen" is an abbreviation for cobblestones which in Dutch slang language are called , or "children's heads". This climb is part of the route of the Tour of Flanders professional cycling race and feared by many because of its steepness (22% on the trickiest parts) and because of its cobblestones. This makes the Koppenberg difficult even for top professionals. Quite often, riders slow to the point of losing their balance, especially those at the back of the peloton who have to dismount and scra
Key facts
- Cycling hill climb.name
- Koppenberg
- Cycling hill climb.image
- Roger de Vlaeminck.jpg
- Cycling hill climb.caption
- Roger De Vlaeminck riding the Koppenberg during the Tour of Flanders on 9 April 1978
- Cycling hill climb.max_elevation_m
- 77
- Cycling hill climb.location
- The Flemish Ardennes
- Cycling hill climb.start
- Oudenaarde
- Cycling hill climb.altitude_m
- 64
- Cycling hill climb.length_m
- 600
- Cycling hill climb.gradient
- 11.6
- Cycling hill climb.maxgradient
- 22
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- Instance of
- mountain pass
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Oudenaarde
- Elevation
- 78
- Sport
- road bicycle racing
- Image
- Koppenberg5063.jpg
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- Koppenberg
- mountain range
- Flemish Ardennes
- located in/on physical feature
- Flemish Ardennes
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