Pijpketel is a climb in the region Denderland. It is 0.5km long and bridges 22 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 12. The top of the ascent is located at 85 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.
Road name: Pijpketel
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In the early eighties, the Pijpketel was in the course of the Tour of Flanders four times in a row, each time positioned just before the Wall of Geraardsbergen. When in 1983 the cobbled slope was asphalted, the builders of Flanders' most beautiful race went elsewhere. Without cobblestones, the Pijpketel is not really worth the effort. Nowadays you go uphill on a perfect concrete track. In my opinion this slope is ideal for punchers who want to test their uphill sprint. Going up with the outside blade is the general rule here, on parts that at times rise to 7 to 8 percent.
Begin de jaren tachtig zat de Pijpketel vier keer na elkaar in het parcours van de Ronde van Vlaanderen, telkens gepositioneerd net voor de Muur van Geraardsbergen. Toen in 1983 de kasseihelling evenwel werd geasfalteerd, zochten de parcoursbouwers van Vlaanderens Mooiste andere oorden op. Zonder kasseien is de Pijpketel dan ook niet echt de moeite meer. Tegenwoordig rijd je er naar boven op een perfecte betonbaan. In mijn ogen is deze helling dan ook ideaal voor punchers die hun sprint bergop eens willen testen. Met het buitenblad naar boven is hier de teneur, op stukken die bij momenten tot 7 à 8 procent oplopen.
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