| Gravel |
| #3 toughest climb of Flanders |
| #5 most elevation gain of Flanders |
| #31 average steepest climb of East Flanders |
Fiertelmeers via Kapellestraat is a climb in the region Flemish Ardennes. It is 1 mi long and bridges 390 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 7.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 139. The top of the ascent is located at 489 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 0 photos.
Road names: Kapellestraat, Fiertelmeers & Riekestraat
3.0 by Pieter394This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.Kapellestraat in itself is not too bad. It just does not bolt very well, you have a stretch of cobbles and there are cars's double parked which makes it narrow if you have oncoming traffic (I had to stop for car driving down). And then you have the gravel section, which is the steepest part. It is doable on the course bike, but it is not easy: at the beginning there is a narrow road (so this is doable), then a big pit (hard to avoid) and then some loose pebbles. It wasn't easy, but sti... read more
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Kapellestraat in itself is not too bad. It just does not bolt very well, you have a stretch of cobbles and there are cars's double parked which makes it narrow if you have oncoming traffic (I had to stop for car driving down). And then you have the gravel section, which is the steepest part. It is doable on the course bike, but it is not easy: at the beginning there is a narrow road (so this is doable), then a big pit (hard to avoid) and then some loose pebbles. It wasn't easy, but still stayed straight. I'm not the most handy though, so if you're a bit handy, the gravel bit should also work. I do think it is important that you can do it in dry conditions. I've done this one once now, and it will probably stop there.
De Kapellestraat op zich valt mee. Het bolt alleen niet zo goed, je hebt een stukje kasseien en er staan auto's dubbel geparkeerd waardoor het smal wordt als je tegenliggers hebt (ik moest stoppen voor auto die naar beneden reed). En daarna heb je nog het gravelstuk, wat het steilste stuk is. Het is te doen op de koersfiets, maar het is niet eenvoudig: in het begin is er een smal weggetje (dus dit is te doen), daarna wel een grote put (moeilijk te ontwijken) en daarna wat losliggende steentjes. Het was niet eenvoudig, maar toch recht gebleven. Ik ben wel niet de meest handige, dus als je wat handig bent, moet het gravelstukje ook wel lukken. Ik denk wel dat belangrijk is dat je het in droge omstandigheden kan doen. Ik heb deze nu 1 keer gedaan, en daar zal het wel bij blijven.
| 5 mph | 00:11:53 |
| 7 mph | 00:08:25 |
| 9 mph | 00:06:33 |
| 12 mph | 00:04:55 |
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