Oude Kruisens
Ronse, Belgium
The Oude Kruisens is a col with a length of 844 meter. It is located in Ronse, Vlaanderen, Belgium. The average grade of this col is 6% with a maximum of 9.8%. The Oude Kruisens ascents from 48 meter at the start, to 99 meter at the top, with a total of 51 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 844 m |
| Elevation gain | 51 m |
| Average grade | 6 % |
| Maximum grade | 9.8 % |
| Climb category | None |
| Minimum elevation | 48 m |
| Maximum elevation | 99 m |
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Description
With the climb Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, the E3 Harelbeke and the Ronde van Vlaanderen send the peloton via the cobblestones of the Oudestraat (Kruisberg) and the asphalt of the Hotond (also Hoogberg) to the highest point of the Flemish Ardennes. A combination that can be particularly important in the final of the Ronde van Vlaanderen (from 2015), in the run-up to the ultimate duet of Old Kwaremont and Paterberg.
In 2018 just after Kruisberg, Terpstra parries an attack by Vincenzo Nibali. Soon he catches the riders of the early attack and drops them and wins the Ronde van Vlaanderen.
- Ronde van Vlaanderen: 1973-1976, 1991, 1992, 2011, 2014-2022
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: 1945-1957, 2011-2018
- Gent-Wevelgem: 1949-1955
- Eneco Tour 2013 - Stage 2
- E3 Harelbeke 2016
- Record Bank E3 Harelbeke 2017
- Dwars door Vlaanderen 2018
- Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne 2017-2021