Tiegemberg
Climb · Flanders
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Tiegemberg is a 0.9 km cycling climb averaging 4.4% (+38 m), rising from 39 m to 77 m in Flanders.
0.9 km · +38 m · 4.4% avg · ~6.6% max · 39 → 77 m
Stats computed from OpenStreetMap and satellite elevation data — approximate.
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Gradient by colour: ● <3% ● 3–6% ● 6–9% ● 9%+
Where it bites
Steepest 250 m: 6.6% (km 0.4–0.6).
| section | to | avg |
|---|---|---|
| 0–100 m | 43 m | 4.1% |
| 100–200 m | 51 m | 9.0% |
| 200–300 m | 54 m | 2.6% |
| 300–400 m | 60 m | 6.5% |
| 400–500 m | 66 m | 6.4% |
| 500–600 m | 73 m | 6.1% |
| 600–700 m | 76 m | 4.2% |
| 700–800 m | 77 m | 0.8% |
What it’s like to ride
The Tiegemberg is a steady asphalt drag of a little under a kilometre, averaging a bit over 5% with its hardest section around 8 to 9% rather than any single wall. It was a cobbled road until the 1960s, when the way to the top was surfaced, so the effort now is about holding one gear rather than fighting stones. Riders know the slope as the Vossenhol, and at the summit, 82 metres up and one of the highest points between the Leie and the Scheldt, the sails of the white Bergmolen windmill show through the trees. There is a café at the top whose terrace is a standard place for cyclists to stop and refuel, and the southern flank holds the five-hectare Sint-Arnoldus park, with a chapel, artificial rockwork, ponds and fountains around the spring where Saint Arnold is said to have healed pilgrims.
History
Racing has used the Tiegemberg since 1919: it has been included in the Tour of Flanders 23 times (1919 to 1931, 1950, 1991 to 1996, 2011, 2013 and 2015), and in those editions it was always the first climb of the day. The 1957 World Championships at Waregem were run on a 23.8 km circuit covered twelve times whose only climb was the Tiegemberg, and Rik Van Steenbergen took his third rainbow jersey there. The Belgian championship came to Anzegem in 2020 over seven local laps of 18.8 km, so the hill was climbed seven times before Dries De Bondt won. It also appears in Gent-Wevelgem, which has crossed it five times, and in E3 Harelbeke, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Dwars door Vlaanderen and Halle-Ingooigem. The climb to the top was cobbled until the 1960s, when it was asphalted.
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Common questions
- How long and steep is Tiegemberg?
- Tiegemberg is a 0.9 km cycling climb averaging 4.4% (+38 m), rising from 39 m to 77 m in Flanders.
- Where is Tiegemberg steepest?
- The steepest 250 m averages 6.6%, between km 0.4 and km 0.6 of the climb.