• Race date : 23/11/2025 – Start at 09:00.
• Pre-registration is REQUIRED before 15/11/2025. Registratrion onsite is not possible!
• Pick up handlebar numbers in the municipal sports hall between 06:30 and 08:30 on 23/11/2025.
• All riders will be prepared in the starting boxes from 08:15.
• The race boxes will be closed fifteen minutes before the start of the race.
• 6 electronic mats on the course will ensure that the outer limits of the circuit are monitored.
• Prize-giving ceremony for the top 3 men, top 3 women (if they finish within 10 minutes of the overall winner) and top 3 children in the tent on the Leopold I Esplanade at 10:45.
• The race will end 3.5 hours after it starts. (12:30).
• Prize money collection in the Sports Hall from 13:00 to 15:00.
  • Prizes for top 40 overall and top 5 master, ladies & youth.
  • The prize can only be requested in the sports hall at the Cycling Vlaanderen table until no later than 1 hour after this prize-giving ceremony. Prizes not requested in time will not be paid out.
• Everybody can participate. All that is needed is a mountain bike and a helmet.
• In both the main race and the KIDS race, only mountain bikes are permitted, cyclo-cross bikes, fatbikes or e-bikes are not allowed.
• The bicycle may (without further restrictions) be fitted with a mountain bike handlebar, so-called beach racing handlebar or standard racing handlebar. Only integrated aero bars approved by the UCI are allowed. Aerobars (eg triathlon) are not allowed.
• Each participant will receive an attractive souvenir.
• Each participant is supposed to know the course. The course can be consulted on the website and on the spot in ‘Den Oosthoek’.
• All riders are insured. Any accidents must be declared within 48 hours of the end of the race.
• By registering, you accept the rules and all the decisions made by the organisers.

Classification of start boxes

BOX 1: Top 40 overall ranking in 2024, top 5 secondary classifications 2024, pro-riders, wild cards determined by the organisation

BOX 2: Riders with a race permit.

BOX 3: Riders with a recreational permit, recreational riders,…

BOX 4: KIDS (aged 10 to 16 years) – seperate start 5 minutes after the pros.