Here are some of the local routes around SHAPE that the club has ridden. Please feel free to download and try them for yourself. If you ride a route that you would like to share with the rest of the club then please forward a link for inclusion on the website. Note: You do not have to own a Garmin unit to use the Garmin site for routes. You can set up an account and download any route to any head unit as a .gpx file. Check the weather forecast before you ride!
| Route | Distance (KM) | Elevation (M) | Comments | Refreshments | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday Social | 38 | 226 | Easy flat route, 50m of cobbles. | La Maison Du Cocher, Lombise (17km) | 2020 |
| Tempo Tuesday | 63 | 354 | Easy cobbles in Stambruges. Lots of pot holes going into Baudour. | Nope, this is a training ride! | 2023 |
| Alternative Tuesday 2024 | 63 | 550 | Smooth flowing roads, generally. | Nope, this is a training ride! | 2024 |
| Tempo Tuesday Reverse | 63 | 354 | Easy cobbles in Stambruges. | Nope, this is a training ride! | 2020 |
| Wednesday Improvers | 48 | 162 | No Cobbles | Nope, this is a training ride! | 2022 |
| Improvers 50 | 50 | 193 | Easy cobbled section in Cambron-Casteau | In your bidon! | 2022 |
| Improvers Tempo | 32 | 120 | Rotations are key to maintaining speed | Last one back buys the beers in B3’s! | 2023 |
| Thursday Intervals | 54 | 360 | No Cobbles | Nope, this is a training ride! | 2020 |
| Thursday Intervals Reverse | 54 | 360 | No Cobbles | Nope, this is a training ride! | 2020 |
| Thursday Intervals Long | 60 | 466 | No Cobbles | Nope, this is a training ride! | 2022 |
| Lunchtime Ride | 30 | 149 | Back at your desk after your ride! | 2020 | |
| SICC TT Challenge | 30 | 192 | Nope, this is a time trial! | 2020 |
| Route | Distance (KM) | Elevation (M) | Comments | Refreshments | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic Climbs | 130 | 1409 | Koppenberg, Muur & Bosberg, smooth roads otherwise! | Café Felix (96KM) | 2022 |
| River Route | 103 | 906 | Start at Chocoloup. No cobbles. Good descent into Lobbes and a long section of canal | Taverne de L’ecluse (58km) | 2020 |
| Ellezelles Loop | 102 | 902 | Start at Crossroads. Some excellent roads in Flanders and a couple of cheeky climbs to get the pulse up. | Café la Mairie (55km) | 2023 |
| Rhino 100 | 102 | 675 | Start at Crossroads. Easy cobbles in Stambruges. Fast route | Bar Le Maly (50km) | 2020 |
| Rhino 120 | 122 | 858 | Start at Chocoloup. Climb through Ronquieres | Bar Le Maly(67km) | 2020 |
| Rhino 150 | 151 | 1248 | Start at Chocoloup. Lovely forest descent above Braine-le-Comte | Bar Le Maly(73km) | 2020 |
| Belgian Border Patrol | 128 | 846 | Start at Crossroads. Some cobbles close to french border, including a cobbled descent or two | Taverne Le Beau Vallon(63km) | 2020 |
| French Border Patrol | 105 | 686 | Start at Crossroads. Good roads once in France. Good downwind return if SW blowing | Kamara(76km) | 2020 |
| French Border Patrol (with forest extension) | 164 | 1126 | Start at Crossroads. Lovely forest section in the middle and Quesnoy is a fortified town | Café Le Marigny(93km) | 2020 |
| Brussels by Canal | 75 | 523 | Start at Chocoloup. One way route only | So Tasty (73km) | 2020 |
| Waterloo | 104 | 882 | Start at Chocoloup. Some cobbles toward Waterloo. Route goes via Butte and Hugemont | Le Nord Express (54km) | 2020 |
| Cerfontaine Lake Loop | 160 | 1600 | Start at Chocoloup. Good climbing down at the lakes and a lovely paved path round the lake | L’eau D’Heure (74km) | 2020 |
| Cerfontaine Lake Loop (v2) | 142 | 1540 | Start at Chocoloup. As above but without the lake path | L’eau D’Heure (93km) | 2020 |
| Solre-le-Chateau | 117 | 1143 | Start at Chocoloup. Great rolling roads once in France | L’Instant(54km) | 2020 |
| Foret Le Trelon | 173 | 1800 | Start at Crossroads, pick up others in Mons. Lovely quiet roads through the forest | Le St Hubert Friterie (87km) | 2020 |
| Enghien | 100 | 671 | Start at Crossroads | Le Rembrandt (36km) | 2020 |
| Tournai | 118 | 588 | Start at Crossroads | As de Carreau (61km) | 2020 |
| Tournai 100 | 101 | 353 | Start at Crossroads | 2020 | |
| Randonee des Moulins | 67 | 655 | Start at Chocoloup | Le Cercle (37km) | 2020 |
| Cemeteries | 90 | 463 | Start at Crossroads. Local CWGC Route | Duke of Egmont (50km) | 2020 |
| Another Way to Geraardsbergen | 102 | 797 | Start at Crossroads | 2020 | |
| La Longueville | 96 | 716 | Start at Chocoloup | 2020 | |
| Spring has Sprung! | 121 | 1016 | Start at Chocoloup | 2021 | |
| Flat Recovery | 55 | 320 | Start at Chocoloup | 2021 | |
| Croiseux | 72 | 815 | Start at Chocoloup. 3km of cobbled descent at 41km | 2021 | |
| Villers-la-Ville | 121 | 1100 | Start at Chocoloup. Lots of early climbing for the ‘Puncheurs’ | 2021 | |
| Watch out for the car! | 60 | 460 | Start at Crossroads | 2021 | |
| Fred’s Route Round Enghien | 90 | 494 | Not suitable for TT bikes! Start at Crossroads | 2022 | |
| Croiseau Figure of Eight | 105 | 641 | Start at Chocoloup. A few cobbles but all easy going. Puncheur climbs in the first half | 2021 | |
| Old Newcomers Ride | 38 | 163 | 2019 | ||
| New Newcomers Ride | 40 | 136 | 2021 | ||
| Petit Versailles | 50 | 310 | Start at Crossroads | 2019 | |
| DOM2-SO-Bavay | 111 | 591 | Start at Crossroads. Not good surfaces until South of Mons | 2021 | |
| Battlefield Tour | 84 | 442 | Start and finish at the Menin Gate. Park on Hoornwerk | 2021 | |
| Serge Baguet Classic 150km | 150 | 1359 | Start and Finish at the sports centre in Lierde | 2021 | |
| Serge Baguet Classic 120km | 116 | 1140 | Start and Finish at the sports centre in Lierde | 2021 | |
| Ronse | 118 | 990 | Start at Crossroads | De Harmonie (53km) | 2020 |
| Fred’s Gouda 61 | 61 | 415 | Start at Crossroads. Lovely route, relatively traffic free. | La Maison Du Cocher (45 km) | 2021 |
| Forêt de Mormal | 103 | 827 | Start at Crossroads. Proper Sunday route with some excellent (straight) roads in France. | Auberge du Coucou (50 km) | 2023 |
| Nivelles Coffee Stop | 94 | 785 | Start at Chocoloup. Lovely route of 2 halves; 1st half typical Wallonie lanes and climbs, 2nd half mostly ravel and canal paths. | La Bourse (45km) | 2023 |
| SICC Weekly Mix | 105 | 710 | This is a mix of the old and new Tues routes, connected with a bit of the Thurs route. | 2023 |
| Route | Distance (KM) | Elevation (M) | Comments | Refreshments | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Binchoise | 166 | 925 | Start at Nimy Deck. Wonderful route, annual sportive starting in Binche. 80, 100 & 120km routes available. This is the 120km route & includes the ride to and from Binche start point. | Ravitos during sportive | 2022 |
| Mons-Chimay-Mons | 161 | 1650 | Annual Sportive every 1 May | Le Grand Café (80km) | 2022 |
| Dinant | 212 | 2657 | Start at Chocoloup. Option to turn back at Landelies (46km) | Lunch in Dinant | 2020 |
| Ronde de Brussels | 200 | 1468 | Start at Chocoloup | Mechelen (102km) | 2020 |
| Ypres and Return via Roubaix | 215 | 1200 | Start at Crossroads. Great route via many WWI CWGC sites and return via the velodrome in Roubaix | De Kollebroeme (106km) | 2020 |
| Canal and Ravel Full Day Ride | 210 | 1500 | Start at Crossroads | 2020 | |
| Targelle Ravine CWGC and Cambrai | 236 | 1430 | Start at Crossroads. Some gravel at Targelle | Lunch in Cambrai (90km) | 2020 |
| Forets de Mormal and Trelon | 255 | 2000 | Start at Crossroads. Great Forests, climbing, lakes and historic towns. No cobbles | Café Le Marigny(74km) and other options in Trelon(167km) | 2020 |
| Ghent and Dendermonde | 235 | 1229 | Start at Crossroads. Loads of canal, cycle lane and ravel | Loads of cafes in Ghent | 2020 |
| Flanders Fields | 114 | 593 | Start in Sportsstraat in Ypres. A full Flanders battlefield tour. | 2017 | |
| Beach! | 146 | 835 | Start at Crossroads. Outward Course to Ostende. Reverse for return trip | Lunch in Ostende – loads of options | 2020 |
| The Road to UK | 178 | 846 | If you want to cycle to UK this is the shortest route | 2020 |
| Route | Distance (KM) | Elevation (M) | Comments | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amstel Gold Race (2019) | 232 | 3200 | Start and Finish in Maastricht | 2019 |
| Greg Van Avermat Classic (2019) | 151 | 1122 | Start and Finish in Grembergen | 2019 |
| Liege-Bastogne-Liege (2019) | 262 | 4900 | Start and Finish in Liege | 2019 |
| E3 Harelbeke (2019) | 207 | 2141 | Start and Finish in Harelbeke | 2019 |
| Gent-Wevelgem(2019) | 253 | 1785 | Start in Deinze, Finish in Wevelgem | 2019 |
| Scheldepreis (2019) | 216 | 455 | Start in Terneuzen, Finish in Antwerp | 2019 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2019) | 200 | 1800 | Start in Merebeke, Finish in Ninove | 2019 |
| Kuurne-Brussles-Kuurne (2019) | 200 | 1615 | Start and Finish in Kuurne | 2019 |
| Paris-Roubaix (2019) | 262 | 1450 | Start in Compiegne, Finish at the velodrome in Roubaix | 2019 |
| Gent-Wevelgem(2021) | 258 | 1875 | 2021 | |
| E3 Harelbeke(2021) | 212 | 2102 | 2021 |
| Route | Distance (KM) | Elevation (M) | Comments | Refreshments | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraardsbergen and a bit back by canal | 82 | 632 | Start at Crossroads. No Muur | Bar Guidon (39km) | 2020 |
| Muur and Bosberg – Direct Return | 82 | 758 | Start at Crossroads. Direct to Muur and Bosberg and directly back by road | El Faro (45km) | 2020 |
| Muur and Bosberg – Canal Return by Stambruges | 121 | 923 | Start at Crossroads. Both cobbled climbs and then back via Canal all the way to Stambruges | El Faro (46km) | 2020 |
| Arenberg Trench | 112 | 490 | Start at Crossroads. Only one sector of cobbles – but the worst imaginable! Great fun! Route updated Sep 23 to remove the gravel sections before Arenberg! | NJ Fritsche (54km) | 2023 |
| Muur and Ronquieres | 117 | 1030 | Start at Crossroads. Muur, Bosberg and then a loop round by Ronquierres | El Faro (50km) | 2020 |
| Tour of Flanders, Muur and Bosberg | 150 | 1585 | Start at Crossroads. All the main climbs of Tour of Flanders plus Muur and Bosberg | Bar Guidon (106km) | 2020 |
| Alternative Geraardsbergen | 100 | 785 | Start at Crossroads. Cobles in and around Geraardsbergen | 2021 |