Best of Limburg
08/09/2024
Official EC Ride
Best of Limburg
The European Cycling Championships are coming to Flanders for the first time. From 11 to 15 September, Limburg will be the setting for the battle for the European jersey. On Sunday 8 September, we will kick off the championship week with Best of Limburg. Will you be present at the official sportive of the European Cycling Championships?
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Discover the Course
From 11 to 15 September, Flanders and Limburg will crown no fewer than 14 European champions. The races all start in Heusden-Zolder and finish in provincial capital Hasselt. During Best of Limburg, you will explore the road race course. All distances will take you to Haspengouw where you will explore the Limburg Loop. With the cobblestones of Manshoven and Op de Kriezel and the climb of the Zammelenberg, you will test your legs on the course that is tailor-made for Jasper Philipsen. Short distance with the family or sporting challenge? Everyone can enjoy the European Cycling Championships course:
55 km
 Start/Départ EK/CE Limburg 2024 |
 Steenkoolmijn Heusden-Zolder |
Fietsen door het water |
Bokrijk |
75 km
Start/Départ EK/CE Limburg 2024 |
Steenkoolmijn Heusden-Zolder |
Fietsen door het water |
Bokrijk |
Printhagendreef |
110 km
Fietsbrug De Langeman |
Printhagendreef |
Café Coureur |
Zammelenberg |
 Nommelenberg |
Op de Kriezel |
Manshoven |
 Oude Wellenweg |
Kuttekovenberg |
Mettekovenberg |
Zwevende Kapel Helshoven |
Fonteinhof |
Kasteel van Rullingen |
140 km
Start/Départ EK/CE Limburg 2024 |
Steenkoolmijn Heusden-Zolder |
Fietsen door het water |
Bokrijk |
Printhagendreef |
Café Coureur |
Zammelenberg |
Nommelenberg |
Op de Kriezel |
Manshoven |
Oude Wellenweg |
Kuttekovenberg |
Mettekovenberg |
Zwevende Kapel Helshoven |
Fonteinhof |
Kasteel van Rullingen |
Register online (before 11:59pm on Saturday 7 September)
You have chosen your course? Perfect! You can find all the rates for Best of Limburg below.
€5 discount or more when you register? That’s possible! Read how you can do that through the Proximus Recycling campaign here.
Afstanden | 20 km | 55 km | 75 km | 110 km | 140 km |
Voordeeltarief (t.e.m. 27/08) | € 8 | € 15 | € 15 | € 17 | € 19 |
Standaard tarief (na 27/08) | € 11 | € 18 | € 18 | € 20 | € 22 |
Children under 12 years old take part in Best of Limburg for free!
Please note: When you register, a €5 deposit for use of the frame plate is added to your total. This deposit will be refunded to you at the finish, or you can exchange it for an original T-shirt.
Group Registration (before 11:59pm on Tuesday 27 August)
Do you want to take the challenge together with colleagues and friends? Then you can register as a group until Tuesday 27 August.
Photo Service
Sportograf.com is our official photo partner and will take photos of all participants during Best of Limburg. You can order these one day after the ride via the link below.
You can find more information here on how your photos will be processed.
LIMBURG 2024
More about the European Championships
Between 11 and 15 September, the best European cyclists will descend on Limburg for the European Road Championships. No fewer than 14 competitions will be decided between Heusden-Zolder and Hasselt over five days. Who will you be supporting?
Practical Info
Follow the city of Hasselt’s parking signs and park in existing (paying) car parks in and around Hasselt. More info on traffic measures during Car Free Sunday can be found here: www.hasselt.be/nl/uitinhasselt/autolozezondag/verkeer
Free parking on the outskirts can be found at the following car parks:
1 – Park H
2 – Alverberg
3 – Ijzerweg 1
4 – Ijzerweg 2
5 – Hasselt-South
More information: www.hasselt.be/nl/vlot-parkeren-in-hasselt#widget-Voordelig-parkeren-op-een-randparking
Start/finish
Kolonel Dusartplein
3500 Hasselt
Start Times
- 145 km: 07:30 – 10:00
- 110 km: 07:30 – 10:00
- 75 km: 07:30 – 11:00
- 50 km: 10:00 – 13:00
- 20 km: 10:00 – 13:00
- Extensive supplies at every check point*
- Free coffee at the start
- Technical & breakdown assistance along the route
- Medical service at every supply point and at the start/finish
- Frame sticker showing the hills and supplies
- Insurance (no helmet = no insurance)
- Signallers on the course and at the start/finish
- Signposted course with perfect signs
- Guarded bicycle parking
- Changing rooms & showers
- A cosy après-bike after the finish
*Supplies are only for riders who can present a frame plate!
Scan & ride
Register online and receive your ticket via email. That way, you can collect your frame plate straight away by presenting your ticket to the Scan & Ride desks and you won’t even have to get off your bike anymore!
Registration on the Day
If you’d rather sign up on site, be sure to park your bike in the secure bicycle parking!
- 140 km: 07:30 am – 10:00 am
- 110 km: 07:30 – 10:00
- 75 km: 07:30 – 11:00
- 55 km: 10u00 am – 1u00 pm
- 20 km: 10:00 – 13:00
Enjoy extensive supplies* of sports nutrition and sports drinks, water and a wide range of biscuits and fruit during your ride.
- 140 km: 3 supply stations
- 110 km: 2 supply stations
- 75 km: 1 supply station
- 55 km: 1 supply station
- 20 km: 1 stop
Opening hours:
- Den Dijk Zonhoven: 8:15 am – 3:30 pm
- Café Coureur: 8:00 am – 1:00
- troopfabriek: 9:15 am – 3:00 pm
*Supplies are only for riders who can present a frame plate!
The finish closes at 5:00 pm.
Changing Rooms and showers
Showers possible between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm
GO! Next Sportschool
Elfde Liniestraat 14
3500 Hasselt
After your ride, you can exchange your frame plate for your €5 deposit or an original T-shirt!
There will also be a cosy après-bike where you can debrief about your ride.
Breakdown en route?
There is technical assistance at the start and supply stations. If you can’t get there, ring the emergency number on the back of your frame plate to use our mobile breakdown team.
Medical assistance is provided at the start and supply stations. In the case of urgent medical help, you should of course call the emergency number 112.
Cycle with The Women Peloton! Women start in a group at the Best of Limburg, and they will get tips from experienced guides on bikes. Our motto: out together, home together!
Distances:
- 70 km | gathering 9.00 am | departure 9.15 am.
- 110 km| gathering 9.00 a.m. | departure 9.15 a.m.
- 145 km| gathering 8.45 am | departure 9.00 am.
Please assemble at The Women Peloton flag (always close to the start arch).
Set off with your family, relatives and friends on a child-friendly 20 km bike trail. Along the way, you will experience the best adventures and enjoy a FREE ice cream. Children up to 12 years old also participate for free!
For participants on an electric bike, we have a unique 50 km course that focuses on the experience. A slice of flan? Check! Charging your bike at the supply station? Check! Discover beautiful Limburg at your own pace.
Remote travel? Or just a weekend away? Book your overnight stay now at Café Coureur in Borgloon for a carefree night’s sleep and an up-and-coming cycling experience. 22 beds, rooms completely in cycling theme and special attention to the bike(ers) (charging stations, hose-down stand, repair cellar, …). If you want to chat about your adventures during Best of Limburg, enjoy the cycling café on one of the most beautiful terraces in Limburg. Surf quickly to the website for all info: www.cafecoureur.cc/locations/borgloon
Car-free Sunday
On Sunday 8 September, Hasselt’s small ring road and city centre will be transformed into a car-free paradise! Cyclists, walkers, athletes and playing children will be given free rein. The freed-up space will be bustling with art and craft stalls, drinking and eating stands, and cosy corners! Take your bike, scooter, rollator, skates, rollerblades, go-cart … and come and enjoy!
Recycling Campaign
In Belgium, three million mobile phones lie forgotten in a drawer. And yet, 90% of the materials in mobile phones can be recycled (copper, cobalt, silver, gold, etc.). In 2024, Proximus aims to collect and recycle no fewer than 140,000 handsets thanks to its cooperation with Brainscape. Together we prevent new raw material extraction in developing countries.
A warm call to all cycling fans to put their greenest foot forward and participate in the recycling campaign! This is possible at all Proximus Cycling Challenges featured on the calendar and at 6 tours of the Teamleader Crm Classics Tour. Your recycling participation will be rewarded. How? Find out by clicking on the button below.
Health
The organiser advises everyone not to undertake strenuous efforts for which you are not physically prepared. Make wise choices about the distance you want to cover and the pace you want to set for your body.
If you want to perform sports at a high intensity level, you should have yourself checked annually by a (sports) doctor. It is not compulsory to present a medical certificate.
It is up to the athlete to decide how to deal with the information provided during a medical check-up. The organiser bears no responsibility in this respect.
Respect the Highway Code and Cycle Clean
The organisers and police will monitor compliance with the highway code. Violations will be sanctioned. In order not to jeopardise the event, we ask you to respect the traffic rules, not to litter and not to urinate in public. We count on the sportsmanship of all participants.
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