E3 Saxo Classic 2025 route
Route for the 208.6 km one-day Classic

Distance | 208.6km |
Start | Harelbeke |
Finish | Harelbeke |
Start time | 12:45 CET |
Finish time | 17:30 CET |
The course for the 2025 Saxo Classic includes 17 'bergs' and several sections of cobblestone roads across the 208.6 kilometre route from Harelbeke and back.
The route heads east through Oudenaarde into the Flemish Ardennes, including the key Tour of Flanders climbs, the Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont in the final 50km with the Tiegemberg the last climb inside 21km to go.
E3 Saxo Classic climbs
- Katteberg (750m, 6% average, maximum 11% grade), km. 31 (177.6km to go)
- La Houppe (1880m, 4.8% avg., 10% max), km. 90.7 (117.9)
- Kanarieberg (1050m, 7.7% avg, 14% max) km. 96.9 (111.7)
- Oude Kruisberg (800m, 4.8% ave. 9% max) km 104.1 (104.5)
- Knokteberg (1260m, 7% avg, 13% max) km 111.9 (96.7)
- Hotondberg (1200m (4% avg, 8% max) km 115.8 (92.8)
- Kortekeer (1000m, 6.4% avg, 17% max) km 122.9 (85.7)
- Taaienberg (700m, 6.3% avg, 16% max) km 127.6 (81)
- Berg ten Stene (1300m, 5.2% avg, 9% max) km 135.6 (73)
- Boigneberg (1000m, 5.2%, 12.3% max) km. 140.8 (67.8)
- Eikenberg (1250m, 6.2% avg, 10% max) km. 145.2 (63.4)
- Stationberg (700m, 3.2% avg, 10% max) km 150.6 (58)
- Kapelberg (750m, 7.1% avg., 14% max) km. 161.5 (47.1)
- Paterberg (400m, 12.9% avg, 20.3% max) km. 165.6 (43)
- Oude Kwaremont (2200m, 4% avg, 11.6% max) km. 168.4 (40.2)
- Karnemelkbeekstraat (1530m, 4.9% avg, 18% max) km. 176.2 (32.4)
- Tiegemberg (750m, 5.6% avg, 9% max) km. 188 (20.6)
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