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FIST FIGHT IN FLANDERS

Muur van Geraardsbergen

irst included on the route of the Tour of Flanders in 1950, it wasn’t until 1981 with the addition of the Kapelmuur at its summit that this climb took the form cycling fans know today. From 1981 through to 2011, the Muur was the penultimate climb on the race route and where

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