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Mobility

The entire course will be closed for traffic from 7am till 1pm.

Motorists are invited to use  WAZE app, in which the course of the BXL TOUR will be integrated. 

We also invite you to take a look at the possible crossing points via the dynamic plan.

Parking

  • You can park at the finish, at Parking T of Brussels Expo Price: 10€/day
  • Grouped departures by bike, and accompanied by motorcycles, will be organised from the foot of the Atomium at 8, 8 :30 and 9am.

Important information

Where can I find the mobility information on D Day?

In consultation with Brussels Mobility, the STIB and the police, all measures are being taken to inform the public in advance and in real time:
– The screens installed at the entrances to the various tunnels in Brussels are already indicating the event.
– Real-time information will be available via the Twitter account @zpz_polbru
– The organising team can be reached by telephone on 02/318.64.70.
– Information on the many car parks (including deterrent car parks) can be found at
www.mobilite-mobiliteit.brussels, www.bruxelles.be/parkings, www.parkandride.brussels

Which roads will be closed during the BXL TOUR?

– Esplanade, Miramar & Place de Belgique from Saturday 17/06 at 10am to Sunday 18/06 at 8pm.
– Place des Palais: from Saturday 17 at 2 pm to Sunday 18 July at 2 pm (in both directions).
– Rue Ducale: Sunday 18 June from 5 am.
– Rue and tunnel Belliard (*), avenue de Tervuren (*), bld du Souverain, bld Général Jacques, bld A. Reyers, Lambermont boulevard, Van Praet avenue, Royal Park avenue, exits from the A12 motorway towards Brussels: Sunday 18 June from 7 am to 1 pm.
NB: the streets along the course will be progressively reopened to traffic after the last participants and the broom wagon have passed. Some routes will therefore be accessible before 1 pm.
(*) Please note that the Tervuren tunnel will only be closed towards Tervuren and the Montgomery tunnel only towards Reyers. The Montgomery roundabout will remain open.

Where can I cross the course?

The course can be crossed at various points. The tunnels of the inner ring road will remain accessible.

Numerous diversions will be put in place in order to redirect users as best as possible.

How to get around during the BXL TOUR?

The use of cars in Brussels is strongly discouraged this Sunday between 7 am and 1 pm. Parking will be prohibited along all roads used by the course. Any vehicle which illegally parks will be towed away.  

Active mobility is strongly encouraged:
– the use of bicycles is all the more relevant on that day! Information and conditions of parking available via cycloparking.

– Various means of shared transport are also available. All info via Brussels Mobility.
– All the information on the many public transport services is on www.stib-mivb.be or on the app.


– With more than 30 stations in Brussels, the train is also a very efficient way to get around the capital. Info at www.sncb.be

– The De Lijn and TEC networks: www.delijn.be / www.infotec.be.

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Group registration :

Want to participate with your friends or family?

Come and experience a fun and sporting moment by registering as a group.

In addition to the individual ranking, the groups will be included in a separate ranking. By giving the best of yourself, you will be able to find yourself in 2 classifications, and this for the first 2 categories.

Team spirit will be very important!

Moreover, groups (min. 5 persons) benefit from a reduced price. 

CYCLO :

Distance: 40km
Average min. speed: 20km/h
Min age: 12 years old
Ranking :  based on timing

The organisers advise participants to have a medical examination before the race.

RIDE :

Distance: 32km
Average min. speed: 16km/h
Age min: 12 years old
Ranking: no ranking

Electrics bikes are allowed.

Finish

At the Atomium.

Presentation of the trophies around 11.30am.

The end of the race is expected around 1pm.

A festive village full of activities will welcome you.

Start

Place des Palais, access via the Brussels Park.

The departures are scheduled between 9am and 9.50am.

  • 9am : start MASTER
  • 9.10am : start CYCLO +35km/h
  • 9.20am : start CYCLO 30-35 km/h
  • 9.30am : start CYCLO 25-30 km/h
  • 9.40am : start CYCLO 20-25 km/h
  • 9.50am : start RIDE

In order to facilitate departures, it is important that you do not arrive more than 15 minutes before your start time.

Coffee by Dolce Gusto for everyone who needs an extra boost! 

General info :

Each participant must take notice of and comply with the regulations.

Helmets must be worn. Participation will be refused if the participant isn’t wearing a helmet

Plate number with timing chip attached to the front of the bike.

The course is entirely marked and supervised by the organization with the help of the police, flagmen (fixed and mobile), race vehicles (green flag, red flag, broom truck, …). support vehicles, a race director, supervising staff and marshals…

Toilets, water fountains and technical stands (minor repairs) will be available at the start and finish.

A free mobile locker service will be available. You will be able to drop off your belongings in the departure area and pick them up in the arrival area (starting around 10:30 am)

Prohibited

  • Glass containers
  • Bikes with fixed sprocket
  • Electric bicycles (except for the RIDE category)
  • Tricycles and recumbent bikes (only for PRM)
  • Unicycles
  • Child seats
  • Trailers
  • Cargo bikes
  • Time trial bikes
  • Extenders and using the forearms as support point on the handlebars.

PRM :

There are several route options for persons with reduced mobility:

40 km: enter the CYCLO category

Start from Place des Palais at around 9:30am

To help us stage a mass start, please select the 25–30 km/h category only in the “Start Box” field when you register

This option requires you to have a UCI licence.

Please email the organizers at 

32km: enter the RIDE category

Start from Place des Palais at around 9:50am

E-bikes are permitted.

This option requires you to have a UCI licence

Please email the organizers at

Hand bikes, tricycles, reclining bikes and tandems are only allowed for licensed persons with reduced mobility. Hand bikes must be equipped with a flag or pennant indicating their presence, attached to the end of a strong, flexible rod at least 1.5m above the ground. Read all the regulations.

Price :

  • Normal: 18€
  • Licence & PMR : 15€
  • Group : 15€ per person

Withdrawal of numbered plate :

Date info comes later…

Sizes guidelines

Rankings:

Master (m&w) based on the photo finish

Cyclo (m&w) based on timings

Sprint: A 1.5km sprint will be held in front of the castle of Laeken. One ranking will be made with the timings of the Masters and Cyclos.

Group classification: From 5 persons onwards you can register as a group for the BXL TOUR. The 5 best timings of your group will be accumulated and will define your group time. A ranking is made of the timings of the Master and Cyclo groups.

Brussels women cyclists

For the fourth year in a row and with the aim of supporting women’s sports, this project brings together twenty or so women from Brussels to learn how to cycle. The aim is to get them involved in the preparation of the BXL TOUR and to participate and finish the race. This enriching and fun experience also allowes them to familiarise themselves with this growing means of active mobility.

Various Brussels associations active in the field of cycling provide the training programme, which gives the participants the theoretical and practical means to cross the finishing line!

The phases of the programme

  • Receiving a bicycle and learning how to use and maintain it.
  • Supervised sports training to learn to ride a bike in the city.
  • Cycle 20 km of the BXL TOUR course

Cycling unites!

In addition to being an important lever for good physical and mental health, sport unifies, levels out disparities and brings people together.

It is therefore essential that it serve integration and citizen participation.

This initiative also shows the positive evolution of women’s sport in Brussels.

Merchandising

You like cycling and you like Brussels? Did you participate in the BXL TOUR before or are you participating for the first time this year? Then our BXL TOUR merchandising is definitely something that might interest you!

Read carefully where and when the different items are available.

Don’t forget to tag us on Facebook or Instagram if you have your jersey or cap on or are enjoying a BXL TOUR.

BXL TOUR jersey

While the black jersey is still exclusive to winners, the white version is available as a collector’s item for everyone. Don’t hesitate any longer and make yourself recognizable on the road as a BXL TOUR fan!

Price: €35

Brand: Vermarc

View jersey.

Available:

From 18 March via the webshop while registrating
Pick-up needs to be done at the Brussels Information Point. from 18 May on presentation of a confirmation email sent a few weeks in advance.

  • Also, on sale on 18 June at the merchandising stand at the arrival of the BXL TOUR, while stocks last.

See the different sizes here.

BXL TOUR cap

Helmet off and BXL TOUR cap on, that’s how you can enjoy the BXL TOUR! Or after another fun bike ride in preparation of the best Brussels race of the year! Our Unisex and unisize cap looks great on everyone’s head! Available: – Free for the first participants who pick up their numbered plate in one of the pickup points. – Available at the merch booth at the arrival for 5 euros. (Until stock runs out) – Not available online

The BXL TOUR - a sporty beer

The best way to reminisce together at the finish, under the Atomium, is with a drink in hand! First ride the BXL TOUR, then drink a BXL TOUR together!

Since many participants like to drink a beer to celebrate their performance, we made a beer with the brewery Drink-Drink!

The beer:

The BXL TOUR designed just for you is a light IPA de 4,2%.

Ingredients:

Barley malt, hops*, yeast, water.

Hops:

Simcoe, Calypso

*From organic farming

IBU: 23 EBC: 8

The Brewery:

Drink-Drink! is a project of 3 people from Brussels who met in school. They now decided to merge two of their passions: beer and cycling. Discover more info about the brewery here.

MASTER

Distance: 40km
Average min. speed: 40km/h
Min. age: 19 years old (or turn 19 in the year of the event)
Ranking: based on photo finish

Membership of a recognised cycling federation is highly recommended.

Read the rules of the category.