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What is the Paterberg? Inside the final climb of the Tour of Flanders

SIENA, ITALY - MARCH 03: Alexey Lutsenko of Kazahkstan and Astana-Qazaqstan team attends Strade Bianche 2023 race route recon on March 03, 2023 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Sara Cavallini/Getty Images)

The Paterberg is the final climb of the Tour of Flanders, a short but punishingly steep cobbled road in the heart of the Flemish Ardennes that forms the playground for many of the Spring Classics.

Since 2012, the Paterberg has combined with the Oude Kwaremont to form the central challenge of the modern Tour of Flanders route for both men and women.

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