The history of Huy goes back over a thousand years. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, renowned for its expertise first in crafts and later in industrial and commercial endeavours. The love affair between Huy and cycling is a long one, and the town looks forward to rolling out the red carpet for the peloton and (hopefully) cycling fans again for La Flèche Wallonne in Apr 2022. The race is essentially won or lost on the short but brutal Mur de Huy (1.3km at 9.6 per cent), the steepest finishing climb in Classics cycling. Two other climbs will feature in the laps around the Mur, they are the Côte d'Ereffe and the Côte du Chemin des Gueuses. The ride starts at Côte d'Ereffe.
Make sure you get a good warm up because it is going to be brutal...