The cobbled climb of the Muur van Geraardsbergen, also known as the Kapelmuur, was once seen as such an integral part of the Tour of Flanders finale that when it was axed when the finish was shifted in 2012 fans and riders alike mourned its removal – some carrying fake coffins up the climb in protest while one commentator decreed that the race had been “decapitated”.
The Ronde van Vlaanderen, however, continued on without the Muur van Geraardsbergen as its penultimate climb, but it certainly has not been forgotten.
