Nokere Koerse 2026
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Date | March 18, 2026 |
Distance | 186.4km |
Start location | Deinze/12:55 CET |
Finish location | Nokere/17:25 CET |
Category | Pro Series |
Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Picnic-PostNL |
The mid-week Spring Classic Nokere Koerse, a UCI Pro Series event, will be held on March 18, 2026.
While the race includes 27 cobbled sectors and 12 climbs along the 186.4-kilometre route from Deinze to Nokere, it's usually contested in a sprint.
Since 2025, the final climb of the Nokereberg is taken from the opposite direction from previous editions as a safer approach.
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Nokere Koerse 2026 route


Type | Section | Distance raced (km) | Distance remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
Cobbles 1 | Paddestraat | 20.9 | 165.5 |
Cobbles 2 | Kerkgate | 37.2 | 149.2 |
Cobbles 3 | Materplein | 38.5 | 147.9 |
Cobbles 4 | Karel Martelstraat | 38.6 | 147.8 |
Cobbles 5 | Holleweg | 39.8 | 146.6 |
Cobbles 6 | Eikenberg | 48.6 | 137.8 |
Climb 1 | Eikenberg | 50 | 136.4 |
Cobbles 7 | Varent | 61.7 | 124.7 |
Climb 2 | Hellestraat | 68.2 | 118.2 |
Climb 3 | Holstraat | 72.6 | 113.8 |
Cobbles 13 | Lededorp | 75 | 111.4 |
Cobbles 12 | Doorn | 76.7 | 109.7 |
Climb 4 | Petegemberg | 77.3 | 109.1 |
Climb 5 | Pareelstraat | 79.7 | 106.7 |
Cobbles 8 | Nokeredorpstraat | 84.9 | 101.5 |
Climb 6 | Nokereberg | 86 | 100.4 |
Cobbles 9 | Herlegemstraat | 88.9 | 97.5 |
Cobbles 10 | Lange Aststraat | 103.3 | 83.1 |
Climb 7 | Lange Ast | 103.9 | 82.5 |
Cobbles 11 | Huiseplein | 105 | 81.4 |
Cobbles 14 | Huisepontweg | 112.2 | 74.2 |
Cobbles 15 | Nokeredorpstraat | 116.2 | 70.2 |
Climb 8 | Nokereberg | 117.3 | 69.1 |
Cobbles 16 | Herlegemstraat | 120.2 | 66.2 |
Cobbles 17 | Lange Aststraat | 134.6 | 51.8 |
Climb 9 | Lange Ast | 135.2 | 51.2 |
Cobbles 18 | Huiseplein | 136.3 | 50.1 |
Cobbles 19 | Doorn | 141 | 45.4 |
Cobbles 20 | Lededorp | 142.8 | 43.6 |
Cobbles 21 | Huisepontweg | 143.5 | 42.9 |
Cobbles 22 | Nokeredorpstraat | 147.6 | 38.8 |
Climb 10 | Nokereberg | 148.7 | 37.7 |
Cobbles 23 | Herlegemstraat | 151.5 | 34.9 |
Cobbles 24 | Lange Aststraat | 165.9 | 20.5 |
Climb 11 | Lange Ast | 166.5 | 19.9 |
Cobbles 25 | Huiseplein | 167.6 | 18.8 |
Cobbles 26 | Doorn | 172.3 | 14.1 |
Cobbles 27 | Lededorp | 174.1 | 12.3 |
Cobbles 28 | Huisepontweg | 174.8 | 11.6 |
Cobbles 29 | Hoevestraat | 177.1 | 9.3 |
Cobbles 30 | Herlegemstraat | 182.5 | 3.9 |
Climb 12 | Waregemsestraat | 186.4 | 0 |
Danilith Nokere Koerse 2026 start list
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