The days go by ... and all seem the same in Belgium, with the usual string of classics. Today it’s the turn of the E3 Saxo Classic, which starts and finishes in Harelbeke (historically, the race was actually called the E3 Harelbeke). The rest of the schedule, of course, includes In Flanders Fields—From Middelkerke to Wevelgem — historically known as Gent-Wevelgem — this Sunday... before building up the excitement until the following Sunday for the Tour of Flanders!

In this article, you’ll find detailed information on the route of the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic, on an OpenStreetMap map and also available for download in Google Earth, the schedule, the profile, as well as the list of starters for the Belgian race.

The map of the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic is even better in the app!

Below you’ll find the race map, of course, but if you really want to dive into this map… it’s even better in the velowire app!

Whether you’re heading to the event — whether as part of one of the participating teams, the organizing committee, one of its partners, or simply as a cycling enthusiast lining the route — or if you just want to explore the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic map in a different way, velowire invites you to explore it in the Maps section of the velowire app for a more convenient experience. That way, you’ll always have it with you, and as a little bonus: you can view it in full-screen mode, and if you’re traveling to the event, display your location on the map and move the map along with you, making it easier than ever to get there!

So don’t wait any longer and join the hundreds of app users by downloading the velowire app from the app stores:
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The 2026 E3 Saxo Classic route on OpenStreetMap

The route of the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic has changed compared to 2025. After the start in Harelbeke, the race heads east along the upper (and blue) section of the route shown on the map below, passing through Waregem and heading toward Oudenaarde before reaching the first cobblestones and climbs (cobbled Beaucarnestraat [1.2 km], the Katteberg [750 m at 6% / max 11%] and the cobblestones of the Holleweg [1.5 km]). Following the cobblestones of the Paddestraat and a stretch through Zottegem, the route loops eastward, passing close to Geraardsbergen before entering the land of hills and cobblestones!

This will be a sequence featuring La Houppe (1,880 m at 4.8% / max 10%), Berg ten Stene (1,300 m at 5.2% / max 9%) — and this is where the route shifts to the red section on the map — to reach, a little further on after passing through Renaix (Ronse), the climb up the Oude Kruisberg (800 m at 4.8% / max 9%), a return to Renaix and another stretch heading west before climbing back up to the Karnemelkbeekstraat, which has been renamed the "E3 COL" as it is the 5th but also the 15th climb on the route (1,530 m at 4.9% / max 18%) then a stretch through Berchem before heading back toward the course’s climbs. There they encounter Keuzelingsstraat - Oude Kwaremont, the Hotondberg (1,200 m at 4% / max 8%), and a little further on, after passing through Zulzeke and near Nukerke, Kortekeer (1,000 m at 6.4% / max 17%), the Taaienberg (700 m at 6.3% / max 16%), entirely cobbled, and—upon reaching the orange section of the course—after passing through Maarke-Kerkem and Schorisse, the Boigneberg (1,000 m at 5.2% / max 12.3%) and the Eikenberg (1,250 m at 6.2% / max 10%). Much further on, they then encounter the Kapelberg (750 m at 7.1% / max 14%), the Paterberg (400 m at 12.9% / max 20.3%), entirely cobbled, the Oude Kwaremont (2,200 m at 4% / max 11.6%), entirely cobbled, and, on the return to the red section of the race, the climb up the E3-COL Karnemelbeekstraat (1,530 m at 4.9% / max 18%), another pass through Berchem, and a little further on the Tiegemberg (750 m at 5.6% / max 9%), before returning to Harelbeke, where the finish will take place at the same location as the start, on Stasegemsesteenweg.

Below you will find the schedule, the OpenStreetMap map, and the profile of the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic. Click on the various images to open them.

The route of the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic in Google Earth

If you prefer to view the route of the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic in Google Earth—for example, to take a virtual tour of the route—I invite you to download it to Google Earth by clicking the following link:

>> Download the route of the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic in Google Earth (KML file)

The 2026 E3 Saxo Classic start list

Want to know who the riders are competing in the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic? You can find out below:

>> 2026 E3 Saxo Classic start list

The results of the 2026 E3 Saxo Classic

>> Visit the E3 Saxo Classic 2026 page in the UCI cycling calendar to find the race results at the end of the day!

door Thomas Vergouwen
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