Elst is a village belonging to the municipality of Brakel . It is located in the Denderstreek in the province East Flanders in Belgium.
4-633: 50°49′40″N 3°43′26″E / 50.8277°N 3.7239°E / 50.8277; 3.7239 The Leberg is a hill and uphill street in Elst , part of the municipality of Brakel , in the Belgian province of East Flanders . Its top is at 99 m altitude, making it one of the highest hills of the Zwalm region, just north of the Flemish Ardennes . The road has an asphalt surface and links
8-736: A significant influence sometimes. The climb is also regularly included in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , Dwars door Vlaanderen , the Three Days of De Panne , the Eneco Tour and the Tour of Flanders for Women . Elst, Belgium The village was mentioned in 977 as Elsuth. There are two mills in the village. The oldest is the Perlinckmolen [ nl ] , an overshot watermill, which originated from before 898, and
12-506: Is one of the oldest in Belgium. The current mill was reconstructed in 1571. In 1859, it was severely damaged in a storm. In 1974, it stopped operations, and was declared a monument the next year. The Leberg is located in the village. It is a steep 99 metre hill, and has become known as a significant obstacle in the Tour of Flanders . Elst is known for its Geutelingen , a kind of pancake. This East Flanders location article
16-518: The valley town of Elst to the hilltop town of Zegelsem . The climb is best known from road bicycle racing , where it regularly features in the Flemish races in spring, most notably the Tour of Flanders . The Leberg is 700 m high, and has an average gradient of 6.1% with its steepest point, 14%, in a right-hand curve at the bottom of the climb. The upper half of the climb is less steep, but runs exposed through fields and acres, causing wind to have
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