Rondje La Sensée en Canal du Nord

The ride

From Marcoing you roll out on a route that stays paved the whole way. First up is the Souterrain de Ruyaulcourt, a canal tunnel, before the road follows La Sensée, a river, onward to the Canal du Nord. The Escaut, another river, rounds out the ride, and then it's back to Marcoing with 439 m of climbing in the legs.