The Eyserbosweg is a road located in

Eys Eys (; ) is a village in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, the Netherlands. The town is located from Gulpen and from provincial capital Maastricht. Furthermore, it is characterised by its location in the hilly landscape of South Lim ...

in the south of Limburg, Netherlands. The road is used as a climb in cycling racing and most famously during the

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, but is also climbed during the

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, and the

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Amstel Gold Race

The Eyserbosweg is located at 20 km before the finish of the

Cauberg The Cauberg is a hill in Valkenburg aan de Geul, a town in the South Limburg region of the Netherlands. The hill played an important role in the early development of tourism in Valkenburg. Today, several major tourist attractions are situated on ...

. The climb marks the start of the final and is used by race favourites as one of the hills to place their attacks. It’s part of the section of climbs: Kruisberg (Wahlwiller), Eyserbosweg, Fromberg and Keutenberg. After that the cyclists climb the

, Geulhemmerberg, and Bemelerberg until the finish.

References

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