{"id":8073,"date":"2025-11-22T15:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T14:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themonster.be\/?page_id=8073"},"modified":"2026-03-01T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T12:37:59","slug":"chapter-v-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themonster.be\/en\/chapter-v-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter V – 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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 From 300 km to 1 050 km<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Pass the symbolic 500 or 1000 km mark, that\u2019s when you open your eyes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The checkpoints will give you a chance to catch your breath, and you\u2019ll need it. You\u2019ll be welcomed by Resist & Riders, so they know exactly what you\u2019re going through.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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200 participants<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The number of registrations is limited to 60-70 challengers by distance. The peloton is family!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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A vertical challenge<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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More than twice Mount Everest in elevation for the big loop. Who said Belgium was a flat country?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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16 nations have lined up at the start of the Monster since the very first edition.\nThe Ardennes Monster is a multicultural gathering, with its long route crossing borders.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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On average, this is the success rate that awaits you. One in two challengers will fall by the wayside.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Three bikepacking routes in the Ardennes<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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