The site is best known from
road bicycle racing, as it is a regular climb in the
Tour of Flanders. The Taaienberg was first included in the course in 1956, and has since often been included, although occasionally it is not run. It is a fairly long climb at 1200 meter, relatively shallow at 5.8% average, but its cobbled surface is the main difficulty of the climb. In total the Eikenberg has been included in the Tour of Flanders route 40 times (1956-2015). In 2014 and 2015 it was the third climb of the day, situated between the Kortekeer and
Wolvenberg. Eikenberg is also a fixed location in
Omloop Het Volk and is sometimes included in
E3 Harelbeke,
Dwars door Vlaanderen and
Three Days of De Panne. ==Gallery==