Long Course Weekend Belgium

About the Event

Long Course Weekend is not just a race. It is a three day sports festival with an atmosphere you have to experience to believe. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned athlete, you create your own ideal weekend with the mix and match principle. Choose from swimming, cycling and running in distances that suit you. Take part in one discipline, combine two, or go for the ultimate challenge: the Full Long Course, the longest distance in every discipline spread over three days. Whoever completes it earns the coveted fourth medal as a reward. Since the Belgian edition began in 2021, Long Course Weekend has become a tradition for athletes of every level, for families, groups of friends and teams. With iconic finish line moments, an unmatched atmosphere and a format full of fun, flexibility and challenge, it is a weekend you will never forget. Your weekend, your pace, your story. Ready to write it?

Races Offered

Full Long Course Weekend (3 days)

Sep 18, 2026

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Distance — 3.8 km 190 km 42.2 km

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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16:00

Half Long Course Weekend (3 days)

Sep 18, 2026

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Distance — 1.9 km 90 km 21.1 km

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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16:00

Junior Long Course Weekend (3 days)

Sep 18, 2026

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Distance — 1.9 km 45 km 10 km

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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16:00

The Nieuwpoort Swim 1.9K

Sep 18, 2026

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Distance — 1.9K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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17:15

The Nieuwpoort Swim 3.8K

Sep 18, 2026

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Distance — 3.8K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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17:15

Cycle Flanders Fields 180K

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 180K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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08:00

Business Ride - 90KM

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 90K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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09:30

Cycle Flanders Fields 90K

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 90K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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10:00

Cycle Flanders Fields 45K

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 45K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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12:00

Kids Run (300m to 1200m)

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 1K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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09:00

The Nieuwpoort Marathon

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 42.2K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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10:00

The Nieuwpoort 5K

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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10:15

The Nieuwpoort 10K

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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10:25

The Nieuwpoort Half Marathon

Sep 20, 2026

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Distance — 21.1K

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Type — Cycling, Multisports

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12:10

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Nieuwpoort.

thermostat Temperature

13.4° / 20.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

10.9° / 18.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

9h 11m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

16.3 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (3.5)

humidity_mid Humidity

77.0%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:24

nightlight Sunset

20:01

About Nieuwpoort

Learn more about the host city, Nieuwpoort.

Nieuwpoort is a beach resort and medieval port on the Belgian sea coast in West Flanders. Nieuwpoort consists out of two centres: the old medieval centre, with small houses and cobblestone streets, and the coastal centre, comparable to the neighbouring coastal cities: a sandy beach and lots of apartments. The belfry of Nieuwpoort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.