Sports
- Bastogne is the midpoint of the famous Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic bicycle race, one of the biggest events in the professional cycling calendar, dating from the end of the 19th century.
- The Circuit des Ardennes, which today refers to another bicycle race, used to refer to a 600-km-long car-racing event in the Bastogne area. The race used to attract famous enthusiasts, such as William II, German Emperor. It was relocated to Francorchamps around the time of World War I, where it now lives on as the Belgian Grand Prix.
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