Consider yourself a true enthusiast of Flandrian racing? Then try these brief video delights, all focused around Le Samyn, a Belgian one-day Classic locally known as “Little Paris-Roubaix”. Racing coverage and the English language are both in limited supply here, but you do get a sense of the passion and atmosphere that surrounds bike racing in Flanders. And it abounds.

The 2017 men’s and women’s editions were held in atrocious condition last weekend. The men’s highlights are easy to find on Youtube, and are well worth watching. Unfortunately video coverage of women’s racing is not so easy to find.