Tag: Flanders
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The Flandrian Diaries: Scheldeprijs
Click or not: The Flandrian Diaries: ScheldeprijsI don’t really think of the Scheldeprijs as a Flandrian race. Despite its Antwerp finish and promotion by the Flanders Classics group, its flat as a tack parcours and start location in Terneuzen gives it a distinct Dutch flavour. Sure, there are some (relatively tame) pavé sectors and the rain usually makes an appearance but it’s… …
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The Flandrian Diaries: De Ronde
Click or not: The Flandrian Diaries: De RondeThis was it. The time had arrived. Belgium’s biggest day of the biggest month of racing was finally here, the holiest of days falling on Easter Sunday no less and the church was overflowing with worshippers. Drunk, loud, super-hyped worshippers spread over a 260km diocese, all with their own personal gods who they hoped would… …
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In Den Hengst
Click or not: In Den HengstThe Classics are more than just bike racing. It’s the melting pot of people that fill the cafés and bars, most not cyclists but each and every one with a knowledge of the sport, the history, the riders. You can pick out anyone from the throng of lubed fans lining the cobbles and kassien and… …
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Flandrian Friday: Spring Classics – The Next Level
Click or not: Flandrian Friday: Spring Classics – The Next LevelConsider 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… …
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Hurt Yourself, Drink Beer, Have Fun
Click or not: Hurt Yourself, Drink Beer, Have FunHave you ever really wanted to hurt yourself? On the bike that is… not just riding a really long way, or climbing an alpine pass, or crashing your brains out on a nasty trail. We mean taking the long distance, adding in the toughest cobblestone secteurs of Paris-Roubaix, detouring over to the steepest and roughest… …
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Tommeke
Click or not: TommekeWhen it comes to legends of the road, there are few in the modern era that come close to Tom Boonen. Equal record holder at Paris-Roubaix, he came oh-so-close to getting his fifth win on the hallowed velodrome last April, and almost as close to a second World road race title in October. His versatility… …
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Taking The Edge Off: The New Roubaix And Ruby
Click or not: Taking The Edge Off: The New Roubaix And RubyWe’ve said it before, if you’re going to do a launch then make it cool. While ChainSlap didn’t get an invite with the international media for the launch of new Roubaix and Ruby, the lucky ones who did were treated to some real-world testing on the pavé of Belgium and Northern France, from where the bike’s name… …
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Insider Rides: Brett’s Jaegher Interceptor
Click or not: Insider Rides: Brett’s Jaegher InterceptorInsider Rides looks at the bikes that we ride, the bikes that industry insiders ride, that racers ride, and everyday folk ride. This time out, we take a look at the road bike of head-Slapper Brett, a bike conceived over many years in the mind, and eventually realised in the spiritual heartland of cycling. Cyclists love to… …