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Video | The Tour of Flanders
“If you were brought up without frills and you know what hunger is, it makes you hard enough to withstand bike races.” —Karel van Wijnendaele, Sportwereld Magazine, 1942
The Ronde van Onnozelaars
By Sal Ruibal On the face of it, cycling seems to make sense. But it didn’t take long for cyclists to devolve into all sorts of deviant behavior on two wheels, such as racing over roads made of large chunks … Continue reading
Registration is open for the Ronde van Vlaanderen
On Saturday, March 30, 2013—the day before the professional race—the Tour of Flanders is open to anyone with a few Euros and a desire to ride part or all of the race route. Riders may choose one of three distances: 80 or 140 kilometers, which depart from Oudenaarde in the Flemish Ardennes, or the 240-kilometer route that starts in the ancient Belgian city of Bruges. Continue reading
