Spring has definitely arrived in Flanders; the sun is shining, birds are chirping, farmers are spraying ‘eau du flandres’ (aka.manuer), and daffodils are everywhere. This can only mean one thing… it’s time for De Ronde. And let me tell you, the people of Oudenaarde have caught De Ronde fever big time! There are shop front …
Ahead of tomorrow’s E3 Harelbeke we thought it would be fun to dig through the old archives of Gregg’s diaries. In his diary Gregg talks about racing the 2005 E3 Prijs and Brabantse Pijl (before Gent-Wevelgem was moved to that Sunday slot before the Tour of Flanders). That year the E3 Prijs was won by …
What a beautiful day of bicycle racing in Belgium! The 2012 Dwars Door Vlaanderen (Straight Through Flanders), Seen as one of the first real tests of the form for contenders for the big spring classics, race didn’t disappoint this year. We saw a very in form Omega Pharma team using their strength in numbers to launch Niki Terpstra …
Next to the Muur van Geraardsbergen, this week’s feature climb is one of the most thought of climbs when you mention the Flemish Ardennes. The Oude Kwaremont has been a major player in the Tour of Flanders since the early 70′s, and has been included in many other major classics races as well. This year …
It’s a little more than a week into Project Meatsuit and it’s time for a bit of reflection on where things stand. The first thing is my endurance is NO where like it use to be. Just two weeks ago I did a 3 hour ride with Jered and Ashley Gruber through the Flemish Ardennes …
Recently I’ve been in the kitchen trying to dream up the perfect energy bar; one that tastes great, is easy to make, and easy to eat on a ride The first bar out of our ‘test kitchen’ was a soft Maple Almond Cranberry Bar with oatmeal, rice, and coconut which we adapted from this recipe. …
What a difference a week makes! This morning we treated ourselves to a glorious sunshine ride through some of the twisty farm roads of Flanders in the direction of this weeks climb, the Nokereberg. This climb runs through the town of Nokere on the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, and just inside the border of …
So it has began … Project Meatsuit. You may be asking yourself, what is Project Meatsuit? Well that is a good question, but to answer that we have to go back; back to Texas. During my younger years back in Texas I would take frequent trips to the Leaky/Campwood area to start winter training with …
Hello everyone! This morning we were surprised to look outside our windows to find a mixture of sleet, snow, and rain. This was definitely unexpected, especially since it wasn’t in the forecast. But this is Belgium, the weather can change in an instant, so that’ll teach us not to get too comfortable with some of …
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