Category Archives: Belgium Life

Koppenberg – A Mountain of Bananas

This past weekend we had the pleasure of hosting Brittlee Bowman of the Richard Sachs Cycling Team. Brittlee was given the opportunity to come over and race the Koppenberg Cyclocross for free through the generosity of one of the winners of the Twenty20 Belgian Raffle. Originally we were set to host the winners of the […]

Vertex Cycling – Noah Granigan Blog Update

Noah Granigan pushing the pace in a Belgian bicycle race

My trip to The ChainStay in Oudenaarde is already a trip that I will never forget, and I have only been here for a few days. After a tedious plane ride, some waiting in the Brussels airport, and a short drive to Oost Vlaanderen, I got settled into my new home for the next three […]

Vertex Cycling – Junior/Youth Racing in Belgium

We are back! After a nice vacation in Texas, we returned to Belgium ready to bring Belgian Kermis races to a fresh group of Juniors, Youth and even one 14 year old. It’s been a great start to the development camp with Vertex Cycling, with our Juniors (Connor, Robert and Brayden) getting in some great […]

The Mystery of Moregem

About 800 meters from our doors, just hugging the border between Oudenaarde and Wortegem-Petegem lies a haunted house.  The house is barely visible during the summer months, however between October- April the foliage on the vines and trees is sparse enough to see the decrepit manor home. It does turn a few heads, everybody who […]