Wow it’s hard to believe that another Spring Classics season has come to an end with yesterday’s Liege-Bastoge-Liege. We unfortunately didn’t make it out to either of the Ardennes Classics this year, though can say that we’re kind of glad that we were able to enjoy it from the comfort of our living room as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]