Remco Evenepoel: the next Eddy Merckx (part 2)
It’s only February. This is just the Volta ao Algarve. We really can’t read too much into anything at suchContinue Reading
Tag: Belgium
Tour de France 2019 Stage 1: Brussels, Merckx, and Belgian manhood
The Tour de France of 2019 rolled out of Brussels today with the air of a royal pageant; this BelgianContinue Reading
Rob Hatch: commentary Ninja
Watching a bike race involves conjecture. We make assumptions and deliver tactical manoeuvres on behalf of the riders. We doContinue Reading
Sep Vanmarcke and his big pink head
It’s fair to say that Sep Vanmarcke, the Belgian one-day specialist, is a big bloke. At 6ft 3inches (that’s 1Continue Reading
The Amstel Gold Race after-blog (great race, s**t beer)
In pro-cycling, the Amstel Gold Race is one of the three Ardennes classics. Despite being in Holland. Not the Ardennes. It’sContinue Reading
The Tour of Flanders after-blog (with Gilippe Philbert)
I wasn’t in Belgium to watch the Tour of Flanders this year. Which was lucky really, because had I been,Continue Reading
