Predicting bike races is a mug’s game. A game made easier this year by the utter spanking dominance of Wout … More
Tag: Belgium
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 such … More
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 Belgian … More
Rob Hatch: commentary Ninja
Watching a bike race involves conjecture. We make assumptions and deliver tactical manoeuvres on behalf of the riders. We do … More
Remco Evenepoel: the next Eddy Merckx (part 1)
You might have heard of a chap called Eddy Merckx. Bit before my time, but he was a pretty handy … More
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 1 … More
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’s … More
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, … More
Wet cobbles and pre-race cuddles
Pro cycling is the self-styled ‘toughest sport in the world.’ Depending on who you ask there are plenty of other … More
British Cycling Belgian Style
No-one can deny that in the UK cycling is more popular than it’s ever been. Here in Lancashire even a … More
A Belgian bike ride to Scronkey
As a two-or-three-times-a-week kind of cyclist, it’s fair to say that I know my way around the back lanes of … More
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – tumbling temperatures and slippery cobbles
1st March, the start of spring, which means one-day racing Belgian-style. Of course it’s only nominally spring – the difference … More
