In Flanders Episode 2 BiciSport sponsored the Belgian Junior race in the village of Velle some 20k from Antwerp in East Flanders on Saturday 21 March. This was the third year of the BiciSport sponsorship of the Junior event. The Velle race is organised by the VerHulst family and the race attracted 115 Juniors over the 65k distance. Conditions were delightful (meaning no rain, no cloud & little wind).
The following day (on 22 March) BiciSport attended the Monsere Grand Prix in the city of Roeselare for the 200k professional event. Again delightful weather and great racing. The race started in Ichtegem and finished in Roeselare. Dylan Groenwegen (Team Rockets) took the sprint victory.
Flanders Episode 3 is published here on Monday 30 March
BiciSport @ Belgian Velle Juniors @ 21 Mar - before the start
BiciSport @ Belgian Velle Juniors @ 21 Mar - the Junior race started in front of the Velle Church
BiciSport @ Belgian Velle Juniors @ 21 Mar - Velle Junior peloton started 115 riders
BiciSport @ Belgian Velle Juniors @ 21 Mar - a great ride takes the victory
BiciSport @ Belgian Velle Juniors @ 21 Mar - Velle podium with the podium placegetters … far left is the local Mayor, the three VerHulst brothers (Koen, Maarten & Stijn) plus MOR & Paul Vermieren
BiciSport @ Belgian Velle Juniors @ 21 Mar - before the Velle start with the ultra retro Van Hoye Ford … a Flanders vintage classic and it still works (just) !! … with MOR, Marc, Eddy VerHulst & Paul Vermieren. Paul is a three time Belgian Olympian in Archery.
BiciSport @ Belgian Velle Juniors @ 21 Mar - Velle start with MOR, Marc, Benny (Molteni) and Eddy VerHulst (BiciSport Godfather in Belgium)
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - Rocket ships getting ready
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - Dylan G rocket ships at the ready
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - Ichtegem start
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - Ichtegem start
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - these guys make the race happen with Piet Delrue (left) & Lieven Cobbaert. Photo MOR
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - before the start outside the 365-Pinarello team bus
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - Dylan G takes the Monsere win
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - Dylan takes the win
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - off to the podium for Dylan
BiciSport @ Monsere Grand Prix @ 22 Mar - happy days for DG