FLANDERS Episode 1
Flanders Episode 1 features both the Nokere Course (18 March) & the Bredene Classic (20 March).
The Nokere race was a mid week event over 190k starting in Dienze and finishing in the village of Nokere. A traditional big loop through rural Flanders with many cobbled climbs to be used over the next three weeks.
Bredene Classic was somewhat different affair and started and finished on the Belgian coast with twice climbing the Kemmelberg cobbled climb on the French border.
Flanders Episode 2 is published here on 24 March
BiciSport @ Bredene Classic @ Kemmelberg @ 20 Mar - leaders attack the Kemmelberg
BiciSport @ Bredene Classic @ Kemmelberg @ 20 Mar - Kemmelberg climb
BiciSport @ Bredene Classic @ Kemmelberg @ 20 Mar - more Kemmelberg
BiciSport @ Bredene Classic @ Kemmelberg @ 20 Mar - Jayco was prominent all day at the Bredene
BiciSport @ Bredene Classic @ Kemmelberg @ 20 Mar - the second descent off the Kemmelberg and now the race was full gas towards the Belgian coastal finish
BiciSport @ Bredene Classic @ Kemmelberg @ 20 Mar - the village of Kemmel had a great example of a Belgian Brown Cafe duly themed in everything cycling history
BiciSport @ Nokere Course @ Eikenberg cobbles @ 18 Mar - Trek team car remains a peloton pretty sight with a great colour scheme
BiciSport @ Nokere Course @ Eikenberg cobbles @ 18 Mar - more Trek on the Eikenberg cobbles.
BiciSport @ Nokere Course @ Eikenberg cobbles @ 18 Mar - Bora featured all day but Phillipson took the Nokere win
BiciSport @ Nokere Course @ Eikenberg cobbles @ 18 Mar - peloton on the Eikenberg cobbles
BiciSport @ Nokere Course @ Eikenberg cobbles @ 18 Mar - peloton on the Eikenberg cobbles
BiciSport @ Nokere Course @ Eikenberg cobbles @ 18 Mar - MOR with Dirk Abts (BiciSport Belgium) on the Eikenberg climb before the Nokere race arrived.
BiciSport @ Kokerelle service course @ Maarke Kerkem from 17 March until end April - Maarke Kerkem is situated in the rural setting just outside Oudenaarde. Country lanes are silent for no cars and the Koppenberg barely 10k away.