In Flanders Episode 3 …. BiciSport attended the E3 Classic in Harelbeke (on Friday March 27), the Ghent Wevelgem Cyclo Sportive (Saturday March 28) and the Ghent Wevelgem Classic (Sunday March 29).
E3 lived up to expectations over the 200k with Mathieu VDP taking the victory but not without a struggle.
The Wevelgem Cyclo was run in windy & chilly conditions but no rain.
Ghent Wevelgem was a cracker with VDP and Wout the Wonderful only caught with 1k to go. Break a Belgian’s heart why don’t you ….
Flanders Episode 4 will be published here on Thursday 2 April and to include the Dwars Vlaanderen semi Classic held on the Wednesday.
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem @ Westouter @ 29 Mar - Wout the Wonderful leads VDP
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem @ Westouter @ 29 Mar - The climb of the Scherpenberg begins
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem @ Westouter @ 29 Mar - Wout leads VDP in Westouter
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem @ Westouter @ 29 Mar - the early break up the Scherpenberg
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem @ Westouter @ 29 Mar - peloton in Westouter
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem @ Westouter @ 29 Mar - Trek team car in Westouter
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem @ Westouter @ 29 Mar - Cafe De Zwaan (The Swan) hosted beer, lunch & a TV for the finish
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem @ Westouter @ 29 Mar - Casino Middelkirke hosted the start
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - the E3 peloton climb the cobbled Katteberg outside Oudenaarde
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - shortly afterwards the peloton climbed the Kortekeer berg with Mads Pederson Trek (ex World Champion with the Rainbow colours on his jersey sleeves)
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - Kortekeer climb
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - Kortekeer climb
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - peloton at the Maarke Kerkem Church
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - peloton departs Maarke Kerkem
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - Mathieu VDP goes solo
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - VDP was to take the victory but not without a fight
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - top of the Katteberg with Anthony, Peter, Gunther and MOR
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - and on Saturday 28 Mar this was the Nieuwsblad front cover
BiciSport @ E3 Grand Prix @ 27 Mar - a somewhat Aussie style page 4
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem Cyclosportive @ 28 Mar - L to R … Maarten VerHulst, Eddy VerHulst, Koen VerHulst & MOR. The wind was picking up and conditions were cold.
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem Cyclosportive @ 28 Mar - Wevelgem finish
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem Cyclosportive @ 28 Mar - Wevelgem finish
BiciSport @ Ghent Wevelgem Cyclosportive @ 28 Mar - it was windy & chilly !!