Koksijde World Cup, Ghent 6 And 2014 Tour Of Flanders - GCN Cycling News Show - Episode 48
This week we have news from the Koksijde round of the Cyclocross World Cup, the Ghent 6 Day and the rest of the cycling world.
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It's been a busy week in cycling. There was a cyclocross double header in Belgium and Holland, Fabian Cancellara has discussed his future plans, the 2014 Tour of Flanders route was announced, and the Ghent 6 Day, one of the most iconic cycling events in the world took place in ... Ghent.
Before starting, all of us here at GCN would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Arnaud Coyot. Coyot, who retired from professional cycling in 2012 tragically died following a car crash on Sunday.
The cyclocross season keeps rumbling on. The past weekend saw the first of this season's Belgian World Cup rounds. Koksijde is a very sandy venue that often sees total Belgian domination. This year was a little different. Former World Champion Niels Albert took victory in the mens race but was not joined by any compatriots on the podium. Francis Mourey of France was 2nd and German Philipp Walsleben was 3rd. On the women's side, American Katie Compton took a clear victory from Belgian Sanne Cant and Brit Nikki Harris.
Following Koksijde the riders faced a long drive to Northern Holland, where Niels Albert took another victory, with Helen Wyman, the European champion winning the women's event.
Following last weeks announcement that he would chase the Athlete's Hour record next year, this week Fabian Cancellara announced that his contract with Trek, which expires in 2016, could be his last. This will give Fabian a few more attempts at what will be a new-look Tour of Flanders route. The route had been heavily criticised by riders, fans and journalists in recent years after it changed to include finishing circuits. Next year, it's losing this unpopular addition. We spoke to former winner Freddy Maertens to find out his reaction.
Tech of the week this week comes from the Campagnolo factory, where Dan got to try the latest Campagnolo Bora wheels.
As usual, we've got Tweet of the week, news from our Strava club and Facebook contests. Next week, we want to see your commuting photos, so be sure to message them across to us on our Facebook page.
We're also looking for some help for our end of year awards. We'll post some questionnaires and votes on our Facebook page and give out some random prizes (*bottles*) too.
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A bike journey through Flanders - Belgio 2016
In Summer 2016, some friends and I put on our blue bike suit and went to Belgium!
We went around Bruxelles and the flanders following the bike paths of this beautiful region.
we visited Bruxelles, Leuven, Mechelen, Antwerp, Gent, Bruges and Ostende.
We ate a lot of chips, drank some beer and had a lot of fun!
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GHENT │ BELGIUM. BOAT TOUR ON GHENT'S CANALS. MUST-DO IN GHENT. HD. NEW!
Here's your best Ghent boat tour video. Fantastic guided boat tour on Ghent's canals. Don't miss this incredible experience if you're visiting the medieval town of Ghent in East Flanders, Belgium. A fun activity for families, couples and solo travelers alike.
We were lucky to have the best boat driver at the helm. Can't remember her name, but she was great. Thank you, Captain!
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2017 BYO Belgium Bike & Beer Adventure
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Bicycle Tour - Netherlands and Belgium - Ghent to Brussles - Part 6
In the summer of 2017, our family returned to Europe to do another awesome bike tour. We started in Amsterdam and bicycled 800 km in a circle to Brussels and back to Amsterdam. This part of the bike tour takes us from Ghent to Brussels.
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This bike touring video was shot using Gopro Hero and Session cameras.
Koning Albert park jam (Ghent, Belgium)
Solowheeling in Ghent, Belgium
Share a few impressions: I was riding around in Ghent.
In this clip: channels and sluice, flea market, bike trail
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Riding in the center of Ghent is a pain as the pavement is rough.
Outside the center there are nice bicycle lanes and paths, but they tend to end suddenly.
Recorded with a keychain camera and a GoPro, both hand held. That's why the video is more less stable than normally, but I have not used any stabilizer.
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Ergo Phizmiz: Could It Be Magic
Trans_Atlantic Rage: A BIRTH OF A PEACEFUL INTERNAL RENAISSANCE
Hulst similar to Bruges and Ghent - 4K
When you are at the Keldermanspoort of Hulst Zeeland The Netherlands and the atmospheric images of the beer quay you have the impression being in Bruges or Ghent. Only the boats are not there yet! Hulst is only 50 km from Ghent and 75 km from Bruges, traveling to Hulst is only possible by bus line from Sint-Niklaas station Belgium 45 min , or by car.
Tour of Flanders Cycling Time-Lapse - Without A Path
Cycling time-lapse of the 2014 Tour of Flanders cyclo in Belgium.
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The Bike Eating Ditches Of Belgium
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When you put 150 racers on a narrow road, someone is bound to get bumped off the side. In Belgium, the results can be wet, cold and worse.
We head to the races to ask the pros about their best and worst Belgium ditch stories.
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Belgian Cobbles & Freddy Maertens
My lovely sponsors ASSOS got me out to Flanders to ride some of the most famous cobbled climbs of the Tour of Flanders and some awesome off-road/gravel tracks around Oudenaarde. Whilst there, I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing cycling legend Freddy Maertens, stopping for coffee at his house before hitting up the Mur. Living the dream!
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Bike Lanes In Belgium: March 2012
Video showing bike lanes and bicycle traffic on the streets of Izegem, Belgium.
Ghent's Political & Media Obstacles to Implementing the Traffic Circulation Plan
SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT!
We had to cut out so much from our Ghent Streetfilm on The Circulation Plan and how wonderful it was for the country. We probably could have released a 30 minute version!!
But we had to take out over half of the section on the political obstacles and negative media sensationalism that led up to (and during) the first days. So this was important to retain more of this story in an additional release for those curious. After all, we all know the usual story that occurs when a city, state or country tries to implement an innovative transportation scheme: there are often community scare tactics, the opposing political party tries to take advantage or not support it and - usually standard - the media tries to drum up controversy and say the plans will not work and cause difficulty.
Thus it is a valuable tool to make this expanded story from Ghent as you will hear about some of these (including death threats to the Vice Mayor Filip Watteeuw and even Dutch planners, yes the Dutch(!) saying the plans were political suicide.
But as we know in most cases well-thought plans do work and the public ends up liking it more than the media ever assumes.
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Cycling in Belgium 2015
Cycle trip around Brussels, Leuven, Mechelen, Antwerp . Witnessed the Brussels Classic cycle race, the Brussels Comic Festival, Brussels Beer Festival.