Tag: Ronde Van Vlaaderen

  • Flanders 2022

    Flanders 2022

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    We discuss all things Ronde with Baroudeur, Guido. His motivations, plans and how to engage the infamous climbs and cobble of the Tour of Flanders.

  • RVV Tribute 2017

    RVV Tribute 2017

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    What’s in a name? – Well, these usual suspects. space Roaring Lions The Ronde van Vlaanderan (RVV) is where roaring lions look for cobbles and hard climbs to devour.  It is a race day celebrated by half a country.  Some would say, the whole country, especially when it rains.  It is the pride of Belgium…

  • Ronde Van Vlaanderen Ride Report

    Ronde Van Vlaanderen Ride Report

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    Will ‘The Red Baron’ on RVV 2015 “We begin in Oudennarde…” …I tell my brother and his three less experienced cyclist friends that it’ll be fine. We are after all only riding the last 80 or so miles of the course. Surrounded by pretty much every Western European nationality, Belgians, Germans, French, Dutch, Spaniards and…

  • Fla-Fla-Flanders

    Fla-Fla-Flanders

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    Lowell
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    Time Travel is possible in Flanders – Image, courtesy of ‘CyclinginFlanders’ 19 Climbs on Cobbles. 264KM and it loops back! Lost in the thrill of it all; one can easily get  carried away with arguably the most popular/greatest one day race of them all, ‘The Tour of Flanders’.  Better known in the region and amongst hardy…

  • Ronde Van Vlaaderen 100

    Ronde Van Vlaaderen 100

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    This Sunday we witness not only a pre-cursor to the infamous Paris-Roubaix, but see history unfold as well.  For it is the 100th anniversary of the Ronde Van Vlaaderen – the Tour of Flanders. Yes, they ride up the Koppenberg, the picture that takes up much of this page! Classic Royalty As much as the…