Comments on: Belgian Slant…

By: brassneck

brassneck — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:50:35 +0000

Half my team at work are Belgian, and consequently I spend a fair amount of time in Antwerp. As the supposed cyclist of the team, I’m continually embarrassed by my lack of ‘cross knowledge compared with your normal Belgian sports fan..

Try the Pakhuis restaurant/micro brewery, finest beer I’ve ever tasted.

By: jamese

jamese — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:26:32 +0000

I mistakingly entered a local cross race to me in Switzerland – where for my age group (30+) there were two categories, Elite or Amateur. As I am certainly not elite by any means, there was only the Amateur class to enter. As I had just come back from the Peaks where I had what I thought was a respectable result (around 80th) and I thought I would go ok. How wrong I was! The pace was incredible and I have to say it is the only race I have come dead last! However, it was one of the most fun, heads down races I have done and I would certainly do it again.

By: chipps

chipps — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:12:29 +0000

That’s a great thing about ‘cross. Even at the top level, it’s still an event where you can rub shoulders with the pros – and, especially in the UK – where you can be thrashed by some truly fantastic racers in the same race. There are so many local races around too.

By: tthew

tthew — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:28:05 +0000

I raced against Paul Oldham in Macclesfield just after Christmas – Actually, no scratch that, I was in the same race as Paul Oldham, (first pic) just after Chrismas, and you are right about the pace carried chrispalmr. When he lapped me, (first time) he was going like a stabbed rat.

By: Sponging-Machine

Sponging-Machine — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:34:42 +0000

‘Wish more mountain bikers were encouraged to give cyclocross a bash, it’s not for everyone but I definitly believe a lot of people would be surprised how much fun it is once they gave it a bash’

Tried it last season and loved it. More cross, please.

By: chrispalmr

chrispalmr — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:56:37 +0000

I have to admit, I just watched that expecting to be a little bored. Dear lord! What a bunch of fantastic loonies! Seriously impressed with the pace carried through some utterly ridiculous conditions – Bravo!

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By: chipps

chipps — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:30:25 +0000

The big races are certainly a great spectacle. The courses are hard too. The Belgian coach has said about tomorrow’s race in Tabor ‘I wouldn’t even recommend doing a practice lap’.

Oh and Cyclocross World Champs in Kentucky USA in 2013. Should be interesting.

By: tandaylor

tandaylor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:56:45 +0000

Wish I could wander over to Ashton Court on saturday afternoon with a bag of frites and watch this quality of racing.

By: nickc

nickc — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:25:11 +0000

Cool, not at all like the velodrome at the end of Paris-Roubaix where every-ones going mental mostly through beer consumption it has to be said ( a recurring theme)