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JEZUS-EIK, Belgium—Rudi Coel scowled at the sight of the Thai restaurant advertising "Takeaway." "We’re in Flanders, so that should say ‘Meenemengerechten,’ " said the 50-year-old social worker, using the proper Dutch word. The euro zone is in turmoil, and Belgium’s heavy government debts are drawing comparisons with those of Greece. But the main issue before [...] Is a 43 year old man too old to be considering getting a tattoo (or in my case, another tattoo)? About 13 years ago or so, I got my first ink … an abstract of a cyclist on my right leg, just above the ankle. It’s an abstract of a cyclist, leaning hard into a [...] This is the biggest two weeks in Belgian cycling, starting with the Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde (Three Days of De Panne) tomorrow through Thursday, the Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) this Sunday, Gent-Wevelgem next Wednesday (April 8th) and culminating in Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, April 12th. Of course, many of us with a Flandrien bent favor [...] Belgians may love to heckle the Dutch, but they love cyclocross even more, even going to the extent of petitioning young Dutch ‘cross star Lars Boom to ask him to continue racing the winter sport. I think they know that the sport needs strong competition from nations other than Belgium, and the Netherlands is as [...] I think this is the first time that USADA has agreed with a rider that there were mitigating circumstances for missing a test, instead of banning a rider and having to be taken to arbitration. VeloNews | Jonathan Page cleared | The Journal of Competitive Cycling. Former U.S. national cyclocross champion Jonathan Page has been [...] As many of you may know, I have had a long association with Richard Sachs … I built his website; he built two of my bikes, and even though I’ve never met him face-to-face, I consider Richie to be one of my closest pals. RGM Watches-Richard Sachs-Rex Chiu Cyclocross Team member Will Dugan, who will [...] Cyclingnews.com: Page missed post-race doping control American cyclo-cross rider Jonathan Page missed a post-race doping control at the fourth round of the UCI’s World Cup in Koksijde, Belgium, on November 29. The 32 year-old silver medallist at the 2007 cyclo-cross world championships now has to await a hearing from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) [...] Op-Ed – A Holiday to End All Wars – NYTimes.com TODAY is the 90th anniversary of the armistice that ended the First World War, and it will be commemorated very differently on each side of the Atlantic and across the borders of Europe. It’s a reminder that not all “victors” experience wars in the same [...] Little Belgium – The 2007 New England Cyclocross Season from Andy Frothingham on Vimeo. Just in time to start getting people psyched for the upcoming cyclocross season, I found this short 40-minute film by 14-year old Andy Frothingham … there’s a few name misspellings, but the kid is only 14, and the film is otherwise [...] |
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