19 April 2022

LA DOYENNE - THE MOST REMARKABLE EDITIONS

By Elien Kaes History
LA DOYENNE - DE OPVALLENDSTE EDITIES
The oldest spring classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege, also known as 'La Doyenne', will take place again on Sunday 24 April. In 130 years, 107 editions and countless route changes, this classic has certainly earned its reputation. La Doyenne is the only major monument where the cyclists are guided in a loop, via the rugged hills of the Ardennes, back to the starting point in Liege.
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28 March 2022

THE RICH CYCLING HISTORY OF THE TOUR OF FLANDERS

By Elien Kaes History
HET RIJKE WIELERVERLEDEN VAN DE RONDE VAN VLAANDEREN
The biggest Belgian classic takes place again on Sunday: the Tour of Flanders! In this one-day cycling race, all the great riders are present at the starting line to give the best of themselves. 
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16 March 2022

GENT-WEVELGEM OVER THE YEARS

By Elien Kaes History
GENT-WEVELGEM DOOR DE JAREN HEEN
The Flemish classic Gent-Wevelgem has a rich cycling history that starts in 1934. At that time the race was only held for the amateurs and between 1936 and 1939 for the independents, but in 1945 (after an interruption during the war) it was transformed into a major event for the pros.
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14 March 2022

JAN RAAS ASTONISHES EVERYONE AT MILAN-SAN REMO IN 1977

By Elien Kaes History
JAN RAAS SLAAT IEDEREEN MET VERSTOMMING OP MILAAN-SAN REMO IN 1977
At 4 p.m. on Saturday, 19 March 1977, a large crowd at the finish line on the Via Roma in San Remo watched in amazement how the little-known Dutchman Jan Raas stole the day's headlines.
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03 March 2022

THE RACE TO THE SUN - THE ALL-TIME BEST

By Elien Kaes History
DE KOERS NAAR DE ZON - DE BESTE ALLER TIJDEN
This Sunday (6 March) Paris-Nice starts again and therefore we are looking back on the cyclists who achieved the best performances in this race. The very first edition of Paris-Nice, aka the Race to the Sun, took place in 1933.
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22 February 2022

HAAST'S DRIVE TO ATTACK TROUGHOUT THE TOUR

By Elien Kaes History
HAASTJES AANVALSLUST TIJDENS DE TOUR
The Dutchman Cees Haast took his first steps in the cycling world in his home village Rijsbergen. Some years later, in '63, his professional cycling career took off.  He had an incredible desire to attack and therefore quickly became a public favourite. 
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