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Oude Kwaremont cobbles

Irishman dies during Tour of Flanders cycling event in Belgium

56 year old was taking part in event for 14th time alongside son

Sun, Apr 03, 2016 08:13
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White cycle helmet

Flanders regional government to explore whether cycle helmets should be compulsory

Minister responds to 17-year-old injured in fall from bike when not wearing helmet

Wed, Oct 21, 2015 14:17
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DC blog Tyne Cot (Picture courtesy Dominic Cox)

Unfair Stood the Wind for France: Dominic Cox tours the battlefields – but weather scuppers pavé plans

Military history trip was meant to coincide with riding Paris-Roubaix route - but at least he made the velodrome

Mon, Apr 06, 2015 10:46
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BrugesCobbles

Flanders update…

James has had some bad news away from cycling.

Wed, Mar 11, 2015 11:50
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Kuurne Brussel Kuurne is one of the races that may be disrupted by the increased threat level. Here’s Cav in the 2012 edition (CC BY-NC 2.0 Cindy:Flickr)

Terror threat level headache for Belgian race organisers

Cost of extra policing could be "huge"

Tue, Feb 24, 2015 10:40
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East Flanders planned Cycle Highways

Motorways for bikes? Belgium’s East Flanders province plans 600km – 30Kmh – ‘Cycle Highway’ network

Routes, many already in place, aimed at encouraging people to make 5-20km journey's by bike

Tue, Oct 28, 2014 14:42
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dave pack1

Riding a Tinkoff-Saxo Specialized Roubaix SL4 team bike belonging to Michael Rogers on the cobbles of Flanders

David hits the Flanders cobbles on Michael Rogers' Tour de France Specialized Roubaix SL4 and finds out it's pretty good

Mon, Oct 27, 2014 18:23
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Kemmelberg Cobbles

Fools suffer gladly

Flanders - it's about much more than cycling and so are those cobbles

Tue, Jul 08, 2014 22:47
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Cancellara does the work, Milan-San Remo 2012 (© Daniele Badolato, LaPresse via RCS Sport)

Thoughts on the cobbled classics…

They have been and gone already but how do the 2014 editions of the Ronde and Paris -Roubaix stack up?

Wed, Apr 16, 2014 12:41
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Menin Gate, Ypres (CC licensed 3.0 on Wikimedia Commons by Johan Bakker

Cyclists in Belgian race fined for urinating on Menin Gate memorial to Great War dead

Race started at WWI monument to commemorate centenary of start of conflict; riders had been told to respect surroundings

Mon, Mar 17, 2014 21:53
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