Next Year's Retro Ronde
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Thanks for the interest so far.
If people are seriously interested in doing the ride to Merckx's birthplace I will start to make some plans.
The area is a sort of light version of the Flemish Ardennes,
the same sort of short steep hills and some cobbles, and nice scenery.
The Hoegaarden brewery is nearby and there is also a small abbey brewery that you can visit.
I might be able to get some camping spaces in our garden, if the Mrs agrees. If not, there are some OK campsites in the area or a couple of Youth Hostels in Leuven.
Johnny
If people are seriously interested in doing the ride to Merckx's birthplace I will start to make some plans.
The area is a sort of light version of the Flemish Ardennes,
the same sort of short steep hills and some cobbles, and nice scenery.
The Hoegaarden brewery is nearby and there is also a small abbey brewery that you can visit.
I might be able to get some camping spaces in our garden, if the Mrs agrees. If not, there are some OK campsites in the area or a couple of Youth Hostels in Leuven.
Johnny
bugloss":jdf2h27o said:
The routes go all the way to the North of Holland. It's a pretty amazing scheme really.
60 km east, towards Leuven then down a bit.
In Dutch they have a saying 'Wie durft verdwalen vindt nieuwe wegen' (If you dare to get lost you will find new paths). My Mrs threatens to hit me if I quote it at her
bugloss
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Me and Lost are great mates.
My plan is to either get in to Bruxelles on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning and leave again on Monday, as I figure I won't want to rush away on Sunday. I fly back to Denmark on Tuesday.
So I'd love to come for a ride on Saturday. I'll probably youth hostel or hotel it as I won't be bringing a tent on my Eddy Merckx as it won't take a rack even if I tried.
My plan is to either get in to Bruxelles on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning and leave again on Monday, as I figure I won't want to rush away on Sunday. I fly back to Denmark on Tuesday.
So I'd love to come for a ride on Saturday. I'll probably youth hostel or hotel it as I won't be bringing a tent on my Eddy Merckx as it won't take a rack even if I tried.
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Johnsqual":3q1ns1pa said:
Bugger ... I'm doing a 100 mile TT on the Q100 on the 15th ...
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Montello":2qct0thg said:
cancel it!! this should be infinitely more fun!!
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It's the only 100 in the Q district.rusty bodie":3bnvvp1u said:Montello":3bnvvp1u said:
cancel it!! this should be infinitely more fun!!
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[/quote]Bugger ... I'm doing a 100 mile TT on the Q100 on the 15th ...[/quote]
cancel it!! this should be infinitely more fun!!
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It's the only 100 in the Q district.[/quote]
There aren't many 100's at all on the calendar these days! I was going to ride the Anfield last year (our local one is on A19 in August - not for me!) but my pneumonia put paid to that. Perhaps next year?
Not checked any clashes with other things for 2014 yet. Whatever, as I tell Mrs Ned - 'you can only do one thing at a time'. It's choosing which one that's the difficult part :?
cancel it!! this should be infinitely more fun!!
[/quote]It's the only 100 in the Q district.[/quote]
There aren't many 100's at all on the calendar these days! I was going to ride the Anfield last year (our local one is on A19 in August - not for me!) but my pneumonia put paid to that. Perhaps next year?
Not checked any clashes with other things for 2014 yet. Whatever, as I tell Mrs Ned - 'you can only do one thing at a time'. It's choosing which one that's the difficult part :?
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well it looks like i'm out at the first hirdle!!
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