Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

[retrofit]

Earliest video 5AM Pacific, should be same links as for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Steephill.tv

[thwart]

Thanks for the reminder!

We'll certainly get a good helping of racing in the first weekend of the Spring classics season.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by retrofit

Earliest video 5AM Pacific, should be same links as for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Steephill.tv

Spring has arrived!!

[stephenmarklay]

I need to brush up on my German or French or Italian!

[Elefantino]

Or Flemish...

Sky is riding with a purpose...

[Elefantino]

Farrar speaks fluently.

[AgilisMerlin]

8k to go

[Vientomas]

Looks like a sprint finish.

[echappist]

Originally Posted by Elefantino

Or Flemish...

Sky is riding with a purpose...

since everyone here is so well-learned, this is just one pet-peeve of mine.

There's no Flemish as a language, but there's is Flemish Dutch. It's exactly like saying we across the pond here speak 'merikun as opposed to American English or just English.

[thwart]

Predictable finish.

Omloop is a more selective course. All-rounders flourish there.

[phcollard]

Originally Posted by echappist

since everyone here is so well-learned, this is just one pet-peeve of mine.

There's no Flemish as a language, but there's is Flemish Dutch. It's exactly like saying we across the pond here speak 'merikun as opposed to American English or just English.

The Flemish don't say they speak Dutch, they speak Flemish. Vlaams <> Nederlands.

[Elefantino]

None of the big guns came out to play, save one.

[AgilisMerlin]

a lot of riding on shoulders in last couple minutes. for sure there was going to be a crash. unbelievable none

[echappist]

and the Empire strikes again... These British trackies are really gonna make mincemeat out of other teams' trains.

Originally Posted by phcollard

The Flemish don't say they speak Dutch, they speak Flemish. Vlaams <> Nederlands.

Surely their historical background with the Netherlands leads to aversion of having their language associated with that country, but I'm going with what linguists would say.

according to the Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs:

Language: Dutch Official Language The border between the Germanic and Romanesque cultures in Europe cut small Belgium in half. In the north of Belgium (Flanders), the inhabitants speak Dutch; in the south (Wallonia), they speak French. Brussel, the capital inhabited by both cultures, is located in the middle of federal Belgium. Finally, there is the small German-speaking Community in the southeast of the country.

[echappist]

Originally Posted by AgilisMerlin

a lot of riding on shoulders in last couple minutes. for sure there was going to be a crash. unbelievable none

and you wonder where cat-4's get their brilliant ideas that they should do the same. instead, bars tangle and crashes ensue