Friday, April 03, 2009

Flanders Friday

In case you're not excited yet, watch these.

Tom Boonen leading the charge up the Koppenberg in 2008:




Fireworks on the Kapelmuur in 1996:




See the Podium Cafe's Tour of Flanders Guide for more. And be sure to check out cyclingfans.com for live coverage options.

The North Carolina chapter is heading back to the mountains for one last time this weekend--this time with a road bike. I hope they have an internet connection.

6 comments:

halloewen said...

nice - where are going? alex along for the ride - say hi.

Brad the Impaler said...

So they have some climbs. So they ride 200 k's in the wind and rain. Big deal. I don't see any snow on the ground.

Sunday's Nordic Cross will be way harder.

The Dark Lord said...

Heading to Banner Elk, which is close to Boone. Ski country. It's north of where we rode that first day in the mountains. No Alex. We're going with a bunch of other friends. But it'll be just me on the bike. I'll ride the parkway and some other twisty, climby roads. Good times.

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El Presidente said...

What?! Going away for the weekend Hubie?! Not sticking around to watch the Final Four?

The Dark Lord said...

I believe TVs have made it to the mountains by now.

A Wildcats - Spartans final would suit me just fine.

El Presidente said...

Awwww....

I know deep down you'd love to see the Heels win it all...