Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent…Night Two–the full story
Everyone who loves professional cycling should spend at least one evening in the Kuipke.
The evening’s race schedule:
| 6:30pm | UIV Cup: Flying 1 lap TT (166 m) and 200 lap madison |
| 8:05pm | Pro team introductions |
| 8:30pm | 60 lap points race |
| 8:50pm | Madison miss-and-out |
| 9:10pm | Flying 1 lap TT (166 m): Team 13 first…Team 1 last |
| 9:30pm | Madison: 40 minutes + 10 laps |
| 10:15pm | Break…cheesy singing performed by Gary Hagger, definitely time to re-load on beer and brats. |
| 10:35pm | Derny heat #1 (teams 7-12): 60 laps |
| 10:50pm | Miss-and-out |
| 11:05pm | Derny heat #2 (teams 1-6): 60 laps |
| 11:20pm | Flying 500 m TT: Team 13 first…Team 1 last |
| 11:45pm | Supersprint: Madison miss-and-out until 6 teams remain + 10 laps |
| 12:00am | Derny final |
| 12:15am | Scratch race (everyone except those who just competed in the derny final) |
| 12:25am | Madison: 30 minutes + 10 laps |
Fat Thomas wrote:
Cool pictures. Thanks bob!
Posted on 28-Nov-07 at 1:21 am | Permalink
e* wrote:
fantastic post. thanks for the great pictures and commentary… makes me want to go to Belgium!
Posted on 28-Nov-07 at 9:54 am | Permalink
david wrote:
There is no other place in the world like Belgium to experiance the culture and beauty of bicycle racing. From Juniors to Beroepsrenners(pros)it is interwoven into the culture and history of this country. As someone in Belgium once told me, if your good here you will be good anywhere in the world. Thanks for the great photos and posts…you make everyone here in the states want to join you!!!
Posted on 28-Nov-07 at 10:50 pm | Permalink
bikesgonewild wrote:
…my ‘romantic’ view of euro cycling has always been that italians were the most passionate about their wheelmen, but you and others have taught me to understand the fanaticism of the belgians regarding their cycling culture…
Posted on 30-Nov-07 at 3:12 am | Permalink