All my posts that mention or include Tom Boonen in some way.
Spring is here! The Spring Classics season begins this Saturday with the Omloop het Nieuwsblad race in Belgium. Omloop is often used a warmup event for the Tour de Flanders later on as it uses a fair number of the same short, sharp, cobbled climbs. Not quite a classic in its own right, it’s a …
Kapelmuur (also known as the Muur van Geraardsbergen) was for many years, the most iconic climb in the Tour of Flanders. Positioned as the penultimate climb, it was often a springboard for attacks that saw winners get lucky. It was taken off the route for the Tour of Flanders to much derision but reappeared in …
Muur van Geraardsbergen (aka Kapelmuur) – Iconic Cycling Climbs Read More »
2015 version here! The Spring is here! At least in cycling terms that is… Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the start of the Belgian cobbled Classics season and it’s probably one of the most hotly anticipated years ever. I’ll be doing a full write-up for the Spring Classics so for now I’ll just focus on Omloop …
2014 Tour of Oman The WorldTour’s trip around the Middle East moves to Oman this week but this race will have a slightly different feel to the others…it has hills! Pretty much all the big Grand Tour contenders will be in attendance here and the race has a little bit for everyone. The race begins …
Qatar has become a useful holiday destination for cyclists in the last ten years, in particular it’s the sprinters who have the most fun. The race has nearly always been won by a sprinter, usually one who does well in the classics and usually Tom Boonen. The Tour of Qatar has been won 4 times …