Brussels Cycling Classic 2017

1 septembre 2017 Admin BE

Tomorrow Brussels will host the 97th annual Brussels Cycling Classic, a one day bike race formerly known as Paris-Bruxelles that was first run in 1893. The race begins and ends at Parc du Cinquantenaire taking in 201km of racing in Flemish and Walloon Brabant, including 11 climbs.

Tom Boonen (Etixx) wins the Brussels Cycling Classic (1.HC) just before Arnaud Démare (FDJ) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis). #cycling ___________________________ Tom Boonen (Etixx) gana el Brussels Cycling Classic (1.HC). #ciclismo ___________________________ Tom Boonen (Etixx) vince el Brussels Cycling Classic (1.HC). #ciclismo __________________________ Tom Boonen (Etixx) s'impose lors de la Brussels Cycling Classic (1.HC). Au terme d'un sprint massif attendu, le Belge de 35 ans s'est montré le plus rapide du peloton devant les deux Français Arnaud Démare (FDJ) et Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis). Le deuxième du dernier Paris-Roubaix inscrit ainsi pour la deuxième fois son nom au palmarès de la course Belge après sa première victoire en 2012. #TomBoonen #Boonen #EtixxQuickStep #Etixx #QuickStep #BrusselsCyclingClassic #BrusselsCyclingClassic2016 #BCC2016 #velo #vélo #bike #bicycle #bicicletta #cyclist #cycliste #ciclista #cyclisme #cycling #ciclismo #RadFahren _ 📷 : Photo News/Vincent Kalut

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Belgium, and more specifically Flanders is seen as heartland of cycling. It is one of the most watched sports in the country and takes up a big part in the national imagination. ‘The Cannibal’ Eddy Merckx, the cyclist for which the metro station is named, won this race in 1973. A classic Belgian weekend often includes a couple beers, and falling asleep to the soothing voice of commentator and local legend Michel Wuyts narrating a bike race.

Admittance is free for both the mass start and the finish, and the atmosphere i.e. the metaphorical circus that follows a bike race will be fun and entertaining for the entire family.

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