Muur van Geraardsbergen in E3 Prijs Harelbeke
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Tough sell.
We got a famous hill with 50000 fans willing to drop Euro’s for beer and cooked slices of potato 6 hours before the riders come by. Any interest?
Where is everyone?
For 5 hours there has been a headline up beginning “Muur van Geraardsbergen” and there is near silence. It’s as if the L-tryptophan has kicked in early.
Who cares about the Muur
early in a race before TV coverage is even on? No way will it have any impact. And part of the allure is the electric mood when the race goes by in De Ronde. This way there will be a bunch of locals cheering, no more.
by Jens on Nov 24, 2011 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah,
De Muur is often in the Omloop too. But nobody gives a
I'm starting to get tired of this long sig
PodiumCafe on Strava
Yeah buts it's Muur talk
in November, so it’s still fun.
"In road cycling tires 25mm is the new 22mm"
-Chris Fontecchio, PdC April 2011-
It's a Caporistmas Miracle!
We’ll see how they line it up, but I’ll be surprised if it’s a factor. Geraardsbergen is like 30km from Harelbeke, maybe more.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 24, 2011 10:16 AM EST reply actions
"Vandenhaute the wall thrown us to tease. We had him a thorn in our vipdorp, it still sounds heavy."
I do like babelfished polemica
They took him to the VIP tents and tortured him?
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Nov 24, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
Vipdorp
Got my next pet name…
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 24, 2011 2:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
google translate of the pic caption:
“Subsequent winner Nick Nuyens on the Wall of Geraardsbergen, the executioner to arrive in Meerbeke.”
the executioner would be a pretty nice nickname.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Verdugo = executioner in Spanish + Portuguese
So Gorka the Executioner. Brings a whole new meaning to bloody carrot.
by Mr 60 Percent on Nov 28, 2011 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
and going even more off topic
El Verdugo is one of the best Spanish films ever
Did anyone catch Muur van Geraardsbergen in the Amazing Race last night?
When the clue in Gent said drive to Muur van Geraardsbergen (pronunciation mangled by all), I thought, wow, they’re going to make them ride it.
Instead they drove to the top of the Muur to find a guy underneath the chapel who released homing pigeons for them to track. Then they drove straight away. Odd.
Glad to know I wasn't the only one thinking they would be riding a bike up there
And sorely disappointed when all they did was watch a guy release pigeons.
"...my reverse cyclelogy has paid off." -ant1
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