OMG it's here!!! had the chance to meet you guys in the Hotel. You 2 have the sharpest knowledge in cycling and still are so down to earth and reachable. Been following the pod for 4 years now, what a journey 🙌 keep it up!
Agreed. For those of us who love the podcast and appreciate the whole contributing team, its great to see him on air and easily stronger than Patrick BTW. ;) For real though did he soft-pedal up?
This is just plain awesome. Been listening to you guys on and off over the years, and its' great to see you out there, instead of behind the mic. Benji - keep up the great work getting fit - you the man!
I would love to do a ride with Patrick's "This is where..." commentary. Great film, It would be great to see more like this, and I'd love to hear about your bikes!
This is the best warmup movie to the Ronde. Watched it sunday morning and it made my day. Keep up the good work and I think a lot of people would enjoy you guys doing something for these big time races regularly.
Talking smack about the Koppenberg was great content lol I really enjoyed the video! I look forward to seeing you guys improve on this stuff as you do it in the future! Off the top of my head, some graphics of maps showing your route and a slightly more cohesive story or plan might help suck people in. But the quips and passion you guys have for describing the hills and how they relate to the pro peloton right now is very entertaining.
"No, that's a crepe." A lovely film of moments with podcast friends (Benji & Patrick & Luc) in my cycling dream location, the cobbles and climbs of Flanders in Belgium. Well done!
This was top viewing. Great job - I did the Flandrien challenge myself last year. We tried for a single day, but a broken rear mech meant it was a 3-dayer. This combination of cycling tourism video with all of your racing knowledge really works. Hope to see more in the future!
Well that was a great trip down memory lane from a different perspective . I lived and raced in this region for a year from 1990-91. I lived in the town of kortrijk and joined the local club there which Boonan was a member of as well . Racing was 3 - 4 times a week doing the kermis and Crit circuit , a typical kermis which is Flemish for a fair was about 120 km and we did it just over 2 and a half hours . It’s always interesting to see ppl riding these roads and hills as if it’s like a Mecca and I can understand this . As a young cyclist living in a small country town in Queensland I started watching all the spring classics via video and it became a goal of mine to ride there. I was very lucky to live above a bike shop and the owner was a famous former mechanic of Flandria . Quite often some pros would drop in the shop to say hi , like the day Phil Anderson dropped in and we met, The Motorola team lived close by and Greg lemons house was in the next village I would see him out training some times as well as Phill . I was riding up the koppenberg one day when it was in a much worse condition as it is now and the owner of the house on top cam down in his car , he invited me to go up to his home and the team officials Jan Raas were playing pool as team Buckler were coming up on there Mtb’s , he asked me if I knew what Stront (shit) was and we picked up some shovels from the farm across the road and threw manure all over the cobbles , it was his practicle joke on the team . The owner took me down to Oudenaarde where I got my photo take with Rooks and Vanderaerden . So many magical moments being taken to Gent 6 day and meeting Merckx , Sercu and Danny Clark, being driven over all the pro circuits including Roubaix and I rode the amateur Roubaix myself finishing on the velodrome with the brother of the 1988 winner dirk demol whis brother was in our team Gheert Demol. We had a team of 6 and had 15 flats, I was the only one who didn’t puncture or crash. But life was tough racing for money so you could eat that night riding to a race then riding back home to an apartment with no shower. Good to see ppl doing it much easier today .
LOOOOOVE THIS! ❤ Top drawer content. LR on tour needs to be an annual event. Different cycling Mecca each year. Mallorca or Girona or Côte D'Azur next?
Bloody awesome production. It’s great to see the four of you (sorry Jack) having a blast. I’ve always been interested in going to stay @theflandrianhotel now it’s a must. Looking forward to more of this content showcasing a region before the big races.
Great video, guys. I've always been more attracted to the famous mountains, but there's something special about this area that is definitely worthy of a visit from any cycling fan. Also, this video made me glad to be a Luddite who is still riding a mechanical setup.
Guys, you’ve brought a huge amount of joy to cycling for me. Your analysis, geekery and camaraderie are so entertaining. I would like to see you guys comment on a live race!
Great stuff lads, this wouldve been an awesome experience. Now Benji needs to come down under to experience the legendary Challambra climb from Cadel Evans Road Race 😂😂
Thanks for a wonderful video; brings back a of memories from the 80s when I did the Ronde van Vlaanderen for cyclo-tourists a couple of times. The difference between those days and now is that the bikes offer more comfort and better gearing. We had to make do with a 42x24 as best option, but with GP4 and 25 mm tubulars it was doable. On race days, it's quite a different story, though.
Hi from the UK. I found this really entertaining and also informative.. esp. as I am off to Flanders to do the 128km sportive on Saturday with a couple of friends (also watching the race on Sunday).
Yep, I've done Etapé du Tours, Marmottes, etc, but the most enjoyable event I've ever done was the Tour of Flanders in the rain last year. Nothing like that cycling history.
🎉Congratulations - this was really lovely - great editing & music direction - far exceeded my (good) expectations - now do some more historic race climbs
Love it!!!! Exceptionally produced. Boots on the ground perspective. Just love watching it. Put a huge smile on my face and really made my day. Thanks Guys!!
This was awesome!! I got a chance to visit Belgium last summer and it was like heaven to me. I didn't get to ride but that was ok! My favorite part was the people!! I wasn't crazy about Brussels, it felt like NY city.. Oudenaarde and Brugges were absolutely perfect!! Thanks for showing parts I missed! I did get to walk up the Koppenberg though!! absolutely AMAZING!
Nice 1 guys, was a great watch and well done for getting up those C word bergs..... and well done Patrick for the 2nd half of day 1...... fk cycling in that weather on any roads, let alone those cobbled climbs...... cheers guys.... look forward to your RVV round up ...... keep up the good work.....
