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[pendant]

good advice,get there and ride the event on the saturday. magic day out.

[Monty Dog]

Get to Bruges early if you're planning to ride the full ride - if it's good weather, all the Flandrian clubs turn-out complete with following cars and you can cruise through Flanders in a peloton of 300 down the main roads - Once you get past Kluisbergen, you're on the small roads. It's only if you're in small groups from Bruges onward do you need to ride on the cycle paths. OK, the first 150km is pretty uneventful, but when you hit the Wolvenberg with 5 hours riding in your legs, you really start to appreciate how tough the event is. Oude Kwaremont is my favourite - not the steepest, but you need power and stamina to crest it at full bore.

[LugHugger]

I'm down for the RvV 140km sportive too on saturday.

plenty of accommodation available still in bruge and near ninove. take your pick here:http://www.rvv.be/en/tourism/accommodations

[Scott SoCal]

Originally Posted by Race Radio

Have you done th shorter 140 course before? I have heard that the full course ride sucks. The first 150 is flat and on bike paths. The shorter version has the best part of the course without 4-5 hours of cold junk riding before it

I have not. I've heard the long ride is a bit boring but I'm going to do it anyway. I curious to see how I will respond (or not) after about 200kms and a bunch of hard climbs left to do. We will see.

[Race Radio]

Originally Posted by Scott SoCal

I have not. I've heard the long ride is a bit boring but I'm going to do it anyway. I curious to see how I will respond (or not) after about 200kms and a bunch of hard climbs left to do. We will see.

You do realize that once you do the RVV you will have to do the Marmotte and the Maratona and soon you will move to Italy to race GF's every weekend. It becomes an addiction.

[Scott SoCal]

Originally Posted by Race Radio

You do realize that once you do the RVV you will have to do the Marmotte and the Maratona and soon you will move to Italy to race GF's every weekend. It becomes an addiction.

Yes. 2010 will be the third year in a row of going to Belgium for the April classics, and my wife and I have pretty much decided we will skimp on other stuff all year long to make this an annual trip. She wants to go see the Giro too...

[beeviman]

I'm looking to go and watch the Tour of Flanders next year. We'll be stopping Ghent, and looking to watch the race from Geraardsbergen for the Muur Climb. Did anyone know if trains run from Ghent to Geraardsbergen, or if there are busses or other means of transport?

[dimspace]

have a look here
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=3343

not sure that questions been asked there, but other info in there as well..