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Omloop and E3 are still part of the name, so everyone keeps calling it that... If you have a generic name it works better. -
That's true, but there comes a time you just have to bite the bullet if you ever want to change it. Now it's more appealing to other...
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Will next the tour of Flanders change it's name to the 'Lotto loops of oudenarde'??
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Not quite the same though. At it's core TdF remained TdF. Meanwhile Gent-Wevelgem core is Flanders & WW1 Battlefields, ... . So name...
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I see the reason, but at some point, a race name just starts to become a brand in itself, and is not dependent on the exact location of...
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It's a pity but money is needed. And I imagine Middelkerke would not accept Gent as start name when it does not start in Gent anymore...
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If you are going to sell your start and finish locations it doesn't make sense to have those names in the branding of the race. Since it...
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looking forward to the Tour changing its name to "Tour de France, and also some days in Spain" next year.
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Why not just... "Middelkerke-Wevelgem"? Are they trying to beat the "Roue Tourangelle" race for longest race name?
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Dumbest rebranding since the HBO Max -> Max -> HBO Max debacle. I also imagine the municipality of Wevelgem will be pretty peeved.
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Gent-Wevelgem has a new name, and start location (Middelkerke) for the next 10 years. The new name is "In Flanders Fields. From...
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Sandisfan reacted to Mayomaniac's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements with
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We still don't know if they won't do the other side of the Giau as the penultimate climb, that would leave only just under 4kms of flat... -
Sandisfan reacted to vappaxbipmv's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements with Like.
If he cared about his lead to Remco he wouldn't even try to catch Pogacar that stage. Wouldn't attack on stage 15 with the entire Visma...
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Sandisfan reacted to OlavEH's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements with Like.
They could do Lukmanier, Oberalp and San Gottardo (and not Furka and Nufenen). That would bring them to an altitude where Giau or an...
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Sandisfan reacted to Onizuka999's post in the thread Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2026 Route: Speculation, Rumours and Announcements with Like.
At this point we should have 7/8 mountain stages 1 = Blockhaus and an appenninic stage probably in Emilia 2 = Aosta/Pila and Verbania...
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