Ex pro cyclists cropping up in unexpected places

[RedheadDane]

A criterium is not a real race.

This is definitely more "ex" than others things ex riders do.
Like I've mentioned before, there are basically two levels of "retired" these days:

1. Retired-retired

2. Gravel-retired.

 

[rallybanana]

This intrigues me. So it's not the Belgian Masked Singer but the Flandres one?

Does Belgium produce two versions of the show or something? One in French and one in Flemmish? And if so how common is that? Or do they even have any programming that is aimed at the whole country at once or is everything either French or Flemmish without much overlap?

According to Wikipedia there is only one version of the masked singer in Belgium. The first series was won by the 1986 Eurovision winner Sandra Kim who is from Wallonia.

There are two versions of The Voice in Belgium: The Voice Belgique and The Voice van Vlaanderen.

 

[ingsve]

According to Wikipedia there is only one version of the masked singer in Belgium. The first series was won by the 1986 Eurovision winner Sandra Kim who is from Wallonia.

There are two versions of The Voice in Belgium: The Voice Belgique and The Voice van Vlaanderen.

Ya, I wikied TV in Belgium and it seems it's completely separate. A lot of things seems to be completely divided between the two languages (or three if you count german). It's almost like they are two completely different countries under the same National header.

It rather begs the question if there is even any joint national Belgian identity at all.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Ya, I wikied TV in Belgium and it seems it's completely separate. A lot of things seems to be completely divided between the two languages (or three if you count german). It's almost like they are two completely different countries under the same National header.

It rather begs the question if there is even any joint national Belgian identity at all.

Don't know about a Walloonian Masked Singer but yeah, TV is seperated. There isn't a 'national' channel, only a national broadcaster with different channels for the different regions/languages.

I'm not going to turn this into a political discussion because we'd be here for a couple of days and I would be accused of being a separatist. But yeah, there isn't really much of a national identity, and I would say the feeling of unity is the lowest on the Flemish part of the border.

 

[Gratemans]

Don't know about a Walloonian Masked Singer but yeah, TV is seperated. There isn't a 'national' channel, only a national broadcaster with different channels for the different regions/languages.

I'm not going to turn this into a political discussion because we'd be here for a couple of days and I would be accused of being a separatist. But yeah, there isn't really much of a national identity, and I would say the feeling of unity is the lowest on the Flemish part of the border.

You know you guys are always welcome back to the fold..

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

You know you guys are always welcome back to the fold..

I had to google this.
I think you mean Flandres should join the Netherlands? I don't think that's happening in the next millenia

 

[Izzyeviel]

Flanders should become part of England once again. If for no other reason than there being more 'cobbled' races.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Flanders should become part of England once again. If for no other reason than there being more 'cobbled' races.

How about we go solo like in our glory days and reclaim the parts of France and the Netherlands that are rightfully ours!
Lille est à nous!

 

[rallybanana]

The discussion in the General News thread about cyclists playing golf reminded me of this one.

Paul Kimmage caddied for Nick Faldo at the 2005 Heineken Classic, at the time the most lucrative golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia .

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

I was reading an old issue of Bahamontes I hadn't yet finished.
Turns out Gert Steegmans is now a board game creator. He makes educational boardgames for toddlers and young children.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Oud-Tour de France-renner redt vrouw van verdrinkingsdood: 'Gaf een stoot adrenaline'

'Ik heb er vannacht aan moeten denken. Hoe gaat het met die vrouw?' Een rondje fietsen door het Groene Hart zal oud-profrenner Peter Zijerveld nooit meer vergeten.

nos.nl

Peter Zijerveld (69) former TDF-rider, jumped into a canal and saved a woman from drowning to death in her car.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Sam Bennett, ex-pro cyclist turned professional thief, cropped up at the finish line in first place, at stage 1 of the tour de Provence today

 

[RedheadDane]

Oud-Tour de France-renner redt vrouw van verdrinkingsdood: 'Gaf een stoot adrenaline'

'Ik heb er vannacht aan moeten denken. Hoe gaat het met die vrouw?' Een rondje fietsen door het Groene Hart zal oud-profrenner Peter Zijerveld nooit meer vergeten.

nos.nl

Peter Zijerveld (69) former TDF-rider, jumped into a canal and saved a woman from drowning to death in her car.

Sometimes, the unexpected place is exactly the right place.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Peter Sagan going down the Nico Roche route:

 

[RedheadDane]

Peter Sagan going down the Nico Roche route:

Also known as the Rolf Sørensen route. Or the Michael Rasmussen route. Or the Jesper Skibby route.
And probably a lot of others as well.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Also known as the Rolf Sørensen route. Or the Michael Rasmussen route. Or the Jesper Skibby route.
And probably a lot of others as well.

By now it's not really an unexpected place to see former pros crop up.
Someone competing in their country's version of The Great British Sewing Bee, that would be something.

 

[rallybanana]

Peter Sagan going down the Nico Roche route:

Racing against a horse?

 

[RedheadDane]

It appears Gabrielle Pilote Fortin has cropped up in Frederiksberg as a photographer for Feltet.dk.