6 tips for cycling on a hot day

Cycling is a wonderful way to keep fit. You can clear your head, enjoy the outdoors and, with a bit of luck, cycle through beautiful surroundings. But on a hot day, it can also be challenging and even dangerous, as heatstroke lurks. Still, you can [...]

Cycling safely: 6 tips to get home safely

In the nearly 20 years that I have been cycling myself, I have been lucky a number of times. Not only have I survived a collision with a car without too much damage. I have also twice managed a 360-degree somersault and a fall on gravel without major injuries. One of [...]

Wadden cuisine in one day

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In the north, the wind is always blowing. Sometimes it blows at the back. Then again, it blows tight in the face. With the wind come the clouds. With the clouds sometimes comes rain. The advantage of a partly cloudy day is that the clouds pass quickly with the rain. High in the north, [...]

Cycling in Leuven on the World Cup course

Leuven put itself on the map as a cycling destination with the organisation of the World Cycling Championships in 2021. Bruges and Leuven were the main venues. In Bruges, the time trial champions were welcomed, and in Leuven was the fantastic apotheosis with Julien Alaphilippe's win. But Leuven again proved a worthy cycling city in 2024 [...]