Cycling in Flemish Brabant: the Arrow and more
La Fleche Brabançonne. It immediately sounds a lot more interesting than the harsh, Dutch, Brabant Arrow. What does it actually mean? So is it typical for Belgium to have both a Brabant and a Walloon Pijl? Of course, it is called Flèche Wallone there. That sounds better too. Just like the main [...]
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 [...]