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Tour of Flanders 2013 – Part 4

An account of our adventures in Flanders 2013 by Mick Dempsey Ahead of us lay the Koppenberg. I had heard so much about this hill, I actually couldn’t wait to get cracking on it. The first thing I noticed about the Koppenberg is how narrow it is…very, you’d fit two bikes only it seems to me. But the way it is ... More

Tour of Flanders 2013 – Part 3

An account of our adventures in Flanders 2013 by Mick Dempsey We pushed on – at this stage, the main concern was the cold – I found it bitterly cold, and the fat thermal hiking gloves I was wearing was making it extremely difficult to adhere to Brian’s recommendation of one bar every 20kms or whatever it was. ... More

Tour of Flanders 2013 – Part 2

An account of our adventures in Flanders 2013 by Mick Dempsey SSo, the next morning we met up in the main square in Bruges at 6.50am. With Brian’s advice ringing in our ears, we had stuffed snickers, nutri bars, assorted pieces of fruit cake and anything other energy-rich product we could find in our pockets. I would ... More

Tour of Flanders 2013 – Part 1

An account of our adventures in Flanders 2013 by Mick Dempsey Having been inspired by our Chairman’s accounts of battles in Flanders in previous years, I decided to test myself this year in the Tour of Flanders, having decided last year that my performances in the high mountains during the Étape might suggest that I ... More