http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/118/classics/tour-of-flanders-de-ronde/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/118/classics/tour-of-flanders-de-ronde/comment-page-1/#comment-19118 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:37:10 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/classics/tour-of-flanders-de-ronde/#comment-19118 The photo is, I am fairly certain, taken in the Tour de France not De Ronde. Note the national colours of the Dutch rider and the L’Equipe following car.
This is a bit of an obsession with me but I believe that you should not use French when refering to The Tour of Flanders, so no grammont please!

]]> http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/118/classics/tour-of-flanders-de-ronde/comment-page-1/#comment-18963 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:04:11 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/classics/tour-of-flanders-de-ronde/#comment-18963 [...] cycling uphill on the cobbles of the Muur de Gramont (Geraardsbergen) 23 june 1961. (from the Tour of Flanders) Cycling on cobbles is particularly wearing. Not only is it harder to pedal, but, also the shock [...]

]]> http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/118/classics/tour-of-flanders-de-ronde/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:48:54 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/classics/tour-of-flanders-de-ronde/#comment-63 De Ronde is, wothout doubt, the Monument that takes the greatest all round ability to win. It is amazing that it is missing from the palmares of Sean Kelly, which goes to show how hard it is to win.

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