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	Tour of Flanders - PREVIEW - RoadCyclingUK Event news
		Earning itself a reputation as the hardest of the Spring Classics, The Tour of Flanders kicks of this weekend as the forth race in the 2006 ProTour season.
		Dating back to 1913 the Belgian race is often compared to the cobbled Paris-Roubaix but includes a fair few harsh climbs including the notorius steep, narrow and cruelly cobbled Koppenberg hill.
		Sadly, Swedish Liquigas-Bianchi professional cyclist Magnus Bäckstedt won't be appearing in Flanders this year as he has been dealt a crushing blow to his 2006 season, being ordered by doctors to rest for a minimum of four weeks.
	www.roadcyclinguk.com /news/article/mps/UAN/1183/V/1/SP/378317500373594343462 (349 words)

	Tour Flanders
		Tour of Flanders from Garry Hill of CATS MBC
		The Tour of Flanders is one of the biggest one day professional cycling races in the world.
		Flanders is a special route - the first 140k are flat (so usually fast, unless, ahem, you have a headwind).
	numplumz.frankencrank.com /Ride_reports/Tour_Flanders.htm (991 words)

	News - The Tour of Flanders (De Ronde Van Vlaanderen) 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Dutch cyclist Mirjam Melchers was the deserved winner of the 3nd edition of the Tour of Flanders for Ladies.
		The finish of the Tour of Flanders is situated since 1973 on the Halsesteenweg in Meerbeke (city of Ninove).
		The Center of The Tour of Flanders is a touristical project, with as center the museum of the Tour of Flanders.
	www.rvv.be /2006/eng/deronde/index.html (270 words)

	Ronde van Vlaanderen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ronde van Vlaanderen (English: Tour of Flanders) is a road cycling race held in Flanders, Belgium.
		It is held every spring, exactly one week before Paris-Roubaix, and it used to be part of the UCI World Cup.
		In the 1920s and 1930s, the race became more popular, and is currently considered to be the most important race in Flanders, where road cycling is very popular.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tour_of_Flanders (408 words)

	Cycling : Across Flanders in easy stages
		Museeuw, now 38, has won the Tour of Flanders three times, tying the record, and was making a final attempt before he retires in two weeks to win it a fourth time.
		It is always packed for the Tour of Flanders, as is a tent erected especially for the race over a deck outside.
		If Museeuw, the Lion of Flanders, could not win his final Tour of Flanders, all that the crowd under yellow flags wished was that another Lion — Hoste, from Kortrjik, or Bruylandts, from Lier — could.
	www.iht.com /articles/2004/04/06/bike_ed3__0.php (996 words)

	craigporter.com - Tour of Flanders
		The first weekend of April is the Tour of Flanders weekend and we travelled from the UK to Belgium on Friday 5th to spend 3 nights in the city of Gent.
		Most of Saturday was spent getting a first-hand look over the hilliest part of the race route during a 100km ride from Oudenaarde to the race finish at Ninove taking in most of the climbs of the race.
		Their expert knowledge of the area and of the race route meant that we were able to see an exciting race at several locations along the route.
	www.craigporter.com /rvv.html (2300 words)

	Tour de Picardie 2005 - Welcome on the official web site
		A transition race in between the Spring classics (Milan-San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège) and the major stage races (Giro, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Tour de France), the Tour of Picardy is strategically placed in the international cycling calendar.
		The Tour of Picardy is the fruit of collaboration between the Regional Council of Picardy, the three departments of Oise, Somme and Aisne and the organisers of the Tour de France.
		Held over fairly uneven terrain favouring offensive initiatives, subject to the winds blowing over the Picardy plain, the Tour of Picardy is mainly aimed at attacking cyclists, but preserves a balance between flat racers, fighters and sprinters.
	www.letour.fr /stf/oise/2005/us/edito.html (182 words)

	Cycling Classics, Bicycle Tours, Tour de France, Spring Classics, Bicycle Racing, travel to france, bicycle tour in ...
		C of Cobblestones: classics such as Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix are unthinkable without the cobblestoned climbs and strokes.
		K of (Oude Kwaremont): one of the highlights of the Tour of Flanders, a 2200 m long cobblestoned climb with a height different of 93 meter.
		O of Oudenaarde: in this town, in the heart of Flanders, The Center Tour of Flanders is the place to be for any classic fan to sniff the unique atmosphere of the Tour of Flanders.
	www.cyclingclassics.com /springclassicsPR.php (643 words)

	Bicycle tour in Belgium Flanders discovers the beautiful cities of Bruges, Oudenaarde, Ypres, Ghent!
		Cycling Belgium - a tour of Flanders from Bruges to discover four authentic Flemish towns of northern Belgium.
		Oudenaarde is the gateway to the slopes and cobble stone routes of the Spring Classic Tour of Flanders: our route will bring you to Wortegem-Petegem and Kluisbergen, typical Flemish Ardennes villages.
		Bicycle Tour of Belgium (Flanders) new in 2007!
	www.pure-adventures.com /tours/cycling_hollandbelgium2.htm (1065 words)

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		The Tour of Flanders is a cycling monument.
		It is the story of top sport at its very best and a phenomenon which takes over Flanders completely every year.
		Dutch gin fascinates the Centre Tour of Flanders
	www.crvv.org /EN/index.php (129 words)

	The perfect escape: Wesemann wins Tour of Flanders
		Many longtime observers of the Tour of Flanders, the traditional kickoff to northern Europe's World Cup classics, estimated Sunday's crowds to be the largest in recent memory for the Belgian race known here as the "Ronde."
		At the end of a blustery day on the rough cobblestone roads of Flanders, the 33-year-old German delivered a knockout punch to those Belgian fans when he outsprinted two of their own - Dave Bruylandts (Chocolate Jacques) and Leif Hoste (Lotto) - to win the 88th Tour of Flanders.
		Still, for the fans who came out to wave their yellow Flanders flags and cheer on their Belgian heroes such as Museeuw, Peter Van Petegem, Frank Vandenbroucke and the young Tom Boonen, Wesemann wasn't what they expected.
	www.velonews.com /race/int/articles/5817.0.html (484 words)

	Boonen repeats at Flanders; Hincapie third
		The 90th Tour of Flanders, which started Sunday morning (a few minutes late) in historic downtown Bruges for the ninth consecutive year, is always full of surprises.
		In the 111km women's Tour of Flanders, Mirjam Melchers of the Buitenpoort-Flexpoint team repeated as the winner, but under happier circumstances than last year.
		Roger Hammond took 14 stitches in his right knee after crashing during the Tour of Flanders and seems likely to miss Wednesday's Ghent Wevelgem, while Michael Barry suffered injuries to his face and vertebrae and could be sidelined "for several months," according to director Dirk DeMol.
	velonews.com /race/int/articles/9676.0.html (1330 words)

	Women - The Tour of Flanders (De Ronde Van Vlaanderen) 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For the third time the Tour of Flanders for Women will be raced on Sunday April 2, 2006.
		The departure is in the city of Oudenaarde at 11h30, and the finish in Meerbeke between 14h30 and 15h00.
		The Dutch cyclist Mirjam Melchers was the deserved winner of the 2nd edition of the Tour of Flanders for Women.
	www.rvv.be /2006/eng/dames/index.html (199 words)

	CNN/SI - Cycling - Van Petegem sprints to Tour of Flanders victory - Sunday April 04, 1999 03:28 PM
		Van Petegem sprints to Tour of Flanders victory
		Posted: Sunday April 04, 1999 03:28 PM Fans watch cyclists competing in the Tour of Flanders, which was won by Peter van Petegem.
		Frank Vandenbroucke closed the gap with the two leaders on the final climb 12 kilometers from the line but paid dearly for the effort during the sprint finish in which he was easily kept at bay by Van Petegem.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/news/1999/04/04/tour_flanders (255 words)

	Tour Of Flanders 2003 DVD : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk
		Highlights from the 2003 Tour of Flanders, which saw Peter Van Petegem just beat Frank Vandenbroucke to take the title.
		Find "Tour Of Flanders 2003 DVD" New and Used on Amazon.
		The songs were taken from the "Where Dreams Come True " Tour in Dublin 2001, The Greatest Hits Tour live from Manchester in 2003 and The Turnaround Tour in Stockholm 2004.
	dvd.ciao.co.uk /Tour_Of_Flanders_2003_DVD__5904995 (975 words)

	CSC Cycling Knocking Off the Favorites in Flanders March 31, 2006
		Team CSC’s Karsten Kroon knows beating the favored Belgians on home roads in Sunday’s Tour of Flanders is a tough task, but the underdog status might actually be an advantage for the team.
		Flanders is known as one of cycling’s monuments, one of the most important and historic one-day races in the sport.
		For Kroon, a newcomer to Team CSC this season after racing his entire career at the Dutch Rabobank team, Flanders comes just as he’s ramping up his fitness for a run at the spring classics through the end of April.
	www.csc.com /mms/cycling/en/ne/na/articleDetail.jsp?id=2266 (534 words)

	Flanders News
		Flanders News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Given the doubts surrounding 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, the still uncertain fallout from the Operacin Puerto doping investigation and the grand tours continuing power struggle with the UCI...
		Victorian critierium specialist, Hilton Clarke began the 2006 Jayco Herald Sun Tour where he left last year's event by winning today's opening Shepparton Criterium It was the 27-year-old's fifth stage win in...
	www.topix.net /cycling/flanders (698 words)

	BiciRace.com :: 2005 Tour de France
		Loved by locals, a staggering 76% percent of the French population has attended the Tour at least one time during their life.
		There is not a pro bike rider on the planet who would not like to have a Tour title under his belt.
		The 92nd Tour de France takes a departure from the typical Tour format in that the opening stage is not a short prologue, but rather a 19km time trial.
	www.bicirace.com /race/2005/TourPreview.html (520 words)

	Tour Edinburgh, Tour Scotland.
		The Esplanade was built as a parade ground in the early 19th century and is now the scene of the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
		The cannon known as Mons Meg, probably manufactured in Flanders, is the Castles most famous piece of artillery.
		Conspicuous on the Old Town skyline is the white dome of the Outlook Tower; it contains the Camera Obscura, installed in the 1850s to give a panoramic view of the city by means of revolving lenses and mirrors.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /tour-edinburgh.htm (2601 words)

	Posters
		From le Tour to the Spring Classics, there is a poster to suit any room.
		This is the second addition in the "Classics Series." No single image captures the passion of the Flemish cycling fan like the Lion of Flanders flag.
		This poster illustrates the riders powering up the steep climbs of the Flanders region with the yellow and fl symbol of Flemish strength draped in the background.
	shop.cyclingnews.com.au /Cyclingnews/catalogue/category3 (200 words)

	2002 Tour of Flanders (2 DVDs)
		Cobblestones, hills, narrow roads and the harsh spring climate of Flanders makes this race a vicious test of strength, spirit and stamina for the hard men of the peloton.
		This, along with Roubaix, is Museeuw's favourite race and the race closest to his heart.
		This 3-day race for "classics" and sprint specialists includes an individual time trial and is run along the Belgian coast with some of the same climbs from the following Sunday's Tour of Flanders.
	www.deanwoods.com.au /store/prod567.htm (349 words)

	Tom Boonen Repeats At Tour Of Flanders 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He won a two-up sprint against Team Discovery's Leif Hoste to take home a piece of cycling history as the only man to repeat at the Tour of Flanders since 1973.
		His form this spring was simply amazing, beating the likes of Petacchi in the sprints and winning virtually every stage at Tour of Qatar.
		Boonen's gutsy ride on Flanders was enough to impress even Sean Kelly — "Boonen seems to be a rider who must attack, he is very aggressive," Kelly continued.
	www.velogogo.com /News/TomBoonenRepeatsAtTourOfFlanders2006 (1146 words)

	Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
		The Tour of Flanders is a cycling race like no other, capturing the imagination and hearts of fans across the world as well in Flanders, where it is considered by public and riders alike as more important and prestigious than the Tour de France.
		As it is, the technique of riding the cobbled climbs in the Tour of Flanders is to stick the bike in a big gear, grit your teeth and try to maintain momentum as you try to control your stead, which is behaving more like a pneumatic drill on this surface.
		Then again, at least for any Flandrian, the knowledge that they are mere minutes from potential victory in the Tour of Flanders (a scenario which has likely been dreamt of fervently since childhood) will make them focus all the energy they have into turning the pedals as fast as possible.
	www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=9114 (1695 words)

	flanders mini-tour
		In contrast, there are the heart-wrenching battlefields of western Flanders bearing witness to the violent upheaval of the Great War.
		There'll be time for shopping, perhaps visiting a brewery, and we'd most definitely recommend the Flanders Folk Museum where daily life has been wonderfully recreated in a number of tableaux.
		Depending on the weather, time, and tour participants interests, we may find time to visit one of the Flanders coastal resorts at Ostend.
	www.backroadstouring.co.uk /MTflanders.htm (1037 words)

	Pro Cycling :: News
		In 2004, Armstrong made history by becoming the first cyclist to win six Tours de France with a dominating performance, winning five individual stages.
		Also on Armstrong's racing schedule is one of America's premier races — April's Tour de Georgia, an event Armstrong won in 2004.
		Armstrong last raced in the Tour of Flanders in 2002, finishing 59th in support of his team's leader.
	team.discovery.com /news/021605news/021605news.html (350 words)

	CSC Cycling Young Russian Gusev Impressive in Tour of Flanders April 3, 2005
		CSC Cycling Young Russian Gusev Impressive in Tour of Flanders April 3, 2005
		Team CSC’s young Russian Vladimir Gusev wanted more in Sunday’s Tour of Flanders classic in Belgium, but walked away satisfied after finishing in the top 10 behind winner Tom Boonen (Quick Step).
		The 22-year-old Gusev was feeling strong in the grueling 256-kilometer race over the bumpy cobblestoned roads of western Belgium, but missed the winning attack with six riders over the Valkenburg climb with just 30 kilometers left to race.
	www.csc.com /mms/cycling/en/ne/na/articleDetail.jsp?id=602 (471 words)

	Tour of Flanders - viewing info and predictions - RoadBikeReview Forums
		Drunk people standing on the side of the hills cheering you on, echelons double file in evil wind 100 riders strong, and for the 5 Euro entry you get a plastic plaque with your name on it to prove you did it.
		Bookmaker) and have someone else haul your stuff around and pick up up at the end of the ride, etc. It\'s worth the cash as you don\'t have to know the roads to see the races, etc. Most guides out of the UK are much cheaper than the US based ones.
		Unlike a Tour, there is no \'tomorrow\' to save your legs for, no tomorrow to get one back.
	forums.roadbikereview.com /showthread.php?t=56527 (2533 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Cycling \| Boonen seals Tour of Flanders win
		World champion Tom Boonen of Belgium won the 90th Tour of Flanders between Bruges and Meerbeke on Sunday.
		Boonen's triumph in the second one-day classic of the Pro Tour season makes him the first world champion to win since Eddy Merckx in 1975.
		He is also the first to defend a Tour of Flanders crown since Eric Leman claimed his hat-trick in 1973.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/4870276.stm (257 words)

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