Tales from the Flemish Hills

I thought today would be a good day to ride out toward the Flemish hills that are caked with rider's names on the legendary hills that decide the fate between the strongmen and weak. My route would start off from Izgem, head over to Inglemunster, jump on the N357 to Waregem and head to the center or "centre" as it is known over here, magically stumble across a bike sign with the # 4, then precede to almost crash looking at the schoolgirls i mean architect wonders of the town's cathedral, follow the #4 bike rout until I head in the direction of Nokerse, ride some curvy golf cart roads around Nokerse that wind its way through the countryside on some hills, jump on Tour of Flanders roads for awhile, ride back to Waregem, Deerlijk (yes that is a town), Harelebeke, Kuurne, Kortrijk, and back to Izegem. Very fun ride to say the least. I had a very nice crosswind or headwind (sometimes both) on the way out but had a very nice tailwind back which made up for it. Whoever says that there are only 16 hills in Tour of Flanders, you are dead wrong, some of the hills I rode were just as hard as the bergs had no name. The only thing that would indicate as part of the course was a sign "De Ronde". Here are some pictures of the climbs I rode (I didnt take these, courtesy to cyclingnews.com)




Nokereburg



Kermesses Friday and Monday!


David