Ed Reagan

Just for my two cents worth in response to Kris's 'openings'. I was fortunate enough to do this trip in

2009 and just wanted to say it was/is a trip of a lifetime. Go if it is at all possible!

The Flemish passion for cycling is unparalleled & when they realize find you are there from the States to primarily
watch and ride de Ronde you are treated as royalty.

The cobbles of Roubaix & the Flemish climbs are unbelievable. I can only imagine how great it would be to ride with someone

who actually knew where they were going and spoke Flemish.....(You'll be very lucky to have Kris's brother as your guide..we went

solo and spent a great deal of time trying to decipher French and Flemish directions/maps)

And as Kris mentioned below.....The Belgian Beer is worth the trip in itself!

Happy Holidays.

Ed

Hey everyone!

A quick heads-up that I have two spots left for the Flanders-Roubaix Belgian Classics bike tour I am organizing next spring.

It's a 12-day, fully-catered trip that includes watching 3 major spring classsics (Tour of Flanders, Scheldeprijs and Paris-Roubaix), a bunch of great rides around Flanders (and into the north of France and the Netherlands), and more cobblestone riding than you could ever wish for, including all the cobblestone climbs of the Tour of Flanders, the Kemmelberg (from Gent-Wevelgem fame), and the last 100K of Paris-Roubaix.

Besides some awesome riding and live bike race spectating, you will get a unique chance to discover Belgium's rich culture, history, cities, gastronomy, and beer (oh, yeah!), all in the good company of locals, including my brother Jan (who will be our local bike guide) and a whole cast of other friends and relatives.

Anyway, if you are interested in joining a fun group of spring classics aficionados (all of them fellow OBRA racers), just shoot me an email and I'll send you a PDF brochure that has all the details and a ton of photos that will make you salivate.

Cheers!

~Kris

Kris Schamp
Portland Racing | Belgian Bike Tours
kris@portlandracing.com