Awesome Belgian Guys

The Color White

I saw the Black Crowes in concert some years ago, and as the band swung into their first number, Chris…

7 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Winter Sweat Box Ride

I spent the entire winter doing morning Spanish Interval Sessions, wherein one dons all their winter riding kit (including wooly hat) before…

8 years ago

A Study in Casually Deliberate: Start Properly

I was recently asked how one is supposed to handle the delicate situation when departing a traffic signal and you…

8 years ago

Anatomy Of A Screen Shot: The Ghost Of Fons Vanacker

Outside of East Flanders, little is known of Bart Vanacker's elder half-brother Fons. Around the streets of Ronse, however, The…

9 years ago

The Real Diel

Europe is full of history, ancient buildings filled with original masterpieces of art that you can spend days discovering. Looking…

9 years ago

Brush Strokes On The Soul

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Poor old Vinnie may have been Dutch,…

9 years ago

The Torch Song

Live music is better than recorded music. It's a given. Having that connection, where you're sharing the same space as the…

9 years ago

Anatomy Of A Photo: Looks Don’t Kill, Guns Do

Ya don't fuck with a Planckaert. Do so at your own peril. And that's any shorts length debate settled, too.

9 years ago

De Vlaamse Disco

I'm not a good dancer. I've come to this conclusion not through study but through ridicule and injury. Apparently it…

9 years ago

How Soon Is Now?

Waiting has never been my strong point. I'm anxious, but don't really suffer from anxiety. Good things come to those…

9 years ago

Look Pro: Going Belgian Style

To keep chickens is to walk a path towards introspection. From the songs they sing after laying an egg (which…

10 years ago

The Thin Black Line

Every time we get on our bikes, we are playing a game of Russian Roulette. We take care to maintain…

10 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Maximum Awesome

Freddy effortlessly demonstrates Rules #80 and #82, the Three-Point System, and the Goldilocks Principle while his mechanic calmly swaps a…

10 years ago

Look Pro: The Flemish Compact

Everyone knows that the quality of one's character is measured by the size gear they can push, particularly when going…

11 years ago

Anatomy Of A Photo: The Gents Of Wevelgem

If you ever doubted for a minute that the hardmen of yore drafted the blueprint for The Rules, you need only…

11 years ago

2012 V-Moment of the Year: Boonen Goes Long

Yes, I know, I have a major thing for Boonen. But come on, wouldn't you? Look at those guns. Look…

11 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Six Days are for Closers

What do you do during the off-season when your name is Roger de Vlaeminck and you're a certified organic free-range…

11 years ago

Anatomy of a Photo: Casually Deliberate Masterclass

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I'd need a thousand just to describe the carefully disheveled cap placement.…

11 years ago

Awesome Belgian Guys: Edwig Van Hooydonk

It was Frank's recent post that started all this. Mentioning Breukink always makes me think of my friend's saying, "I…

12 years ago