Sportives in Belgium

dortmunder

I'm thinking of riding the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Sportive at the end of February. Has anyone ridden it or any of the other classics sportives? Any advice appreciated.

ugo.santalucia

I've done a few events in Belgium and the organization is always excellent, without much of the fuss they make here whenever they are "even capable" of slicing a Tesco cake at a feed stop.

Go for it, I'm sure it will be a corker. Otherwise consider the Gent-Wevelgem a few weeks later... it's a circular route from Kortrijk... 215 or 140 Km, depending on how strong you feel

jimmythecuckoo

The continent is a lot better value for money and definitely a bit faster.

dortmunder

Thanks guys. I think the Omloop fits best with work and my holiday plans

Dodger747

Liege - Bastogne - Liege is pretty spectacular also - the Ardennes is a great place to ride.

philbar72

I regularly do LBL and the tour of flanders. both are great fun. the locals do differing versions of the same in better weather, I've been recommended Tillf Bastogne Tillf I think it is... similar to LBL and probably more scenic (as Liege is very industrialised).

Dodger747

Another one is Les Geants, a much smaller event that L-B-L, but the same standard of orgnaisation...

http://www.sport.be/cyclingtour/lesgeantsdesardennes/2015/nl/?v=15102014

blim

Try http://www.superklassieker.be - Koppenberg, Paterberg, Kluisberg, Carrefour de l'arbre, velodrome. Starts and ends in Oudenaarde and is on the 1st May every year. Well worth it: well organised and quieter than the Ronde.