Viewing Flanders or Roubaix with children
Hi
I hope this is the appropriate forum.
With the release of the 2015 WT calendar I'm doing a bit of research on viewing the Tour of Flanders or Paris Roubaix with my young girls and wife.
This means I won't be able to make lots of movements to try and view the race multiple times in different spots.
I want some information on where to view these races that will have a good atmosphere, perhaps a large screen so that we can be in place in good time without my girls getting bored and then see the riders come through, hopefully not too fast so a point after where a split will have been made so they come through in several groups.
Then we can hopefully go to a nearby town for something to eat.
Paris-Roubaix would be the preferred race purely due to it being in France where I've driven lots and even know of a good hotel in Compeigne but I think Flanders would be better due to it falling right in the middle of the Easter school holidays.
Information on both races is welcome though as it may be useful in the future due to Easter being a movable feast.
Many thanks!
I hope this is the appropriate forum.
With the release of the 2015 WT calendar I'm doing a bit of research on viewing the Tour of Flanders or Paris Roubaix with my young girls and wife.
This means I won't be able to make lots of movements to try and view the race multiple times in different spots.
I want some information on where to view these races that will have a good atmosphere, perhaps a large screen so that we can be in place in good time without my girls getting bored and then see the riders come through, hopefully not too fast so a point after where a split will have been made so they come through in several groups.
Then we can hopefully go to a nearby town for something to eat.
Paris-Roubaix would be the preferred race purely due to it being in France where I've driven lots and even know of a good hotel in Compeigne but I think Flanders would be better due to it falling right in the middle of the Easter school holidays.
Information on both races is welcome though as it may be useful in the future due to Easter being a movable feast.
Many thanks!
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Roubaix might turn up to be a bit more boring for the kids
It's a great weekend if you can add in a bit of the sportive too (they must do something for kids)
- @ddraver
Is it walkable from Ouudenaarde to the Oude Kwaremont would you say? I don't want to get into any parking disputes with my limited flemish
Although searching for hotels is mostly returning places in Ghent. Is it possible to stay there and drive over and park in Ouudenaarde on both days and then walk to the Oude Kwaremont or the Koppenberg?
http://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/en/eli ... mobiliteit
(sorry, can't find the details for this year, but I'm sure it wasn't any different...)
We even stayed in Ghent, as plent of cheaper hotels there around race time (as able to spend a few family days afterwards which got me some brownie points too). Then in stead of driving we got the train from Ghent to Ronse and jumped on the free transfer bus. Bus dropped us about 1kms walk away along the road where there was a massive field with food, drinks and toilets and some big TV screens. Just about another 500M down the road and your right next to the course.
Free shuttle bus from Oudenaarde to various points on course. We based ourselves at Oude Kwaremont for the first loop, then went to the nearby Big Screen park for loop 2, before a walk to the Paterberg for the final circuit, where there is a huge screen right by the bottom of the climb, beers, hot dogs and a good atmosphere. We then took the free shuttle bus back to Oudenaarde afterward.
Once again, if you need any help with things to do, places to go etc drop me a PM.
@gietvangent