Thursday, April 10, 2008

Why are the belgians so damn fast?

So this was the scene at the tour of flanders last sunday. With paris roubaix this weekend, we could see the belgians notch up another win in the classics. Are they just tougher than everybody else? Is it the beer? Who knows. Any thoughts?

3 comments:

IMA said...

Genetically gifted freaks!
either that or there are just a lot fewer Taco Bells, Burger Kings, McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts over there in Belgium.. That has to be a big help..

Michael said...

It's a huge part of Belgium's sportsculture. If you would ever visit Belgium you would see hundreds of people (kids, young men an elderly) cycling in the streets, like Brazilians play football. Belgium has lots of good cycling roads, just like Holland. But unlike Holland, Belgian roads are mainly made out of cobberstones, which makes them ideal places for endurance-training. Bud horrible for car-traffic;)

Michael said...

It's a huge part of Belgium's sportsculture. If you would ever visit Belgium you would see hundreds of people (kids, young men an elderly) cycling in the streets, like Brazilians play football. Belgium has lots of good cycling roads, just like Holland. But unlike Holland, Belgian roads are mainly made out of cobberstones, which makes them ideal places for endurance-training. Bud horrible for car-traffic;)