Tahys and Morten introduced us to this exhilarating sport on a Saturday morning at the indoor velodrome in Zolder. A report by Jacques Laruelle (En – FR below). Viewed from above, it’s particularly impressive. The Zolder velodrome track has a very steep incline. In the turns, it reaches up to 45°. You wonder how a […]
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A report by Guillaume de Schutter (FR). La BBB DevTeam a participé en septembre à une de ses premières compétitions internationales, le Riderman, en Allemagne. L’occasion de montrer pour la première fois notre beau maillot à la télévision, en direct ! Ils racontent. Depuis le stage à Altea en janvier, l’équipe a en tête un
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More than 70 BBB members spent a long weekend together in the Vosges in May. One of them, Hervé, tells us about this nice moment of friendship, conviviality… and cycling (FR only). “Vous pensez que le velo est un sport individuel? Alors vous n’avez jamais participé à un weekend long des “Brussels Big Brackets” dans
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Last Saturday a group of Road Captains attended a First Aid Course As part of our Captains Training Program a first group of 14 Road Captains attended this First Aid Course. The Course was organised by the Ligue Francophone Belge de Sauvetage and focused on performing First Aid in the context of sporting injuries. The
Tonight the first group of Roadcaptains met for a special training session by Erik VC. and Morten P. 14 participants attended this first of two sessions meant to train our Roadcaptains. We talked about several issues like Road Safety, riding in a bunch and what to do in case of accidents. The meeting was hosted
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A report by Guillaume de Schutter (FR). La BBB DevTeam participait à l’Arden Challenge ce week-end. L’Arden Challenge est une épreuve élite 3 constituée de trois étapes ardennaises allant jusque 90 kilomètres. La DevTeam s’est donc retrouvée le vendredi à 7h chez SOC, notre partenaire pour ce challenge.Une heure trente de voiture avant de rejoindre
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Concluding the BHCC and its 5 separate legs in and around Brussels, it was great to get together for the grand finale of the Brussels Hill Climb Challenge! 80 participants braved the cold Belgian winter to conquer the scenic Crabbegat. Stefanie Carbonez won the race in the women category. Goéric Daeninck (Brussels cycling team) won the race in
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A few weeks ago, the young talents of our BBB Developement Team spent a week training in Spain (FR). “Premier gros événement pour l’équipe cette année: le stage en Espagne. Après une préparation hivernale assidue des neuf coureurs grâce au coaching personnalisé d’Antoine Maisonhaute et l’encadrement précieux de Thomas Freisinger et Killian Hardmeier, nous sommes arrivés le
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INFO ABOUT “CRABBEGAT” TIME TRIAL 🔴 PROVISIONAL START LIST IS OUT We’ll be pleased to welcome 100 riders on Sunday 18 February 2024, thanks to the support from the City of Uccle and from Wallonie Bruxelles Cycling. The exercise proposed by the Brussels Big Brackets consists in one climb, as fast as possible. It will be timed professionally
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We are delighted to organize workshops for BBB members on a regular basis. Stay tuned! Dedicated to nutrition, mechanics or yoga, BBB workshops are proposed by experienced people, sometimes BBB members, sometimes not. Sign up on Strava to be sure have a place! Among previous workshops: Nutrition for Cyclists Basics of Mechanics A Healthy Body