59th Omloop Het Volk - 1.1

Belgium, February 28, 2004

Images by Scott Sunderland

The view from the Lippenhovestraat with the church tower of Zottegem in the distance
Follow the parcours ...or head to the showers
Scott Sunderland (shadow) scouting the parcours
A brave Belgian teenager navigates the snow on his city bike
The same braveheart on the parcours at 9.30 this morning
The start of the Lippenhovestraat
The sloping side of the Lippenhovestraat
The last 500 metres of the Paddestraat
The end of the Paddestraat

Images by Jeff Jones/Cyclingnews.com

Gent at approximately 9:00am, 2.5 hours before the start of Het Volk
You wouldn't catch me riding in this!
Gent's Citadelpark (where the race was to start) looked like a winter wonderland at 10:00am Saturday morning
Looks pretty but there's not a lot of cycling happening
The start: All efforts were made to clear the snow off the parcours, to no avail
Plenty of people but no race
Time machines of Quick.Step-Davitamon
Aart Vierhouten's (Lotto-Domo) spare bike was not called for
Peter van Petegem's Eddy Merckx stayed on the roof of the Lotto-Domo team car today
Lotto-Domo is riding on Continental Competition tubulars
The team cars despondently leave Gent
Nico Mattan (Relax-Bodysol) pokes his head out momentarily
Gerben Lowik's Chocolade Jacques MBK machine
Chocolade Jacques choose Hutchinson Fusion tyres. But are they good in the snow?
Nice Campagnolo Record cranks on the Chocolade Jacques MBK machines
This Record derailleur wasn't going to get dirty today
The media in 't Kuipke eagerly awaiting the organisers decision
Johan Capiot (Chocolade Jacques director) wasn't at all surprised the race was cancelled
Off we go... this is one way to get home!