To Many Teams For Omloop Het Volk?

[B Lafferty]

Judging from last year's photo:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/feb04/hetvolk04/?id=cn1

 

[Bill C]

B Lafferty wrote:
> Judging from last year's photo:
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/feb04/hetvolk04/?id=cn1

Jeff's definitely getting his money's worth out of that shot. Still a
great shot though.
Bill C

 

[Jeff Jones]

"Bill C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> B Lafferty wrote:
> > Judging from last year's photo:
> > http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/feb04/hetvolk04/?id=cn1
>
> Jeff's definitely getting his money's worth out of that shot. Still a
> great shot though.

Why thank you. I'm...recycling (ducks)

Jeff

 

[Bart Van Hoorebeeck]

and that's just one tenth (or so) of the bicycle racks around there.

 

[Jenko]

Bill C wrote:
>
> Jeff's definitely getting his money's worth out of that shot. Still a
> great shot though.

When I went to Gent, that bike parking was the only item in my 'to visit' list.
And I did find it ... who said you cannot trust RBR for tourism? (I assumed
that's a touristic attaction, or do people really pick and park their bikes at
the center of the mesh?)

Jenko

 

[Ewoud Dronkert]

Jenko wrote:
> assumed that's a touristic attaction, or do people really pick and park
> their bikes at the center of the mesh?)

Joke..? Sure it's real!

E.

 

[Jenko]

Ewoud Dronkert wrote:
> Jenko wrote:
>
>>assumed that's a touristic attaction, or do people really pick and park
>>their bikes at the center of that mesh?)
>
> Joke..? Sure it's real!

What I found surprising is that it was the only bicycle parking I saw (or I
remember) in Ghent, while in towns like Antwerp there are smaller (compared to
this) bike parking areas all around. Didn't see any movement in or out either.
Next time, I'll try in summer.

Jenko

 

[psycholist]

What a great photo!

--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)
"B Lafferty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Judging from last year's photo:
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/feb04/hetvolk04/?id=cn1
>
>
>

 

[Van Hoorebeeck Bart]

As I said it's just one of the bicycle parkings around the railway station. If you
didn't see much movement, it is because most commuters who use them have dayjobs
in Brussels.
On the other side of the railway square is a bicycle parking with 3 floors.

If you didn't had anything else to visit or to remember from Gent, that's too bad.

 

[Van Hoorebeeck Bart]

Van Hoorebeeck Bart schreef:

> . If you
> didn't see much movement, it is because most commuters who use them have dayjobs
> in Brussels.

And in weekends/at nights, they are filled with bikes from those who study or work in
Gent, the station is rather off centre.

 

[Jenko]

Van Hoorebeeck Bart wrote:
> As I said it's just one of the bicycle parkings around the railway
station. If you
> didn't see much movement, it is because most commuters who use them
have dayjobs
> in Brussels.

That makes perfect sense.

> If you didn't had anything else to visit ...

I had little time for planning the trip and to spend visiting the city,
and the bike parking happened to be in my way from the station to the
centre.

> ... or to remember from Gent, that's too bad.

Gothic towers, an ancient but well preserved castle, really nice
Flemish architecture, Veldstraat, huisbier, expensive restaurants and a
snow storm (next time it will be in summer). Did I miss anything?

Jenko

 

[Ewoud Dronkert]

On 25 Feb 2005 01:30:04 -0800, Jenko wrote:
> Did I miss anything?

"'t Velootje".

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[Van Hoorebeeck Bart]

Jenko schreef:

> an ancient but well preserved castle,

fake. In 19th century there was a plain factory on/in the ruins. When that
went bust, touristic sense saved the place from oblivion and decay. But
yes, there was a castle looking like that in the middle ages.


> really nice
> Flemish architecture, Veldstraat, huisbier, expensive restaurants and a
> snow storm (next time it will be in summer). Did I miss anything?
>

I assume your architecture bit covers most relevant places (like
Vrijdagmarkt, Prinsenhof)

 

[Jeff Jones]

"Van Hoorebeeck Bart" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> As I said it's just one of the bicycle parkings around the railway
station. If you
> didn't see much movement, it is because most commuters who use them have
dayjobs
> in Brussels.

Like me. I commute between my flat to the bike parking rack most days. If
I'm feeling adventurous (and I can find the bike amongst the pile) I even
ride to the shops on it. It needed some rather urgent repairs though, which
I think have have carried out successfully.

But yes, that rack is in a state of flux. It's a bugger to get a park there
sometimes! OK, so maybe all the bikes aren't used regularly, but sometimes
the rack is half full (or half empty). And there are Others. A lot of folks
ride bikes in Belgium.

Jeff