pleurt op je smoel: België
except that those potholes exist because those road’s are hundreds of years old… our potholes exist because of the insolence of the government’s infrastructure planning and spending…
I’ll still hate our pot holes…
those aren’t potholes, they’re cobblestones, and the riders are intentionally made to race over them.
gotta love the music
Yeah I read in Velonews last year that he broke a leg or something. Must suck to crash on cobblestones!
What is that cheesy music on the video though? 
Strange, I imagined the Ghent-Wevelgem as a field of 100 or so Diederik clones.
[quote=“nammerlaan”]pleurt op je smoel: België
Hmm, yeah, that’s not a nice sight.
Usually (although there are probably a share of exceptions) descents on cobblestones are somewhat avoided.
Like in the tour of Flanders, there is 20 km of cobblestones + a number of climbs, but no dangerous descents.
But they can be murderous (try taking a turn in a descent where half of the time your tires aren’t touching the road). If there’s no turns and no rain then it’s pretty fun.
I am more a fan of climbing on cobblestones. Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmkC2FynBkU These are pro’s 
Actually, it looks worse than it is, I’ve done this one 3 times and made it up every time without unclipping. Biggest problem is navigating through the “pedestrians”, e.g.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jKY8pYNHxM&feature=related
(in the middle somewhere). Usually a fair share of cursing is needed
Cheers,
Diederik
GOD DAMN!
that’s like 30% slope on cobblestones!
the guy who unclips at the end and almost starts falling backwards! How can that be fun?
[quote=“nammerlaan”]GOD DAMN!
that’s like 30% slope on cobblestones!
the guy who unclips at the end and almost starts falling backwards! How can that be fun?[/quote]
It’s around 20% max. It’s fun… as long as you don’t unclip
It’s also “part of the game”. The guys who are familiar with the race know that they have to be in the front when climbs like these start.
It’s a good place for an attack and you can easily gain a few minutes on the bunch.
Cobblestone roads seem crazy/not fun at first, but if you do a few 10K on cobblestones and a few climbs to get used to it, it’s really a lot of fun. Most cyclists I know like it.
Cheers,
Diederik
WOW. that was painful to watch…
hats off to anyone who dares to climb it!
Man, that one guy, towards the end, was looking like he was just gonna say ‘f**K it’ and take a nap…
I love helmets…
me too!
Must hurt pretty bad, half the guys don’t even get up…
the music is an arrangement of Bach’s air on a g string
that must not smell too good :oops:
As soon as my dream of becoming a rapper is realized, this will be the name of my first album.
As soon as my dream of becoming a rapper is realized, this will be the name of my first album.[/quote]
Yeah, but you won’t be able to use the music 
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Coz, it’s been done!
Cheers,
Diederik
Thus, my ignorance of classical music is revealed.
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