Bergen

A good bit of the team went out for a long, hard training ride in the flemish hills today (known as the vlaamse ardennen). Some of the guys skipped it in the name of sickness and recovery, while I jumped in the car after four hours at Noel's direction. Most of the guys on the ride aren't racint until tuesday and I race sunday so he wants me recovered by then. Noel drove and led us around on super cool little roads all day. Most cyclists associate the flemish hills with the super steep, 500 meter long cobbled climbs, but there are real hills here too. We did tons of steep 3-5 minute climbs and went really hard. The terrain is pretty nice and there were some really cool forested areas/parks we road through It turned into a bit of an ego fest but was a good time, everyone got in on a bit of attacking. Anyway, here are some pictures I found on google images of the area and climbs we road.