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Tuesday
We
rode
100km
from
Gent
to
Brugge
and
back,
tracing
the
first
40
km
of
the
Gent-Wevelgem
parcours.
The
route
was
flat
and
windy
on
small
winding
farm
roads
and
our
group
huddled
together
to
stay
out
of
the
wind.
There
are
these
well-maintained
bike
lanes
that
run
alongside
some
of
the
bigger
roadways
but
I
could
not
get
over
the
feeling
I
was
riding
up
on
the
sidewalk,
about
to
meet
someone
walking
along
with
their
head
down.
The
motorists
were
all
extremely
patient
and
we
saw
hundreds
of
people
on
bikes
throughout
the
day.
We
pulled
over
in
the
beautiful
city
of
Brugge
for
a
café
stop.
The
café
owners
had
hosted
Dave
Rayner
when
he
was
racing
in
Belgium
and
were
keen
cycling
fans.
They
let
us
put
our
bikes
in
a
small
side
room
while
we
sat
outside
in
the
sun.
What
a
contrast
from
the
previous
Sunday,
when
the
town
was
hosting
the
Ronde
start
and
half
the
town
was
barricaded
off.
We
stopped
in
a
local
bike
shop
on
the
way
back
and
bought
up
all
the
Domo
caps.
One
of
the
guys
in
our
group
and
not
on
the
ride
had
been
trying
in
vain
to
buy
some
Domo
kits
and
the
plan
was
to
meet
him
on
the
bus
the
next
morning,
all
sporting
the
caps
on
cue.
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