Friday, September 17, 2021

BELGIUM ~ UCI Road World Championship ~

... Perfect timing to post this historic view from the past with the start of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships here in Flanders on Sunday🚴... exactly 100 years after the very first World Championships the event is "coming home" to Flanders, which for many is the beating heart of the cycling world🚴... cycle racing is one of the most popular sports in my country and a big part of our culture🚴... the greatest bicycle races take place here🚴... the Flemish Worlds week will be kicked-off tomorrow with a mass event for cycling enthusiasts and cycling families🚴... Bpost issued a lovely shaped Rainbow colored jersey stamp and great special first day postmark💙... Big thanks Johan for this unique piece of history乂❤‿❤乂... fingers crossed🤞 a Belgian cyclist will be become the next World Champion... don't know if you have noticed it...I'M A FAN🤣😃...

Photo taken before the start of the World Championships in Floreffe (Namur) in 1935. Gust Danneels (centre) with his teammates Jean Aerts (left) and Gaston Rebry.  It was the ninth edition of the event. The race was won by Jean Aerts and Gust Danneels became third. He was the first Belgian who won the race in his own country.

This year will be the tenth time Belgium will host the World Championships and the seventh time in Flanders. The racing kicks off with the men's elite individual time trial on Sunday September 19 before concluding with the men's elite road race on Sunday September 26.


Stamp:

100th Anniversary Belgium Cycling 
(Issued 30-08-2021)

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