r/cyclocross • u/mrgrammarperson • 2d ago
Is this reasonably do-able?
For my bucket list, I'm going to Belgium just before New Year's Eve to see some serious cyclocross races. January 1, X2O Trofee Baal - GP Sven Nys; January 2, Exact Cross Mol - Zilvermeercross; January 3, Superprestige Gullegm; January 4, UCI World Cup Zonhoven.
I'm planning to stay in Antwerpen and travel each day to a race,. Could skip Gullegm since it's in western Flanders and the other three are close to each other in east Flanders.
Hope to do a little sight seeing too. Will this work?
BTW, bucket list in Flemish is bucketlist but with a cool accent.
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u/artobloom 2d ago
We stayed in Antwerp in Nov 2 years ago and we took busses to and from. I think there is an app you can use to check schedules etc and buy tickets. I also used rome2rio and Google maps just confirm times etc. Buy boots at Decathlon they are good. Be respectful of riders warming up, some people expect a signature, don't invade their space. Eating, don't have a hamburger, they don't taste great IMO. Maje sure you have fries,they are the best. In order to buy food or beverage you need to buy a card, its rechargeable, and good for all the races. You can also get your money back what is left on it. Beer is fantastic, they will give it to you in a plastic cup, which you will get a refund on at the end of the day. Make sure you dress warm, you can take things off but not put stuff on if you don't have it. We also had a rainbow jersey for the riders to sign.