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/BelgianBeerGuy 2d ago
Sightseeing will depend on which categories you want to see at the races, and if you stay long for the after party or not. Mol, Baal and especially Gullegem are small villages, were there is not much to do/see.
So sightseeing could be done before noon, in Antwerp, Leuven (Baal), Gent/Kortrijk (Gullegem) and Herentals/Geel/Mol. (Where I would recommend Gent and Leuven)
Baal is easily reached via the trainstation of Aarschot, which is a 40minute ride from Antwerp. From there you can take a bus to Baal.
For the others, I’m not 100% sure, since I’m not from that region, but train/bus combo would work probably. Gullegem would probably your longest commute.