The typical Belgium spring weather finely kicked the arse of the European peleton today and every rider felt its wrath. Rain, wind, and cold temperatures where on the cards and everyone knew it as well.
Rolling out from Roeselare at 11:45 with body vests, rain jackets and multiple under shirts on was always going to happen on a day like today. From the start it was all on, pace was high, and wind seemed to be on high, as we twisted through most villages on route to Waregem from Roeselare.
A group went clear, but the weather didn’t and the peleton kept twisting through the villages to arrive at the bottom of the first cobble climb of the day “the Katteberg”. Feeling better then I did at the start I thought I might have found my race legs for the day, but as soon as we hit the second set of cobbles 2km later I fall and smashed my lever off and that was the day for me. 80 odd k for the day then in the bus for the rest. Slightly disappointed but will hopefully get another crack at it next year.
Morning of Dwars door Vlaanderen, nice treat to wake up to.
This is what happened to the lever, on my bike when i feel off. It was race over after that