Yup, actually made it over to a race this year! Who'd have thought it. As yet, the photos don't have a home, but I should find out where you'll be able to see them shortly. However, such is the etiquette of these things, I can't show you the photos. Apart from that one above, which won't be making its way into print.
The trip itself was remarkably quick, easy and cheap, making it a prime race for British fans to go and see. With the ferry costing a mere £30, and only £60 spent of petrol, this is really worth a visit. Granted, it's no Roubaix or Flanders, but watching a bike race is better than not watching a bike race, and the atmosphere in the bars that line the Kemmelberg make it worth your while (although word from the rest of the new climbs is that you may as well not bother watching from there. You'd probably be on your own).
I'd wondered why I'd not seen scenic photos of the Kemmelberg before, and now I know: because it's bloody difficult to photograph properly. Your average photographer on a motorbike would have to park the bike, hop over a fence and elbow a few disgruntled spectators out the way to get a shot worth taking. So of course that's exactly what I did. Who needs accreditation?
As soon as the article's in print, you'll be able to see the offcuts right here. Hope you enjoy the print version, and hopefully you enjoyed the race itself.
Oh, ok then, pretty sure this won't make it into print. Have a photo of a spectator's chihuahua.
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