Forenede StaterDes Moines International Airport41°32’0” N 93°38’60” W
22. december 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
Up early for the first flight of the trip
Forenede StaterHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport33°38’22” N 84°25’56” W
22. december 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Long layover. Doing logistics for the train ride to Antwerp then to the races. Getting eSims and having cards declined because of suspected fraud. Good news, we have our World Cup tickets!
HollandAmsterdam Airport Schiphol52°18’33” N 4°45’47” E
23. december 2023, Holland ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
Our customs officer didn’t know who Mathieu van der Poel is. I’m very disappointed.
Flew right over NYC. Times Square was shining bright
BelgienAntwerpen-Centraal station51°12’60” N 4°25’16” E
23. december 2023, Belgien ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
Took the train to Antwerp and found the house we are staying in. We took velo bikes to the race. I loved it but Courtney was hesitant in the crowds, cobbles, and cars. We took a tunnel under theLæs mere
BelgienHerentalsevaart51°11’52” N 4°26’31” E 24. december 2023, Belgien ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Pastries, grocery run, Antwerp sight seeing. We found Brian at the race yesterday. His phone wasn’t working and we were very worried. Bier Central for an authentic Belgian dinner with a selection ofLæs mere
BelgienAntwerp51°13’8” N 4°24’6” E 25. december 2023, Belgien ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
We slept hard with the time change. Not as bad as our 12 hour slumber yesterday though. Went to the ice skating rink, De Kathedraal, grote markt, the midevil fortress het Steen, and het Vleeshuis. HadLæs mere
BelgienGavere50°55’21” N 3°39’58” E 26. december 2023, Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Gavere World Cup was wild. The course was muddy and the hillsides got destroyed with 17k fans. More frites, beer, and techno. We stopped in Gent on the way back and checked out the Christmas festival.
BelgienHerentalsevaart51°11’52” N 4°26’29” E 27. december 2023, Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Caught a bug so Courtney and I stayed home from the race today to rest up. Went to the MoMu museum, got some rain boots, ate at The Bistro, and Courtney knocked out some window shopping. Ended theLæs mere
BelgienDiegem50°53’40” N 4°26’19” E
28. december 2023, Belgien ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Took Bender downtown and looked for a Bosch mini inflator so he could be euro pro in the pits. Diegem was high energy all night long. Met up with Calvin and his Midwest Devo cheering squad. Ate moreLæs mere
BelgienAntwerpen-Centraal station51°13’2” N 4°25’15” E 29. december 2023, Belgien ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Rain means mud! We posted up early and got good spots in a slippery corner through a ditch. Apparently Loenhout is known as the party race, and the tent was huge and packed shoulder to shoulder. WeLæs mere
