Trudi sent some more photos from Belgium. No rest for the weary here. Criterium International. Ferry ride to France, 1100 km drive and then the start of the 3 Days of DePanne. Last chance to race on the cobbles before the Tour of Flanders. Here’s some pre-race photos of the race from Cyclingnews.com.

The Tour of Flanders museum.

Taylor Phinney, freshly back from defending his World Pursuit title, rode over to watch the race.

How cool is this? The bar in the Tour of Flanders museum.

Since we’re fast approaching Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, I thought I’d post a short video from Michael Barry (Team Sky). He wore a helmet cam on a pre-ride. He claims, and I can attest to it, that the camera doesn’t do the climbs justice on steepness. This next week is my favorite week of bike racing spectating. The music he used is great. It’s the Shout Out Louds, Shut Your Eyes. Not Snow Patrol, Shut Your Eyes.