Het Nieuwsblad diary: A weekend in Belgium

Het Nieuwsblad 2009

Cycling Weekly takes a look back at the opening Belgian Classic of the season, Het Nieuwsblad, which used to be called Het Volk, but has now had its name changed to something less catchy for commercial reasons.

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CERVÉLO?S H-FORCE
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RABOBANK'S CREDIT CRUNCHED
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ORGANISED CHAOS
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BURGHARDT BACK ON FORM
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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE AWFUL
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WHAT?S IN A NAME?
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WHAT CW DID THIS WEEKEND

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.