The World Cup in Dendermonde was new on the calendar in 2020, but not really. Jurgen Mettepenningen, who is also the team manager of Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal, organised the Ambiancecross twice at the Puyenbroeck provincial domain in Wachtebeke. Some years ago he tried - with success - to win a place in the renewed World Cup and chose to move to Dendermonde, more specifically to the district of Grembergen. In 2023 there was a new POI: a stretch of newly paved cobbles to bring the atmosphere of Paris-Roubaix in CX.
I love cycling, but bergs & cobbles are not my cup of tea.
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