00:00 I can't believe I'm almost in the easiest gear.
00:07 Oh, bloody hell.
00:16 I am passionate about this particular region of Belgium for one key reason.
00:22 It's the home to my favorite race.
00:24 Der Ronde van Vlaanderen on a tour of Vlaanders.
00:30 What makes this race so brutal?
00:32 It's these, the Hellingen.
00:34 Short enough to put riders into the red.
00:39 Steep enough to make even the best get off and push.
00:43 As bike racing goes, it is as thrilling as it gets.
00:47 I've been tasked with trying to find out how to win Der Ronde.
00:50 As a Flemish rider, winning it, probably never going to happen.
00:54 It would be the dream.
00:55 I'm going to ride a best of route that takes in all of the key cobbled climbs.
00:58 I'm petrified.
00:59 That'll be the last of my commentary for the time being, because this is the 20% part.
01:05 And talk to some local legends and race experts.
01:07 Who better than Oliver Naesen?
01:09 Ready for a hard ride?
01:11 Come on, Dan!
01:14 They will help me devise 10 commandments for victory at the Tour of Vlaanders.
01:18 You don't need good luck to win the Tour of Vlaanders, but you need to have no bad luck.
01:23 Tour of Vlaanders is up, down, left, turn, take position.
01:27 That's for me the most beautiful race.
01:29 They call Johan Museeuw the Lion of Vlaanders.
01:32 This man eats cobbles for breakfast.
01:34 Welcome in Vlaanders, beautiful Vlaanders.
01:36 We're coming now in the steepest part.
01:40 I've got an old nemesis to conquer.
01:44 Not my finest hour, I think it's safe to say.
01:47 It's a race that's rich in history and culture and heritage, and I bloody love it.
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