The cycling season has started and will soon bring the peloton to Ypres. There, on Sunday 27 March, the spring classic Gent-Wevelgem will start. Do you want to ride in the wheel of Wout Van Aert and co? Then head to Boezinge and start your own Gent-Wevelgem at Back2Front!
Are you also crazy about the race? At Back2Front we certainly know how to taste the sport! Our location lends itself perfectly as a base for various cycling tours through the Flemish countryside. On the way, you get to know the history of the war and you discover one picturesque landscape after the other. Just wonderful, especially now that the spring sun is out more often.
Planning a cycling holiday to Ypres soon? Then you've come to the right place, because...
- ... Back2Front is strategically located between two cycling junctions (26 and 64). Via these junctions you can reach the centre of Ypres in no time.
- ... Back2Front has its own bicycle brochure with many nice tips to discover the surroundings by bike. We also mapped out two cycling routes that start and end at our B&B.
- ... Back2Front has a bicycle shed where you can lock up your bicycle.
Ghent-Wevelgem in Ypres
Don't feel like pedalling yourself? Then come to Ypres on Sunday 27 March and experience the race from the front row. In total there are 7 races to follow and 3 of them will start in the centre of Boezinge.
- 10 a.m.: Start of U17 women newcomers
- 11:45: Start Junior Women (U19)
- 14:15: Start Katjeskoers Nieuwelingen Mannen (U17)
Click here for more information about the Gent-Wevelgem programme with starts in Ypres and Boezinge.
