Venue Pictures

The finish line with all the attendant cabins for officials/timers and TV/Radio commentators on either side.

These are the World Championships – and riders/spectators from all over the World – that’s the Hungarian flag, those are REAL Vikings and part of the Feix Moss Beach delegation

Czech Superfan.

There’s 2 ½ hours between events – and there are just 2 events per day. You’ve got to do something with that spare time and it’s Belgium , after all. This is Belgian Coors – it’s not something to write home about, just stadium brew

Escargot – this was the loneliest Belgian food stand – the Escargot Boys! Were they ever glad to see Paule Bates dig in. Yumm-o

If you value your intestinal tract, go easy on the refreshments. “If it’s not moving, throw it into the deep fryer!” is the Belgian race motto. Hot dogs, hamburgers – everything can be fried. I hear at Southern and MidWest State fairs this year they were deep frying Coca Cola – I hope they keep that secret from Belgian ‘cross promoters.

Danny Summerhill getting his medal presented on the main Jumbotron

It was this windy on the open spaces near the train tracks

Belgian railways created a temporary train station at the race venue and it was packed on Sunday.

Legs – it’s a little less than an hour from the start of the next race and the crowd is wearing the official ‘cross Worlds uniform – rubber boots, jeans, and gloves/hat

During warm-ups for the U-23 race a Czech rider came barreling off a short descent and lost it – he snapped the 4” diameter wood pole off near the base. The pole was replaced but we didn’t see the rider during his event.

Enigmatic northern Californians were present in the most favorable locations – as long as you had credentials (half of Abbiorca)