Kris Withington, one of the mechanics for Het Volk, with an update on final Het Volk prep and a dry forecast for the day!

“After listening to a hurricane overnight and fearing the worst weather for the boys, we woke up this morning to a perfectly fine day. Well, except for the howling, freezing wind blowing across the Flandrian countryside!”

“We mechanics and soigneurs are just waiting to depart for the course now, all the cars freshly washed and loaded with bikes and what seems like a hundred wheels. Most of the boys have opted to use our brand new Zipp 202 wheel sets. Their low profile will help the riders counter the pumping crosswinds that will hit the bunch today.”

“We have about 7.5 bar (about 115 psi) in the Vittoria pave’ tubulars and we have added an extra coating of the Pedros chain lube that will hopefully last through 200 km of muddy Flemish roads.”

“And did I mention it’s not raining!!!”