Calm night made me tired. I put myself sleeping from 0400 to 0700.

2.5% of the total distance done already
110 out of 4000, even more. 2.75% …

Race meeting at 1700, arrived with the Belgium way of cup noodles, carbonara carbs and crazily salty bacon! Jeff and Josh listening to Mike.

Meet two guys from Hardcro.

Returning, packing and compressing everything to the max. Josh and Nelson on their bikes.

Trying to have a rest, not tired enough while three guys are jumping around, had a good relaxation. Heading towards the start around 2100.

My Garmin also shall remind me. Might be my matra for the next couple of days.

They are also nice, but of course not as nice as …

Arrived right on time after s quick Beligan breakfast. We are now processing through the registration. Plenty of carzy guys around here.

All talking about the weather. I gonna decide to keep all my stuff in the new big saddle bag, as I will not join weather forecast prognosises. Better one more dry layer in stock than not. 

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Good night.

Arrived at a hostel around 1700. All fully booked, of course. So the owner offered me to stay at his place.

After meeting the other three guys downtown, there was another bed in their place available, so I picked my bag and brought it over.

Had a look at the checkin place, talked to Mike Hall shortly, went for classic Belgium fried dinner.

We spent the evening on the marketplace in the rain, lovely. Some racers blabla, due to the weather not really getting to know other people. Gonna happen tomorrow then!

Luckily there is a nice conductor on board of the train to Cologne. He let me in without reservation. Compartment is full now, I am still on board…

This was my initial place. Meanwhile changed and hidden in between two other bikes.