Dendermonde

By then, the machine had operated on a person.

Himpens worked in Dendermonde, a town between Ghent and Brussels, and before he could use the robot there, he needed permission.

He later wrote, Which, in hindsight, may very well have been the case.

After the committee reviewed the animal tests done in the United States, it allowed him simple procedures in five patients who consented.

So there was not too much technical pressure on her earlier in water she made some comments about a back pain Mild back pain that was playing up a couple of times she alluded there herself to her rustiness that she crashed twice in the opening phase of the race and today Yeah, the course just suited her better.

We've seen it, those dry races that she did, Dendermonde and Overijsse, the courses that are more power heavy with the climbing here, it suits her well and she took a deserved win and the chips kind of fell in the place where we expected them to fall.

Yeah, it looked also a bit more comfortable, less rusty, sitting good on the bike, taking the corners rather well.

The fact that it was a more dry surface made it also a bit more easy, but still it looked better than it has been looking so far for Brandt this season.

So, I like what we saw from Fukunan.

Isam, I think it's also quite interesting.

Last year she was in a situation where she only got a contract for January 1st in Dendermonde, which was days before the end of the season, which was crazy.

Then we had one contract extension at the end of the year.

100.

It was a copy of the 100 kilogram of muscles that they gave away in Dendermonde, and now 100 kilogram of Papernote here.

Certainly it would make me happier with 100 kilograms of Papernote, especially from that brand there.

It's like a luxurious Papernote brand in the Netherlands, but...

I guess with the cardiac arrhythmia that has been diagnosed.

So she has to take a couple of weeks of rest.

And that is also, I guess, the explanation of her race in Dendermonde.

And yeah, wish her all the best, speed recovery.

But if there are not enough wounded to go round in Ghent there are more refugees than Ghent can deal with.

They are pouring in by all the roads from Alost and Termonde.

Every train disgorges multitudes of them into the place.

This morning I went to the matron, Madame F., and told her I wasn't much good but I'd be glad if she could give me some work.

He is very serious and important.

The commandant calls us to come and hear what he has to say.

It seems it had been arranged that one of our cars should be sent tomorrow morning to Termonde to bring back refugees.

But M. Blank does not think that car will ever start.

Get the rider.

So the Mayo rider, Michael Venturino, won both of the men's elites for Dendermonde and Baron Cross.

It was exciting.

He is sending it.

He slowed down significantly, blocking the Alpecin riders, and then really smashing the acceleration out of that, enough to take the win ahead of Jente Michels and Niels van der Putten.

Issam, I think to an extent we are seeing the same as what we saw last weekend in Dendermonde.

Van Toerenhout and Viseuren are making the strongest impression so far.

Viseuren couldn't fully compete for the win because of that mechanical issue, but Van Toerenhout, again, a really strong and mature ride.

Yeah, yeah.

I think that definitely had to do with the camera placement and the amount of cameras that were available to broadcast the race.

I think it was night and day difference between what we got here in Möllebeke and what we got last week with Dendermonde.

That was, you know, we definitely have to give the props at the Dendermonde course for the way they brought that race to our TV screens compared to what we got now in Möllebeke because it was just...

Then in 7th place, the European champion Inge van der Heyde.

Personally, I was not too moved by her performance here this weekend in Dendermonde.

Was it bad? No, absolutely not.

I just think it was a little bit flat.

Fragile reminder.

It's a reminder of how fragile riders are and you don't really hear it that much in cyclocross I mean there are the accidents of course like with every sport but you hear it a lot more from the road riders and This year also not that mainstream because it's quote-unquote just a cyclocross rider sadly and that doesn't make it any less devastating so thoughts go out to him and his family and his friends and we are going to continue and talk about the Hagheikros in Dendermonde because The racing there started, the race organized by Jurgen Mettepenningen, this time the opener of the season.

Different course, not on the big road anymore, cheaper to organize like this.

Course became much more technical from what we saw last year.

This is the cycling brief.

Sunday, Dendermonde.

The Mossel Cross, the opening round of the HG Cross Series and the first day of the 2026-27 season.

Lucinda Brand, in the rainbow jersey, won the elite women's race.