Attacks in Belgium, at risk the great cycling Classics – The Messenger

Another terrorist attack and once again the festival of sport, as has happened in France with football last November, due to security concerns could be canceled or disrupted. Now Belgium is armored, and not just for the sport that is ready to stop. We are talking in particular of the cycling world that every year Belgian its capital in March and April with the great classic. All important races and old followed by hundreds of thousands of people where the party and the focus is not only the entire Belgian people that cycling as a national sport, but people who come from all over the world to admire the spectacle of classic.

the Belgian authorities have raised to the maximum level the risk of terrorism all over the country after today’s attacks at Brussels airport and the subway passes by the European Parliament, where the dead so far are more than thirty .

Still nothing is decided, but already running through Flanders that opens the season tomorrow has been changed and the organizers have made it clear, through a note, the race may be canceled at any time even if they said that tomorrow will run.

There are many races that could not take off because it is difficult to check every single person along the routes that go well beyond the 200 km and also the passage of the runners could be a target for a terrorist act, not to mention the crowds of people at the start and finish of a race.

a whole month of racing could jump or could be changed paths and award ceremonies. These include the Easter day the Ghent-Wevelgem, 27 E3 Harelbeke, 29 the Three Days of De Panne, then move on to the Tour of Flanders on April 3 in which the real of Belgium and should be there then continue throughout the month of April to the Liege-Bastogne-Liege on 24.

the solidarity from all over the international cycling movement came just hours after the attacks. Many runners have posted affection to the Belgian people phrases, remembering that the world of cycling is close to the victims of the attacks, and that they will respect the decisions of the organizers of the competitions in case of cancellation.