For episode 3.10, we head to Erpe-Mere for the Belgian National Championship race. The hilly, muddy track is one of the most challenging we have seen all season. This race pits Belgian stalwarts like Sven, Kevin, Klaas and Tom against the growing youth movement of Wout van Aert, Time Merlier and Michael Vanthourenthout. The battle of the generations did not disappoint. For this episode we really don’t spend a lot of time on technique and just give you the run down of how the action played out. The many lead changes, the inopportune mechanicals, the surges, the controversies and the crowning of this year’s Belgian National Champion.

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All music on this episode is available at bandcamp.com. If you a track you heard on any SVENNESS episode, let the artist know via Twitter.

PLAYLIST:

Hell is Warm~Sidekicks: sidekicksohio.bandcamp.com/track/hell-is-warm

Daze~Dan E. Brown: beechcoma.bandcamp.com/track/daze

Autumn ∞ Harvest ∞ Happiness~Summer of Haze: fuselab.bandcamp.com/track/autumn-harvest-happiness

Donald Rumsfeld~Sleep School: sleepschoolpdx.bandcamp.com/track/donald-rumsfeld

Resignation Letter~The Also-Rans: also-rans.bandcamp.com/track/resignation-letter

Nothing~Chloroform: runforcoverrecords.bandcamp.com/track/chloroform-2

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