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Flanders will break ground on its first low-chlorine swimming pool this autumn. Following several years of development and pilot projects, the new pool will be built in Antwerp.
Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht died after crashing during the Tour de Pologne race on Monday. Following his heavy fall, the 22-year-old was revived at the scene, but died later in hospital.
A million spectators and no reported arrests. This weekend's Tour de France action in Brussels went by without incident, police said on Sunday.
Eddy Merckx received a loud ovation as more than 75,000 people gathered in Brussels' Grand Place to celebrate the launch of the Tour de France Grand Départ.
Are you r'Eddy?
The Tour de France sets off from Brussels this summer, 50 years after legendary local cyclist Eddy Merckx claimed the first of his five victories in the race.
Some 40,000 athletes and joggers took part in Sunday's 40th edition of the Brussels 20km run - with participants making up 137 different nationalities.
Dozens of events and activities in May culminate this weekend in the Belgian Pride Parade, which winds through the centre of the capital.
The Oude Kwaremont, the cobblestoned road that climbs the Kluisberg in the Flemish Ardennes and the longest of the Tour of Flanders’ gruelling climbs, was the deciding factor in yesterday’s race.
