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@Eagle_Glenn
Well I got an earlier train, shot into Ghent from Calais at warp speed, checked into B&B (very close to the Citadel Park well done Mrs Eagle Glenn ), walked to the bar to watch the footie, disappointed at Spurs losing but drowned my sorrows with a good red, walked round Ghent for a bit, paid my homage at Plum Vainquer (and by chance bumped into my club mates), went to Cafe de Karper for a lot of beer (& a bowl of cheese & salami), tottered over to the track to watch the racing, had a hotdog (so bad they're good), more beer, bumped into more cycling friends, more beer and then staggered home.
I've been going to Ghent since 1976 when it was my first ever trip abroad. Seen Merckx & Sercu ride together, albeit at the ends of their careers. Always a spectacle and brilliant entertainment. In those days you couldn't see the other side of the track at the end of the evening - too much cigarette smoke. Apart from that the smells, noise & excitement were all the same.
Excellent time :)