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The Dutch Art of Uitwaaien
25 April 2023
The Dutch are famous for their culture of cycling. They do it everywhere, always and in any weather. Even when they have to battle against gale-force winds. Uitwaaien might be a lifestyle trend.
The Singing Cycle Path
7 February 2023
The Dutch take cycling seriously. More seriously than any other country. But that doesn’t mean you can’t sing as you cycle along.
The Cycle Roundabout in Eindhoven: A Masterpiece of Dutch Design
26 January 2022
When you think of Dutch design, you probably imagine a stylish chair, a modern apartment building, or maybe a cool flower vase. But it’s unlikely you are thinking about a traffic roundabout.
Headwind, Tailwind. How the Bicycle Became a Dutch Symbol
2 July 2020
What country do people associate the bicycle with? More or less everyone will spontaneously say the Netherlands. But the Dutch haven’t always been so mad about bikes. That close bond with cycling crept in quietly. A surprising look into the history of the bicycle land that is the Netherlands.
How the Dutch Got on Their Bikes
15 May 2020
Have you ever wondered why the Dutch are so bike crazy? British journalist Derek Blyth figured it out. ‘Most people assume the sensible Dutch have always cycled. But the story is more complicated.’
Is the E-Bike Superseding the M-Bike?
4 May 2020
While cycling and snarling, linguist Fieke van der Gucht might spur a change in language.
Do You Know What ‘a Flandrian Facial’ Is?
2 March 2020
Linguist Fieke Van der Gucht also likes biking and flandriens. During a wet race day, she is downwind of two crazy Englishmen on bicycles. Did she already know that the Flemish tenacity for cycling inspired the English to invent much of today’s cycling lingo?
Gear Up! The History of Cycling
20 February 2020
Why does the Netherlands have the highest number of bikes per capita in the world? Why were farmers angry with cyclists in the old days? Why was the bike a symbol of antifascist resistance? And why don’t the Dutch wear helmets? Find out in this episode of The Low Countries Radio, our new podcast s
‘The Time Has Come for Fairer Pay for Female Athletes’
22 August 2019
Due to unrealistic expectations and prejudices, female athletes continue to earn a fraction of what their male counterparts make. Nowhere is the Gender Pay Gap as strongly present as in professional football and cycling. Time for a profound change, thinks Hind Fraihi. There are plenty of arguments f
With Eddy Merckx to the Moon
1 July 2019
Nearly every Belgian who lived back then will remember the atmosphere that hung in the air on 20 and 21 July 1969, fifty years ago. History was written twice within the timeframe of two hours. Eddy Merckx won his first Tour de France, a few moments later the first man set foot on the moon. The paral
Why Flanders Is Mad about Cycling
19 March 2019
Flanders has been synonymous with bicycle racing for many years. However, is cycling truly ‘ours’, as one popular Flemish newspaper keeps claiming? Journalist and cycling enthusiast Rik Van Puymbroeck channels his inner ‘flandrien’ in an attempt to find out whether cycling is actually in Fla
