http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/FlandersFind stories, videos, and photos about Flanders from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:12:59 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Flanders14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Flanders from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/05/cycling.flanders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/05/cycling.flanders/index.html#cnnSTCTextLocal favorite Stijn Devolder retained his Tour of Flanders title under clear blue skies on Sunday, powering away from his rivals for a comfortable victory in the 261.5km spring classic in northern Belgium.Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:21:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dr_z/11/07/mail/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dr_z/11/07/mail/index.htmlWhat is it about the Cowboys that seems to capture so many people's fancy? Capture so many fancy people? Fancy capturing so many people! I mean, is it the arrival of rodeo season or what? Personally I find it kind of a rich boys' team with an apathetic fan base.Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:43:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823414,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823414,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDifferences between Dutch and French speakers have made this trim little nation at the heart of Europe literally uncontrollableWed, 16 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/09/cycling.wevelgem/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/09/cycling.wevelgem/index.html#cnnSTCTextRabobank rider Oscar Freire has won a sprint finish to the 70th edition of the Ghent-Wevelgem classic in Belgium on Wednesday.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/06/cycling.flanders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/04/06/cycling.flanders/index.html#cnnSTCTextBelgium champion Stijn Devolder won his first Tour of Flanders cycling classic with a long solo effort in treacherous weather conditions on Sunday.Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/25/olympic.clinic/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/25/olympic.clinic/index.html#cnnSTCTextTucson grandmother Sandy Maxfield is determined to get her groove back -- on skis.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/31/cycling.qatar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/01/31/cycling.qatar/index.html#cnnSTCTextBelgium's Tom Boonen retained the overall leader's yellow jersey in the Tour of Qatar after finishing third in Thursday's 170-kilometer fifth stage around Al Khor.Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:53:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBelgium heads for 149 days with no government unless the two winners of this year's elections suddenly resolve linguistic spats deadlocking their bid to form an allianceMon, 05 Nov 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/10/05/mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/10/05/mailbag/index.htmlSarah Dion of Seattle, our E-mailer of the Week, asks a question that goes right to the heart of a major problem on the Eagles: Donovan McNabb's upcoming health, as relative to his protection.Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/04/09/cycling.zabel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/04/09/cycling.zabel/index.htmlGerman sprinter Erik Zabel has been forced to pull out of this week's two cycling classics in Belgium and France after falling during Sunday's Tour of Flanders.Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/04/08/cycling.flanders/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/04/08/cycling.flanders/index.htmlItalian Alessandro Ballan narrowly outgunned Belgian Leif Hoste in a spectacular two-man sprint to take the Tour of Flanders race on Sunday.Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/28/cycling.paris/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/28/cycling.paris/index.htmlInternational Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has threatened to punish teams that decide to take part in next month's Paris-Nice race, French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Wednesday.Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/10/lille/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/10/lille/index.htmlJust an hour by train from Paris, the former capital of Flanders marries Gallic traditions with the 21st-century design sensibility of its Low Country neighbors.Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/09/21/cycling.worlds/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/09/21/cycling.worlds/index.htmlSwitzerland's Fabian Cancellara has won the elite men's time trial title at the world road race championships.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/18/cycling.boonen/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/07/18/cycling.boonen/index.htmlWorld champion Tom Boonen of Belgium pulled out of the Tour de France during the race's first Alpine stage at L'Alpe d'Huez.Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/23/cycling.valverde/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/23/cycling.valverde/index.htmlAlejandro Valverde made a slice of cycling history when he became the first Spaniard to win the 262km Liege-Bastogne-Liege.Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/05/cycling.ghent/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/05/cycling.ghent/index.htmlThor Hushovd became the first Norwegian to win the Ghent-Wevelgem classic as he pipped Germany's David Kopp and Italian ace Alessandro Petacchi in a sprint finish to the Pro Tour event on Wednesday.Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/02/cycling.boonen/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/02/cycling.boonen/index.htmlWorld champion Tom Boonen of Belgium won the 90th Tour of Flanders, the second one-day classic of the Pro Tour season.Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/31/cycling.flanders/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/31/cycling.flanders/index.htmlWorld champion Tom Boonen will aim to become the first rider in 34 years to win successive Tour of Flanders races on Sunday.Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/25/cycling.belgium/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/25/cycling.belgium/index.htmlBelgium's world road race champion Tom Boonen outsprinted breakaway companion Alessandro Ballan to win his third Harelbeke Grand Prix one-day race in a row.Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/07/cycling.paris/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/07/cycling.paris/index.htmlWorld champion Tom Boonen outclassed his rivals again by charging to his second successive stage win in the Paris-Nice race on Tuesday.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/05/cycling.nice/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/03/05/cycling.nice/index.htmlAmerican Bobby Julich made a great start to his defense of the Paris-Nice title when he won the opening prologue, a 4.8km time trial, in the French capital on Sunday.Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/15/antwerp.guide/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/15/antwerp.guide/index.htmlCheck out The Scene's recommendations for the Flemish fashion capital and send us your ideas and suggestions.Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/11/07/spark.lighting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/11/07/spark.lighting/index.htmlIt's more than 125 years since the electric light bulb was invented, putting peoples' fears of the dark to bed with the flick of a switch.Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/09/25/cycling.worlds/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/09/25/cycling.worlds/index.htmlBelgium's Tom Boonen unleashed a devastating late sprint to claim cycling's world road race championship in Madrid on Sunday.Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/14/cycling.boonen/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/14/cycling.boonen/index.htmlSprint leader Tom Boonen has pulled out of the Tour de France after crashing in Wednesday's 12th stage and the Belgian's green jersey goes to Norway's Thor Hushovd.Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/04/01/8256481/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/04/01/8256481/index.htmLast year at about this time we wrote that small-cap stocks as a group weren't likely to outperform the broader market. Well--deep breath--we were wrong. The Russell 2000 index of small caps posted...Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/29/cycling.france/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/29/cycling.france/index.htmlLaurent Brochard took the Paris-Camembert cycling race for the third time on Tuesday with six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in the chasing pack.Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/27/cycling.julich/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/27/cycling.julich/index.htmlAmerican Bobby Julich maintained his superb start to the cycling season with victory in the prestigious Criterium International event.Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/26/cycling.boonen/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/26/cycling.boonen/index.htmlBelgian sprinter Tom Boonen coasted to victory in the E3 Grand Prix one-day race, a warm-up for next weekend's Tour of Flanders, the fourth race in the 27-leg Pro Tour series.Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/25/cycling.armstrong/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/03/25/cycling.armstrong/index.htmlLance Armstrong will return to competition at the Fleche Brabanconne race in Belgium on Sunday, his Discovery Channel team have confirmed.Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/28/animal.attractions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/28/animal.attractions/index.htmlI don't want to alarm anyone, but gigantic animals are invading the nation. Hundreds of enormous beasts-turned-advertisements are stalking the nation's highways and byways, and they're beaconing travelers to enter gift shops, restaurants and other destinations.Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/01/8189590/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/01/8189590/index.htmFANS OF THE FIGHT GAME OFTEN HEAR the cliché that a good big man will beat a good little man every time. Not so in investing. The top-performing diversified stock fund over the past five years? It'...Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/04/14/cycling.museeuw/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/04/14/cycling.museeuw/index.htmlBelgian Johan Museeuw has announced his retirement after finishing 77th in the Grand Prix de l'Escaut near Antwerp.Wed, 14 Apr 2004 17:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/04/11/cycling.parisroubaix/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/04/11/cycling.parisroubaix/index.htmlMagnus Backstedt upset the favorites to become the first Swedish winner of the grueling Paris-Roubaix World Cup race.Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/01/27/cycling.cofidis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/01/27/cycling.cofidis/index.htmlCofidis rider Philippe Gaumont has admitted to police that he has used the performance-enhancing drug erythropoietin (EPO).Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:31:00 EST