Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Known as 'The Lion of Flanders', Johan Museeuw was a rider who dominated the one day classics. Ex-pro Bernie Eisel joins Johan on some of his favourite cobbled climbs from the Tour of Flanders to find out what set him aside at these prestigious races.
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Johan Museeuw, ‘The Lion of Flanders’ was the most powerful Classics rider of his day. Throughout his seventeen year career, the King of the Bergs took on the most brutal cobbled climbs with great success. With three Roubaix and Flanders wins, multiple other classics victories and a World Road Race title to his name, Johan is a true legend of the sport. Bernie Eisel joins this Flemish legend on a ride around his favourite parcours to chat to him about his racing, his rituals and how he defied death with an inner strength that mere mortals like us can only dream of.
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Known as 'The Lion of Flanders', Johan Museeuw was a rider who dominated the one day classics. Ex-pro Bernie Eisel joins Johan on some of his favourite cobbled climbs from the Tour of Flanders to find out what set him aside at these prestigious races.
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Johan Museeuw, ‘The Lion of Flanders’ was the most powerful Classics rider of his day. Throughout his seventeen year career, the King of the Bergs took on the most brutal cobbled climbs with great success. With three Roubaix and Flanders wins, multiple other classics victories and a World Road Race title to his name, Johan is a true legend of the sport. Bernie Eisel joins this Flemish legend on a ride around his favourite parcours to chat to him about his racing, his rituals and how he defied death with an inner strength that mere mortals like us can only dream of.
GCN+ is the home of the world’s most thrilling live bike races, highlights, exclusive shows and epic cycling documentaries that you can enjoy live + ad-free + on-demand + interactive + all-year round.
GCN+ is more of everything you’ve come to love from GCN but taken to the next level: more entertainment, more races, more inspiration, more access, more analysis, more science and more to watch with exclusive and original long-form films, documentaries and shows.
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