Belgian riders Marion Norbert Riberolle and Alicia Franck complete podium at midweek home cyclocross race Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Fenix-Deceuninck) soloed to victory in Ardooie at Kermiscross on Thursday A trio of Belgian riders were lined out behind the former World and Dutch champion with Marion Norbert Riberolle (Crelan-Corendon) taking second and Alicia Franck (De Ceuster-Bouwpunt) securing third Julie Brouwers (Charles Liégeois Roastery CX) sprinted ahead of Dutch rider Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) for fourth place the two dropping off the pace in the final laps and riding across the line a little more than a minute-and-a-half back A lead group of nine riders remained together through the first half of the race until Alvarado increased the pace to make an initial separation.  With three laps to go she was alone at the front leaving Norbert Riberolle and Franck to chase They were the only two to keep Alvarado in their sights for a time until the Dutch rider stretched her advantage “At one point I accelerated without really attacking and hoped to get a few riders with me But I was suddenly alone and so I had to continue solo," Alvarado told Het Nieuwsblad after her victory.  You could never recover on this muddy surface otherwise you would come to a complete standstill I would have preferred a slightly better running surface today Results powered by FirstCycling a sports marketing and public relations agency which managed projects for Tour de Georgia a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast) Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France) There is no end to Jonathan Milan and Lidl-Trek’s hunger for victory In the third stage of Renewi Tour (185km-long from Blankenberge to Ardooie) the ‘Bull of Buja’ laid down the law once again leaving Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Walscheid (Jayco-Alula) in his wake I was really looking forward to doing another nice result I made it the satisfaction is even double - Jonny Milan A sprint dominated by Milan in the last two hundred metres that left no room for any comeback which came at the end of another commendable day’s work from the team to build a golden opportunity “I have to say thanks like always to the Team It was a bit chaotic in the final but they helped me in the best way possible during the race so I’m really happy and proud of us What Jasper [Stuyven] did in the last two kilometers it was simply perfect We knew it was crucial to take this chicane in the first position and he really put me in the best place We knew it was tricky and last year there was a crash It was really important and he did a super job leaving me in the front “Every sprint has its own story,” said again Jonny especially on the final circuit with narrow roads and lots of corners Racing together and holding the position was difficult “We have achieved a high level of cohesion and we worked a lot the mechanisms of the leadout there is a strong bond between us and a great hunger for victory working to control the breakaway and then holding the position The dedication and motivation that each of us has The Belgian stage race will offer two more chances for results while Sunday will be the queen stage with a Flemish classic route with climbs such as the Paterberg and the iconic Kapelmuur “I am 23’ seconds behind the GC leader [7th position] and fighting for the overall victory it’s really not an easy thing Tomorrow I think will be a bit windy so we need to be careful but for sure we will try to do another nice race Loris Vergier laid down a perfect run in an extremely tight race Next raceMay 8 Arnaud Démare comes 4th in ArdooieRace reportAug 30 Arnaud Démare took 4th place in the sprint on stage 3 of the Renewi Tour we were all very disappointed with the result We were in a position to be with the best today I was feeling good and third place was within reach It was going well and it's good to put things back in their proper place There'll be another opportunity tomorrow There's a very big field of sprinters here and it's sometimes difficult to sprint but we want to do the same thing again tomorrow I'm satisfied with the work of all my team-mates Cristiàn Rodriguez 11th overall The Vuelta Femenina, a special jersey Cristián Rodríguez 6th in the queen stage Clémence Latimier joins the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks A cucumber grower running out of cucumbers in the middle of the season is a sign that something has gone wrong found themselves in this situation due to a problem with their substrate a tough decision had to be made: all the plants and the substrate mats were removed from the greenhouse and our appetite is stronger than ever," Willem shared on July 20 as he held the first cucumber in his hands again they had been without production in Ardooie for just under a month Crooked and pointy"The roots didn't take well to our perlite substrate this year," Willem explained This was confirmed by their cultivation consultant and an agricultural expert who were called in the roots grew around the substrate instead of into it This left us with no buffer and prevented the plant from growing properly they had been successfully growing on perlite for years in Ardooie "We could have continued growing and started watering heavily but that would have risked destroying the roots." Organic substrateIn search of a quick solution the growers switched to a different substrate from a different supplier they chose Greenfibre substrate from Klasmann-Deilmann The plants were doing well on the organic substrate by mid-August so we are already seeing gains in the number of units we harvest and also in watering efficiency." Late planting dateBecause of the late planting date the cucumber crop grew quickly immediately after planting though still slower than if planted before May they grow cucumbers continuously from April to November in the 8,000 m² greenhouse but we were still able to harvest cucumbers three weeks after planting." When we called Willem on Wednesday afternoon he was listening to a podcast about caravans "That's a very different business from greenhouse farming," noted the relieved grower Growing plants is really different from caravans We are very happy with the quick delivery and flexibility from our suppliers." Good pricesWith cucumber cultivation temporarily suspended the company missed out on just under a month of production By possibly continuing with the current cucumber crop a little longer Willem expects to be able to compensate for some of the loss we might have had to take the car to the auction because we would have had very little production." Good cucumber prices in mid-August are also satisfying "The fact that prices are good now is a bonus Company takeoverIt was cucumbers that really sparked Willem's interest in the growing business "That's also why it's so important to me that we quickly got back into production," he said he plans to take over his parents' business The temporary disruption in cucumber production did not affect this plan There is a set number of months for that process We have been working on the takeover for a while." "I've seen again that growing doesn't happen automatically FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 HortiDaily.com Belgian U23 champion Witse Meeussen takes third in Ardooie European cyclocross champion Michael Vanthourenhout won Kermiscross in Ardooie on Thursday riding three seconds ahead of Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal teammate Eli Iserbyt.  Witse Meeussen (Crelan-Corendon) confirmed a Belgian sweep of the podium riding 10 seconds back for third The reigning U23 Belgian champion avoided technical issues after last week suffering three punctures at Exact Cross Beringen who was second in Beringen in his opening cyclocross race of the year escaped at the front of the race with his teammate and Meeussen on the final lap creating a gap to the duo on the final turns "I chose to pace myself and only give it my all at the end It quickly became clear that Iserbyt and myself were just a little bit better so we had to wait until the right moment to accelerate We did that just before the start of the final lap," he told Het Nieuwsblad one with a slightly higher tyre pressure in case it would come to a sprint but above all because I could take a little more risk in the corners compared to the others That turned out to be a very good move," said Vanthourenhout The podium trio were part of a lead group of nine riders mid-way through the race mainly due to the hard pace set by the Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal pair Iserbyt recovered from his disqualification a week ago in Beringen where he reacted to former teammate Ryan Kamp after a crash and stomped on his bike The Belgian elite men's champion said he had "a few difficult days" afterwards but that the crowd at the race Wednesday was "respectful" and he was able to focus on the job at hand.  Max Walscheid third on flat finish into Ardooie kicking away from Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) from the wheel of the Belgian’s lead-out man’ Mathieu van der Poel before holding his lead all the way to the line in Ardooie Philipsen got his positioning all wrong in the final kilometre as he was forced to move up in the wheels to get up to Milan who was waiting in Van der Poel’s slipstream to pounce Philipsen had to go the long way round his teammate and was unable to close the gap The pair had a clear gap on Max Walscheid (Jayco AlUla) who took third as the two best sprinters left in this race Milan continued his dominance with an 11th win of the season and seventh at WorldTour level I was looking to do a nice result like this so we are all happy and I have to say thanks to all the team,” said Milan after the victory but they helped me in the best way as possible during the race so I’m proud of all of us and the work that we did today." While freestyling for much of the final few hundred metres on the wheel of Van der Poel Milan was aided brilliantly by Jasper Stuyven who did a “perfect” job to position him at the front of proceedings before the sprint we knew it was crucial to take the chicane in the front position and he did super super work to leave me in the front for sprinting so I’m just happy.” Milan said he wasn’t going to think too much about the GC he did cut his deficit to overall leader Alec Segaert (Lotto Dstny) to 23 seconds with two stages remaining and a possible bunch sprint on stage 4 Segaert finished safely in the bunch to maintain a 7-second lead on Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) in second But there is still a lot of tough terrain to navigate in the last two days with possible strong winds coming tomorrow en route from Oostburg to Aalter and a brutally tough Classics stage still to race on stage 5 to Geraardsbergen With an almost guaranteed sprint stage on the cards at stage 3 of the Renewi Tour the opening phases saw a similar break to that from stage 1 go up the road with two of the five men from day one getting back in the break Joining them to make up the five were Aaron van Poucke Ward Vanhoof (Team Flanders-Baloise) and Warre Vangheluwe (Soudal-QuickStep) with the break building a gap of more than three minutes It became an all-Belgian breakaway when Frenchman Huens dropped back to the peloton inside the final kilometre with the now four in front closing in on the local circuits around the finish in Ardooie where they crossed the finish line for the first of six times with a 2:40 lead With Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) joining the likes of Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) and Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) on the list of headline sprinters to leave the Renewi Tour Alpecin-Dceuninck and Lotto Dstny took up the mantle of pacing for Milan The gap to the break fell below the minute mark in the chase inside the final 35km and when they reached the green kilometre and the final 20km Vanhoof took the maximum nine seconds on offer from the three sprint points having started the day as the closest on GC bringing his gap down from 59 to 50 seconds on Segaert The peloton got the bell in Ardooie under 30 seconds behind the faltering break and it was all but done before the certain sprint finish outside of a final late burst by local lad Vangheluwe off the front with 12km to go Vangheluwe eked out a lead as big as 20 seconds but had no chance when the full lead-outs started behind with his effort eventually extinguished with 4km to go by the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale and Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe-led peloton The washing machine effect saw the leaders of the peloton change several times in the run for home with both Lidl-Trek and Alpecin-Deceuninck controlling things at times for their top sprinters it was Milan who had found the wheel of the World Champion Van der Poel allowing the Italian to benefit from the Dutchman’s expert lead-out skills and launch for the victory Philipsen avoided crashing into Van der Poel as he went around him and hampered his sprint he didn’t have enough top-end speed to even alongside Milan in the run for home Results powered by FirstCycling during which time he also wrote for Eurosport Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby "There is currently solid demand for Belgian leeks prices are actually fluctuating far too much," says Pol Dendauw of Calsa The Flemish export company from Ardooie is optimistic about a strong leek season the season is still marked by too much volatility in supply at the auctions," he says and the yield for growers is also satisfactory They've been able to achieve good kilos per hectare but many leek growers are also committed to harvesting cauliflower for the industry during these weeks," Pol explains they might not have time to work on the leeks for two days while harvesting cauliflower and then they're back to leeks for three days "I'd be happy if prices were high," Pol continues They're not pleased if they buy at one price and the next day it's suddenly cheaper They wonder why we couldn't just tell them in advance we don't know either with this level of volatility." "This fluctuation is a bit disruptive for the market the cauliflower season for the industry will wrap up Leek growers have had a challenging few years they haven't had too much to complain about demand is currently coming mainly from southern Europe When they start harvesting their crops in a few weeks we'll then shift our focus to northern Europe They have their production until the end of December the outlook for the rest of the pricing season still looks promising." For more information:Pol DendauwCalsa Roeselaarsestraat 9b8850 Ardooie, BelgiumTel: +32(0) 51 74 73 74[email protected]www.calsa.be FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com Receive our weekly Newsletterand set tailored daily news alerts The fire brigades of major cities such as Marseille and Paris will be kitted-out by Sioen Protective, Clothing/​Footwear fine chemicals and high-tech protective clothing has announced that the company won the tender for the French Fire Brigade The tender includes the supply of 25,000 firefighter jackets and trousers spread over a period of four years Sioen Apparel says it aims to strengthen its market leadership in high quality technical protective clothing The company believes its extensive knowledge and continuous efforts in research and development as well as its exhaustive testing combined with a European production and a strong presence in France Sioen Apparel is an important supplier of specialized distributors law enforcement and large end users worldwide sells and distributes high quality personal protective clothing The range contains garments protecting against rain Sioen manages the entire supply chain from yarn chemicals and varnishes to (semi-) finished products Sioen Industries has an extensive portfolio of products and activities production of fine chemicals and processing of technical textiles Sioen believes that vertical and horizontal integration diversification and permanent growth provide the company with a major technical advantage and better R&D The company’s main focuses are on customised products www.sioen.com Sioen acquires Glen Raven’s PVC coating activities Teijin develops cooling vest for firefighters A finale atop the Muur van Geraardsbergen caps off the five-stage WorldTour race The opening stage in Riemst is similarly hilly and will likely lead to a first selection for the overall classification contenders with repeated climbs such as the Côte Slingerberg Côte de Hallembaye and Côte Sur les Coteaux there are two stages suited for the sprinters before the big showdown in Geraardsbergen she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track Laura has a passion for all three disciplines When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads UCI governance and performing data analysis the acquisition opens a new and promising market of geosynthetics Civil Engineering has announced the takeover of Manifattura Fontana an Italian producer of geotextile nonwovens serving the European civil engineering market The company puts an emphasis on the careful selection of raw materials and the use of highly advanced technology in its four modern production lines with a total capacity of 10,000 tons/year Sioen Industries Group aims to reinforce its nonwoven business with an important and promising new application: geotextiles Mr Francesco Fontana will remain as Managing Director The company will be integrated in the Sioen nonwovens business Sioen Industries Group is the market leader in coated technical textiles and technical apparel The acquisition is consistent with the Group’s strategy it opens to the Group a new and promising market of geosynthetics driven by the growing global demand for improved infrastructure It also provides the Group with improved access to new geographical markets and brings the additional knowhow in its needle felt technology The acquisition also contributes to Sioen Industries Group being an integrated solutions provider for technical textiles and reinforces its system of vertical integration it is said to held enable the Group to realize growth in turnover and margin Manifattura Fontana S.p.A has been founded in 1704 as a silk weaver and is since 1932 in the hands of the Fontana family and was the first geotextile producer in Italy Today it is a market leader in the Italian geotextile market with a strong position in the European market with a wide product portfolio in both light and heavy weight needle felts allowing easy access to the most important European markets 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified and holds all important certificates to serve the geosynthetic market New neelepunch capacity for Manifattura Fontana Sioen Industries reports sales growth in 1Q 2017 Tim Merlier and Olav Kooij go 2-3 ahead of Arnaud De Lie in Ardooie The Belgian delivered a powerful effort to claim the spoils ahead of Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) and Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny) opened the sprint from distance but he had Philipsen parked on his wheel in the final kilometre and the man of the moment would cruise to a commanding win to claim the overall lead long-term deal with Lotto-Dstny was announced on Wednesday morning while Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) took fifth ahead of Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) Few races on the calendar command a sprint field of this depth though there were some notable absentees from the eventual mass finish Sam Welsford (Team dsm-firmenich) crashed just inside the final 2km now in Arkéa-Samsic colours after his transfer from Groupama-FDJ though he at least avoided hitting the ground Merlier appeared to finish quicker than anyone but the former Belgian champion had to come from a long and he ran out of road without ever looking like getting on the terms with Philipsen they protected me well and that was the key to success today,” Philipsen said The opening stage of the Renewi Tour was animated by a five-man break featuring Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates) Jonas Rutsch (EF Education-EasyPost) Aaron Van Poucke (Team Flanders-Baloise) Ceriel Desal and Ludovic Robeet (Bingoal WB) The quintet built up a maximum lead of three minutes but with so many sprinters of note in the peloton they were never likely to upset the odds here As per tradition in this event under its various guises the Ardooie finale featured five laps of a 16km circuit and the bunch gradually whittled away at the break’s advantage as they counted down towards the finish with Alpecin-Deceuninck and Lotto-Dstny prominent among the chasers Rutsch and Desal were the last men standing on the penultimate lap as the bunch closed to within 15 seconds and they succeeded in fending off the peloton and contest the Green Kilometre – previously the Golden Kilometre – of bonus sprints Thanks to a solo effort that saw him collect 8 bonus seconds Covi would finish the day in second place overall though the fast men still had to navigate a tense finale with crashes splitting the bunch with 14km to go and again inside the final 2km remained safely tucked towards the head of affairs throughout and he produced a fine turn of speed to claim the honours in Ardooie The race continues on Thursday with a 13.6km individual time trial in Sluis Results powered by FirstCycling after showing strong form in previous races had an off day in Ardooie(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)Bart Wellens digs deep(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)Joeri Adams (Telenet Fidea) comes in ahead of Niels Albert (BKCP Powerplus)(Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)The annual Kermiscross in Ardooie came down to a sprint between Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep) and Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) Stybar emerged victorious for his third win of the year The reigning world champion showed he is back on form for the upcoming UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in his home country The Czech rider has been nursing a sore knee since his home-town race in Stribro but seems to be back to full strength after hammering the field into submission in Ardooie "I felt good today and went into the race to get the win," Stybar said He wasn't able to dislodge Nys on the final laps I started the sprint from the front and never relented." After having technical problems with his bike in Ruddervoorde he seemed to believe the issues had been solved They have done some tinkering with the bike The pre-World Cup warm-up was quick from the gun with a strong field of racers> In the second lap a selection had already been made with Stybar Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) and Rob Peeters (Telenet-Fidea) Peeters' teammate Bart Wellens bridged across halfway through the race with Nys Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Powerplus) and Joeri Adams (Telent-Fidea) Nys and Stybar shook up the race and no one could follow except Vanthourenhout Vanthourenhout held on for third behind the two 'cross stars while Wellens jumped away from the chase group to take fourth over Walsleben and will take part in the opening BPost Bank Trofee race the GP Mario De Clercq in Ronse on October 12 and the Kermiscross in Ardooie on October 16 It will be the Czech rider's first race of the season in the rainbow jersey Stybar wins unexpected Worlds cyclo-cross title inCycle Video: Zdenek Stybar rider profile Stybar crashes out of the Eneco Tour Stybar recovering after Eneco Tour crash Stybar appeals to UCI to find safer barriers “The accident I had at the Eneco Tour made me miss the better part of the road season,” Stybar said “This is why at the end of the season I still have the motivation to race When I was offered the chance to race in the first two 'cross events of the season I jumped at it." Stybar had already planned to race a few events in December "I really want to enjoy these two 'cross events and then disconnect for a while before the start of the new season.” How much the 'cross fans will see of Stybar's rainbow jersey this season is yet to be decided “It’s still too soon right now to say where I’ll be and how much I’ll race during next winter," Stybar said "We’ll make up a schedule with the team like we did last year that will allow me to line up for the start of some cross races before the road racing season gets underway.” The three-time 'cross World Champion also raced an abbreviated season last winter as he focussed his ambitions toward the Spring Classics on the road but the reduced schedule didn't stop him from out-gunning Sven Nys to win the world title in Hoogerheide Czech suffers facial injuries after hitting the barriers Zdeněk Štybar wins Czech national road race Eneco Tour: Stybar wins in Vlijmen Stybar notches Omega Pharma-QuickStep's 50th win of 2014 Dumoulin wins Eneco Tour time trial Eneco Tour: Bouhanni wins in Ardooie The Czech rider was pushed into the road-side barriers after Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Giant-Shimano) went down hard in the middle of the road forcing other riders to take evasive action He hit the exposed feet of the road-side barriers and went over the top of his bike His bike spun in the air and came down on a Cannondale rider while many of Stybar's teammates stopped to check on his condition Stybar was reached quickly by the race doctors who bandaged his facial injuries and put him in a neck brace He remained conscious during his treatment he was unable to finish the stage and was eventually taken to hospital for further treatment Before the crash Stybar was fifth overall in the Eneco Tour after winning stage 2 to Vlijmen giving the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team its 50th victory of the 2104 season Omega Pharma Quick Step gave an update on Stybar's condition "Results of the examination showed deep wounds on the upper and lower lip which showed no fractures or cerebral lesions." Stybar is spending the night in the hospital under observation Etixx-QuickStep rider eyeing Tour de France debut Stybar injured in Ardooie cyclo-cross Stybar's cyclo-cross season on hold Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man so there was no surprise when I got into the sport Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week beer and intense racing: A photo journal of a four-day adventure Cyclocross is enjoying massive popularity in emerging cycling countries We recently took a four-day trip to partake in some Masters racing watch a few pro events and generally soak up the atmosphere Our three-race adventure began in the small unassuming town of Ardooie with a Masters race in the morning before watching the best in the business race over the same course in the afternoon The 1km main street was closed for the start and finish and access was limited to paying spectators of which there were at least 5,000 – on a Thursday Sven Nys plows through the mud as paying locals look on At the weekend there were two more West Flanders league races each attracting an incredible number of camper vans converted vans and all kinds of amateur team vehicles These filled the neighbouring streets and disgorged their contents across front gardens and driveways which was all accepted as perfectly normal by the locals The Masters fields weren't huge but they were quite fast A typical Masters race with around 40 riders could contain two former world champions and the main event a pair of current Belgian champions Click through the photo gallery at above right for a visual trip inside Belgian cyclocross Paying crowds come out in droves — and in rubber boots — to watch cyclocross The company’s financial results showed no development with the net sales at the same level as for the same period last year Clothing/​Footwear, Protective, Industrial Sioen Industries reports decline in profit European cyclocross champion Michael Vanthourenhout won Kermiscross in Ardooie on Thursday riding three seconds ahead of Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal teammate Eli Iserbyt but that the crowd at the race Wednesday was "respectful" and he was able to focus on the job at hand Results powered by FirstCycling Piet Vandendriessche (°1965) became Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Belgium in June 2016 Piet leads and manages the Executive Committee and charts the organisation’s strategic direction He also sits on the board of Deloitte Global Piet believes strongly in the impact Deloitte can create for its clients and talent Our strategic professionals stay abreast of the changes shaping our world and bring innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients through the Deloitte Foundation the firm supports a wide range of social projects in Belgium and abroad innovation and entrepreneurship – areas that make the best use of our skills.  In a long career at Deloitte with many opportunities to grow Piet attaches great importance to maintaining a transparent dynamic environment that provides people with plenty of room for personal and professional advancement where he became a partner specialising in international taxation with a strong focus on VAT and customs he advised and supported many customers with the complex process of VAT compliance in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe Piet was a Managing Partner of Deloitte Tax & Legal Belgium –  a practice that has grown to 50 partners and 700 employees and also served for five years as Deloitte Global Managing Director from April 2013 to December 2015 he had the post of EMEA Regional Tax and Legal Managing Director Since 2014 he has been a permanent lecturer on “Taxation of International Transactions” at the Catholic University of Keuven (KUL) He is a member of the board of directors of Voka Piet holds a degree in law from the KUL and an additional specialised degree in tax law from the Fiscale Hogeschool in Brussels Piet is also an ambassador for Energise@Deloitte  This firm-wide programme encourages employees to optimise their health and well-being through a variety of fun and challenging activities Deloitte Belgium is a member of Deloitte Global (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) and provides value-added services in auditing Deloitte Belgium has more than 4,000 employees at 12 offices throughout the country and provides services to national and international companies and governmental authorities A lorry driver has been seriously injured and 12 rail passengers have been slightly injured in a collision between a heavy goods vehicle and a train in the village of Koolskamp in the West Flemish municipality of Ardooie The accident happened after a lorry got stuck on a level crossing The driver of the truck was catapulted half way out of his cab by the impact of the collision He was given first aid at the scene and then taken to hospital in a critical condition 12 passengers that were on the train sustained slight injuries The accident means that rail services between Tielt and Lichtevelde are currently suspended The lorry driver was on his way to a company on the Oude Heirweg in Koolskamp just before noon on Tuesday For an as yet unknown reason his vehicle became stuck on the level crossing A train that was heading towards Lichtevelde crashed into the lorry An eyewitness told VRT News that "We heard a loud bang and suddenly saw a flame shot up and this was followed by an enormous cloud of smoke” The eyewitness was working close to the scene of the accident He and his colleagues rushed to the driver’s aid “The impact of the crash had forced the cab of the lorry free from it trailer The drivers was hanging half way out of the cab We took care of him and called the emergency services” The emergency services attended the scene in numbers and the lorry driver was given first aid before being taken to the AZ Delta hospital in Roeselare where his condition is described as critical The train came to a halt a little further up the track 12 passengers that were on the train were slightly injured and the passengers were taken to a nearby café Rail services between Tielt and Lichtevelde have been suspended It is as yet unclear as to when they will resume