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 the new season for soil-grown chicory has started again which is now grown almost exclusively in Belgium it is mostly still chicory from last year's carrots but we are certainly pleased with the quality," says Herman Lion of Lathouwers & Co this is one of the busier periods of the year as the supply of field-grown chicory coincides with hydroponic chicory "It's still a bit of a waiting game to see how things will turn out," the trader explains "The soil-grown chicory from last year's carrots doesn't have the same structure as the new carrots we expect the first chicory from new carrots Everything in this cultivation depends on the weather in the coming period." Herman says the company definitely can't complain about demand you see that people are more in the mood for chicory the supply is a bit lower because there were many climatic issues in the spring which are also used for hydroponic cultivation We've been seeing lower supply and higher prices in hydroponic cultivation for some time and that trend is continuing with field-grown chicory." is also driving up prices for field-grown chicory we can still meet customer requests for now We will have to wait and see how the new carrots perform in the fields I've heard from a few growers that they seem to be coming in smaller than usual but it's too early to tell." The field-grown chicory season will continue until around next April that also depends on whether there are still carrots available recently launching their "Schil-Mij-Nietjes" line "These are specially selected potatoes that combine convenience with nutritional value The unique aspect of these potatoes is that they do not need to be peeled This skin is tasty and contains extra vitamins making them a healthier choice than conventional peeled potatoes," Herman explains "We noticed a market demand for this type of convenience." "Schil-Mij-Nietjes sets itself apart from regular supermarket varieties through our careful selection of potato varieties with thin skins and uniform sizes and we can guarantee quick and even cooking times This makes them ideal for various preparations you save time in the kitchen without compromising on flavor or quality—perfect for anyone looking to quickly prepare a healthy meal." For more information:Herman LionLathouwers and Co Veilinglaan 391861 Wolvertem (Meise), BelgiumTel: +32 (0)52 39 79 00[email protected]www.lathouwers.net FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com it is time for the 2024-edition of the CSIO5* Brussels Stephex Masters – a part of the Rolex Series – and the event welcomes some of the best in the world to Wolvertem Sweden and Switzerland – have been invited to compete in Friday's Henders & Hazel Nations Cup while Sunday's highlight will be the €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix The entry list includes the current world number one two and four; Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann Great Britain's Ben Maher and Switzerland's Steve Guerdat who claimed Olympic team gold in Paris alongside Maher will also be competing at Brussels Stephex Masters while Cian O'Connor and Conor Swail are leading the Irish squad They will be joined by big names such as Martin Fuchs (SUI) Olivier Perreau (FRA) – Olympic team bronze medalist from Paris as well as the young talents Gilles Thomas (BEL) Jeanne Sadran (FRA) and Jenny Krogsæter (NOR).  Uniting six of the most prestigious equestrian shows in the world the Rolex Series was launched earlier this year and includes CSIO Roma Piazza di Siena and the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington © 2025 World of Showjumping - All rights reserved Powered by Artionet - Generated with IceCube2.Net The five-star action at the 2024-edition of the Brussels Stephex Masters in Wolvertem kicked off on Thursday with a home win for the host nation's own Gilles Thomas (BEL) and the 10-year-old Elfra Van Beek Z (El Salvador x Vagabond de La Pomme) in the CSIO5* 1.50m presented by EquiHome The class was the first qualifier for Sunday's Rolex Grand Prix presented by Audi – and was judged as a Table A against the clock Out of the field of the 56 horse-and-rider combinations at start Thomas and Elfra Van Beek took the win with a time of 66.42 seconds ahead of Natalie Dean (USA) and Oasis van de Bucxtale (Quinn vd Heffinck x Skippy II) in second in 66.61 really suit Elfra," Thomas said in a press release from Brussels Stephex Masters So I had no doubts about entering him in this first qualifier Elfra Van Beek Z is 10 years old and has been with me for three years I also rode him in the first qualifier for the CSIO5* Rolex Grand Prix Gilles Thomas has now qualified for Sunday's CSIO5* Rolex Grand Prix Luna van het Dennehof (Prince van de Wolfsakker x Quidam de Revel) My original plan was to compete with her in tomorrow’s qualifier But since I’ve already earned my place thanks to today’s win Olivier Perreau (FRA) and GL Events Faustine Sauvage (Kannan x Ivanohe Sauvage) placed third in the CSIO5* 1.50m presented by EquiHome after clocking a time of 67.45 seconds Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) on Poppemieke Jw van de Moerhoeve (Vigo d'Arsouilles x Diamant de Semilly) and Yuri Mansur (BRA) aboard Fifty Fifty Semilly (Diamant de Semilly x Heartbreaker) followed in fourth with both riders stopping the clock on exactly 67.87 seconds.  I photograph objects found in people's basements A surprising collection of prosthetic devices Through these kept items a portrait of an era emerges everyday objects as a capsule of time of society remnants of social aspiration and technological development and yet we all somehow share an emotional connection as we evolve further into our throwaway society '98 objects found in my mother-in-law's-basement' offers an almost forensic photographic record of an era By isolating the objects away from the basement and its clutter Claude Lévi-Strauss is validated: ’Objects are what matter Only they carry the evidence that throughout the centuries something really happened among human beings' The project originally started out in the basement of my mother-in-law and expanded from there (hence the title) Images of 450 objects from over 20 basements (at various locations in Belgium) are available first of all who wants to miss out on a chance to see the crane the man in charge of Intel's construction -- and the man who introduced the President last week -- the crane is not only huge the Chandler crane is indeed an impressive feat of engineering Intel says its parts fill up 250 truckloads and it's big enough to lift the 24,000 tons of rebar and 25,000 tons of structural steel going into Fab 42 When Calder first heard about the Chandler crane he was under the impression that his crane nobody at Intel was quite sure who had the bigger crane: Chandler or Hillsboro Or as they affectionately call it: their badass crane "It was our version of Taipei 101 or the Space Needle it's big regardless of how far away you are from it," says Jason Waxman the general manager of Intel's High Density Computing Data Center Group "They say some cities struggle to have a defining characteristic in their skyline; for a while ours was the crane." The folks at Hillsboro weren't eager to concede their title to Chandler "There was this little bit of mano-a-mano between the two construction sites," Calder admits the company that built the Hillsboro crane Chandler actually has a bigger crane than Hillsboro The Lampson crane has a 460-foot boom -- a jib extension stretches it to 560 feet -- but it comes with better moves "The Lampson Transi-Lift LTL-2600 is the world’s largest land based mobile crane," says Karen Lampson "That means that our crane can pick and carry a load whereas the Sarens crane can only pick the load backward or sideways the way the Transi-Lift can." All my-crane-is-bigger-than-your-crane rivalry aside Intel's Calder says he was proud to hear Obama talk about Fab 42 "Any time you can have the leader of the free world highlight the work we do and what it takes to build these Fabs today is great," he says the largest land-based crane isn't nearly as cool as the largest land-based mobile crane!" It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking which in cycling circles means only one thing: it’s time for Opening Weekend – the annual curtain raiser to the cobbled classics campaign and will sharpen their elbows and become reacquainted with Flanders’ famous cobbled bergs at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Still referred to by purists by its previous both names were derived from local newspapers) semi-classic Omloop features some of cycling’s most famous climbs on its menu – including the fabled Muur van Geraardsbergen – and usually acts as an appetite whetting amuse-bouche before the more prestigious action to come in April the men’s and women’s pelotons take on the somewhat less challenging but still pretty cobbly Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne and Omloop van het Hageland and some of the most passionate (and drunk) fans anywhere in the cycling world > Flandriens, fries, and fighting for position: the beautiful brutality of the Tour of Flanders  Opening Weekend is sure to incite the same old ‘Put the Muur and Bosberg combo back in its rightful place at the Tour of Flanders’ (This one I can fully get behind.) Another of Opening Weekend’s sacred traditions was Tom Boonen’s annual attack on the Taaienberg and bumpy hill described by the three-time Tour of Flanders winner as “my climb” One of the greatest cobbled classics riders of all time Tommeke famously never actually tasted success at Omloop despite several close calls (and one embarrassing defeat to a heavily outnumbered Ian Stannard in 2015) manage to win the following day’s rendezvous in Kuurne three times leg warmers ditched at the side of the road and roared on by the frite-munching always marked cycling’s first sign of spring Such was Boonen’s intrinsic relationship with that particular hill – nicknamed a bronze statue of one of Flanders’ greatest sons was unveiled near its summit Trotse Tom Boonen onthult zijn standbeeld op zijn Taaienberg: "Afgietsel van mijn eigen benen, geen lachertje" https://t.co/5wLZFE9suo pic.twitter.com/wxGo2qtGgf — Sporza 🚴 (@sporza_koers) January 20, 2023 the peloton will have to wait another month to race past Belgium’s most famous set of pins immortalised in bronze with the Boonenberg missing from this year’s Omloop route unique statues of a sporting icon we’ve ever seen we decided to mark Opening Weekend by taking a brief tour of Belgium’s wonderful and street names dedicated to the country’s greatest two-wheeled heroes so we thought we’d limit our collection to some of the most eye-catching or unusual statues But they are the most famous legs in Belgium after all “It’s not your typical statue of an ex-pro,” Tommeke said of his unusual tribute To create the bronze casts for the ‘Boonen Beenen’ (the imaginatively titled ‘Boonen’s Legs’) the 42-year-old former world champion – who said last month that he’s considering a return to racing but on the gravel bike – had to stand on each leg for three hours Now that’s the level of commitment needed to become the joint-greatest Ronde rider of all time… And to puzzle any unsuspecting riders slogging up the Taaienberg What: A typical representation of the hard just caught off at the thighs for some reason how do you follow a statue of just a pair of legs By heading to a statue with barely any legs Jef Demuysere had a stellar career in the 1920s and 1930s finishing on the podium of the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia twice each while taking stage wins in both grand tours and winning the Tour’s mountains prize He was also a Belgian national cyclocross champion and won Milan-San Remo in 1934 an impressive feat given the Italian hegemony over La Primavera at the time unveiled in 2007 to mark the centenary of his birth in his hometown of Wervik captures the essence of both the era (note the goggles and the inner tube wrapped around the torso) and the hardworking Perhaps Jef and Tommeke could team up and create an unbeatable statue If anyone asked you to define Flemish cycling culture you could do a lot worse than pointing them to a picture of Briek Schotte A double winner of both the world championships and the Tour of Flanders and a second place finisher behind Gino Bartali at the brutal 1948 Tour de France Schotte was one of the great cyclists of the immediate post-war era he epitomised what Belgian cycling fans call ‘the Flandrien’ – barrel-chested face weather beaten (like the farmers who cheered him on at the roadsides) hammer-at-the-pedals riding style and a relentless attitude He also characterised the modesty at the heart of Flemish identity In Harry Pearson’s excellent exploration of cycling’s Flemish heartlands a local told the author that when his hometown of Kanegem decided to honour him with a statue but on two conditions: it must be no bigger than life size the first Belgian winner of the Tour de France What: Defraeye riding high over his 1912 Tour route As one of the first Flemish pioneers to win big outside Belgium’s borders it’s perhaps no surprise that Odiel Defraeye – the first Belgian winner of the Tour de France in 1912 (who also triumphed at Milan-San Remo the following year) – is memorialised with a statue which also includes Unveiled in 2012 to mark 100 years since his ground-breaking Tour victory Defraeye’s statue in Roeselare also allows visitors the opportunity to ruminate on the Tour organisers’ border-skirting route plans a century ago Can you imagine if Twitter existed back then What: A cycling variation on ‘Le Passe-muraille’ Another Belgian winner of the Tour de France Lucien Buysse dominated the 1926 edition of the Grande Boucle – at 5,745 kilometres the longest in the race’s history – despite receiving the devastating news that his daughter had died during the event Though he lived his whole life in East Flanders Buysse excelled on the climbs of Wallonia and France But that didn’t stop those commemorating his achievements from depicting him in the true Flandrien style: emerging from rock Befitting one of the very few riders to transcend Belgium’s often fierce linguistic and cultural divide it’s perhaps no surprise that Eddy Merckx has been memorialised by a host of statues in both Flanders and Wallonia This rather unusual tribute (I suppose art is subjective) was unveiled in 1993 in Stavelot one of the defining climbs of Liège-Bastogne-Liège a classic won by the Cannibal five times during his staggering career this statue – in the Flemish Brabant municipality of Tielt-Winge (which also hosts the finish of Omloop van het Hageland) – depicts Merckx carrying the hopes of Belgium on his shoulders and forms the centre of a 30km cycling route around the area this one in Wolvertem captures the feelings of those riders tasked with keeping up with the Cannibal – he’s everywhere… there are almost 200 tributes to cycling legends around Belgium so let us know if we missed any particularly noteworthy ones out And then maybe we’ll put together a part two in time for the Tour of Flanders complete with joint-Ronde record holder Achiel Buysse’s ‘rake for a head’ scrap metal memorial in Wetteren while also tackling the mystery surrounding the removal of legendary classics rider – but divisive personality – Rik van Steenbergen’s statue in Waregem and enjoy the return of the cobbled classics… please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free The revenue from adverts helps to fund our site then please consider subscribing to road.cc from as little as £1.99 Our mission is to bring you all the news that’s relevant to you as a cyclist and hosting a history podcast at Queen’s University Belfast Ryan joined road.cc in December 2021 and since then has kept the site’s readers and listeners informed and enthralled (well at least occasionally) on news After boarding a wrong bus at the world championships and ruining a good pair of jeans at the cyclocross he now serves as road.cc’s senior news writer he wallowed in the equally pitiless world of academia where he wrote a book about Victorian politics and droned on about cycling and bikes to classes of bored students (while 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Terms and conditions of use Construction Week Online Home » Products and Services » Sarens claims world’s only true heavy-lift crane RELATED ARTICLES: Doha debut for Liebherr crane | New Grove crane enters operation | Wolff cranes to stay in Mecca until 2012 Belgium manufacturer The Sarens Group (Wolvertem Belgium) claims its SGC-120 giant crane is the only true heavy-lift crane in the world which the manufacturer claims is capable of lifting 3,200 tonnes “This innovative and versatile heavy-lift crane is the product of the combined engineering efforts of Sarens and its subsidiary Rigging International,” said the company According to Sarens the crane meets all US and European Lift Crane Standards and is CE certified It added that the crane is designed to accommodate the heavy-lifting requirements for refineries offshore platforms and third-generation components for nuclear power plants The construction and testing of the SGC‐120 was completed in March 2011 Mark your calendars for 23rd to 27th of August as the most extraordinary Brussels Stephex Masters ever will unfold With the Henders and Hazel Nations Cup coming to Wolvertem a record number of riders competing in more classes than ever before plus the electrifying Rolex Grand Prix presented by Audi as the grand finale this year's edition brings together the very best of all Stephex events that have come before.. Everyone is invited to soak in the magical atmosphere; what’s more the event grounds of Knokke Hippique buzzed with excitement and jubilation as passionate equestrian fans waved their flags and rooted for their national teams in a truly sensational display of equestrian sport Although the seaside spectacle has been postponed for a year and the Henders and Hazel team it was simply not an option for the Belgian equestrian audience to miss out on this one-of-a-kind competition.  we brought the Nations Cup back to Belgium last year and we have once again teamed up with Henders and Hazel to showcase it at the Brussels Stephex Masters We found the perfect slot on the programme for the Henders and Hazel Nations Cup as a Friday night event under the lights In addition to the most atmospheric event in the world the Brussels Stephex Masters also hosts one of the most prestigious competitions this epic class is set to attract the world’s top riders competing for a massive €500.000 prize pot The winner will also drive home a brand-new Audi Q8 e-tron With both the Sablon Arena and the Grand Place Arena fully utilised as competition rings the Brussels Stephex Masters has space for more riders and CSIO5* competitions and ranking classes as well as classes for 7 and 8-year-old horses New to the programme this year are competitions for 6-year-old horses for the rising stars of the Equestrian world this is a unique opportunity to showcase talent on a world-class stage with all the excitement and glamour that comes with it Following the great success of the 2022 SX Exclusive Breeding Collection the Brussels Stephex Masters will once again offer for sale some of the finest foals from the Stephex Stables For real connoisseurs and breeding enthusiasts this is a unique opportunity to acquire some of the best bloodlines in the world as these foals combine the talent of legendary Stephex mares with champion sires.  From the enchanting grass arenas to the exclusive Lifestyle Village the Brussels Stephex Masters is a celebration of not only sport and browse through the Lifestyle Village featuring a wide range of clothing boutiques With plenty of activities tailored to children the event boasts some of the world's highest quality arenas complete with the best facilities and specialists for horse care.  you won’t want to miss the opportunity to join the fun at the Brussels Stephex Masters Stay tuned for the full event programme and registration details for riders - you can keep updated via the website and social media channels The Stephex team is eagerly awaiting celebrating our incredible equestrian sport alongside many competitors and visitors www.stephexevents.com BRUSSELS STEPHEX MASTERS | 23RD UNTIL THE 27TH OF AUGUST 2023