The cycling-themed Flandrien Hotel would be niche in most places in the world, yet it's mainstream here in the Flanders region of Belgium. That's because following professional cycling is almost a religion in Belgium, and the hotel is one of several in the area that caters to a vast influx of cyclists.The Flandrien Hotel is in Brakel, 25 miles from Ghent, and it specialises in accommodating cyclists and cycle sport fans. The hotel's rental bike fleet has no clunkers - they are all high-end road bikes that, if you had the legs, could be used on the cobbles of the Tour of Flanders professional cycle race.'When you return from your [bicycle] climb of the Kwaremont, you will deserve a ,' hotel co-owner Bernard Moerman told me as he reached behind the bar to show me the beer's brand-specific glass.
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