Useful Flemish for 'cross riders

Flemish is a Belgian variant of Dutch, spoken in the Flanders region by about half of all Belgians. There aren't many opportunities to learn it formally as it isn't spoken much outside of Belgium, so you have to just pick up bits as you go along. We've put together some useful terms here.

Translation tips

Remember, most web browsers these days have some sort of translation facility that will flip a webpage into English. It’s not always perfect but it’s good enough. It's usually somewhere in the top bar of the browser. Similarly, if there are signs you don’t understand at the venue, use a translation app (e.g. the Google app) to view it with the camera and hey presto.

Veldrijden vocab

dertig seconden - 30 seconds

een minute - 1 minute

twee minutes - 2 minutes

drei minutes - 3 minutes

aankomst - finish

balkjes - barriers

deelnemers - start list

douche - shower

ingang - entrance

inschriving - sign on

kleedekamers - changing rooms

materiaalpost - pits

parkeerkarten - parking passes

plan parcours - course plan

praktisch - practical (where the useful information is on the event website)

renners - riders

rugnummers - (back)numbers

start - start

technische gids - technical guide

uitslag - result

veldrijden - cyclocross

zandbak - sandpit

zandbank - sandbank

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