Cycling Is Religion in Flanders, Belgium

It’s no secret that Belgians are passionate about cycling – among their local heroes, they count the greatest cyclist of all time in Eddy Merckx. But in the Flanders region of the country, enthusiasm for the sport borders on fanaticsm. So it’s fitting that when the Wielermuseum (cycling museum) in Roeselare, West Flanders, closed for lengthy renovations in 2015, they rented a nearby deconsecrated church to host an exhibition.