Het mag dan wel al twintig jaar geleden zijn, hij is ze niet vergeten: UGent-alumnus Wim Oosterlinck reed vroeger dagelijks de hellingen rond de UGent op. Nu doet hij het nog eens opnieuw.
Niet alleen, hij krijgt ‘bijstand’ van wielerprof en UGent-student Florian Vermeersch. Heeft hij tips? En hoe is het voor een wielerprof om die hellingen op te rijden?
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