Sport Vlaanderen

Sport Vlaanderen is the sports administration of the Flemish government. The mission of Sport Vlaanderen is to encourage as many people as possible to do sports, preferably in a long-term manner and in the best possible circumstances.

Sport Flanders:

- Organizes sports camps and sports lessons in the facilities of Sport Vlaanderen;

- Organizes together with partners all sorts of activities and events to let the Flemish get to know sports;

- Supports the construction and maintenance of permanently signposted mountain bike routes, running circuits and fit-o-meters;

- Offers sports training courses through the Flemish Trainers School and recognizes them;

- Exchanges international trainers, sports experts and top athletes;

- Conducts and coordinates sports promotion at the Flemish level;

- Subsidizes, guides and inspects sports federations, sports services and other sports actors;

- Is the central point of contact for top athletes, from talent detection, top sport schools, Be Gold projects to elite athletes participating in European and World Championships;

- Executes the Flemish Top Sport Policy;

- Operates the Sports Knowledge Center;

- Advises, guides and subsidizes the development of sports infrastructure in Flanders;

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Triatlon Vlaanderen

Triatlon Vlaanderen (3Vl) is a non-profit association that unites triathletes, triathlon clubs and organisers in Flanders. Triatlon Vlaanderen wants as many people as possible to participate in triathlons and multi sports, creates opportunities to meet the personal challenges, promotes triathlon and multi sport as a complete life-time sport and strives to obtain medals at European championships, World Championships, Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Triatlon Vlaanderen strives for experience in an ethically and medically responsible framework, sustainability, challenge, innovation and perfection.

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Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

Our work extends from the laboratory to wide-scale community studies with a focus on diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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Cyling vlaanderen

• A sport that values ​​certain values, such as competition, efforts, character, health, fair play and respect for the opponent, environment and nature;
• A sport that at the same time exhibits a very diverse (by the numerous disciplines) competitive aspect, where enormous athletic qualities are required, and a recreational aspect, where relaxation and respect for nature are central.

• Cycling is more than just a sport: the bicycle is an economical, healthy, ecological and nature-friendly means of transport that can contribute to a large extent to solving the problems society is facing (transport, mobility, physical exercise as a daily habit);
• Cycling in its globality forms the basis for the development and evolution of cycling as a sport.

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UCI

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the world governing body of cycling, recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded on 14 April 1900 in Paris (France). Its headquarters have been located at the UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle (Switzerland). The UCI has 203 National Federations, spread across five Continental Confederations.

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Belgian Cycling

Cycling is in the Belgian genes. It is therefore no wonder that our country was one of the pioneer in the development of the sport. Belgian Cycling was founded in 1882 and is one of the world's oldest cycling associations.

An impressive line of champions have donned the mythical blue jersey over the years. Our heroes are held in high esteem by the masses far beyond the borders. And whether you support on the side of the road or in front of the television: cycling continues to boom. With more and more leisure cyclists as a pleasant side effect.

Long live the bike, vive le vélo!

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