Cycling café: Lucien Van Impe

LUCIEN 80/50 Lucien Van Impe has been the last Belgian for 50 years to ever win the Ronde van Frankrijk! And he is turning 80! In the blissful summer of 1976, he took the yellow jersey, Belgium went crazy with joy and happiness, thousands and thousands of crazy (and drunk) supporters celebrated in Mere - Lucien's village - for weeks on end the brilliant victory. Now, in 2026, Lucien Van Impe, together with Filip Osselaer - his biographer, sports writer, and performer - brings a swirling narrative full of stories, images, jerseys, and film: about falling and getting up, winning and losing, the polka dot jersey and how Lucien became the best climber of all time, about the first victory ever. With music, lots of humor, about family and being happy. And of course about that brilliant victory in the Tour de France of 1976. It is a performance in which Lucien and Filip take you back to the time of ABBA and Jeux Sans Frontières, of beer from bottles, of sun, sea, and boules de Berlin, of l’Alpe d’Huez and Puy-de-Dôme, of porridge and green beans and 80 years of life in Flanders and the world of cycling. With the added bonus of the presentation of the ultimate biography of Lucien, written by Filip Visit our website https://neosvzw.be/pajottegem/ for more information and registration!