“The idea matured in January, after the Belgian championship,” says café owner and cycling fan Jo Helsen. “I had gone to support and Sanne had won for the 15th time in a row. Afterwards she came to celebrate with her family and crew in the pub and treated everyone to pork cheeks.”
“In my café there are 3 murals on the ceiling by Tom Boonen, Frank Vandenbroucke and Cis Ceustermans. While eating and drinking beers, Sanne casually asked if it wasn’t about time that she would also come up with such a painting. That may have been meant as a joke, but a good listener only needs half a word,” Helsen winks.
