Waregem Koerse continued today, even without Willy Naessens, the man who had become a bit of the signboard as a sponsor. For his widow Marie-Jeanne (74) it was a strange day. Half a year after her husband’s death, she greeted all day by friends, acquaintances and customers with a smile. It took her effort, and it was good. “Now that he is no longer there, I realize even better how much he was.”

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