A designated car, usually with a caution sign and a red flag, leads the riders and close the cross streets to traffic.
A following car, usually with signs and a green flag, open the streets back up to traffic.
[1] To enter the race one must hold a license with a governing cycling body of their country or with the Union Cycliste Internationale.
Most kermesse races in Belgium are overseen by Wielerbond Vlaanderen.
Within the event there are often special prizes awarded during certain laps of the race, known as primes.