Trans Creta Race The week after Now that the worst pains have left our legs, the water and carbo-reserves are filled up again and we are shivering from coldness every day it is about time to look back at a … Continue reading
Op schoolreis naar de Hoge Venen Wat heeft een mountainbiker meer nodig op een zonnige zondag in juni: zuiderse temperaturen, verkoelende dennebossen, veeleisende hellingen, kilometers lange single-trails, uitdagende afdalingen en dit alles in het schitterende kader van een gezellig stadje … Continue reading
Watch out for the black beauty. Zoals op zovele zaterdagen fietsen Pepe en ik in de buurt rond Diest en Aarschot, ons huistoerke van ongeveer 100km. Toch is het speciaal vandaag, juist 1 jaar geleden kwam ik in ongewenst contact … Continue reading
Moeizame Ardennes Trophy We hadden voor dit weekend Willingen op onze wedstrijdkalender staan, maar het fantastische zomerweer van de laatste weken deed ons twijfelen. Toen bovendien een gevoelstemperatuur van -1°C werd voorspeld, de officiële website van Willingen meldde dat men … Continue reading
Organiser broke, race cancelled ! 7h10 AM For the first time this week it is chilly this morning and there are a few clouds in the sky. A sign? Everywhere in our tent is packing material of yoghurt, chips and … Continue reading
The bomb goes off The warm and way too short night on the uneven parking place of the tavern’ in Lentas is spiced up by the presence of Greek mosquitos (they buzz he same as ours) and a family fight … Continue reading
Over halfway Today the TransCreta Light, the short version, starts. Will the extra participants make it too difficult for the organisation? Will the Tsjech Siebl have more competition? How will the new ones survive the first stage? The bikes and … Continue reading
Taking the wrong way After the so-called easy stage of yesterday (ahum), today no shit on the program (excuse my language). For your information: Rob, our Dutch colleague doesn’t start anymore today. With the Cape Epic just behind him is … Continue reading
Highway to hell We are sleeping once more in the tent, but Kroki, sorry, no more room in the tent and no money for a hotel room. After a nightly Rohloff-hub repair on the bike of our Belgian colleague Jan, … Continue reading
Reevax in the oven Despite a few attempts we did not succeed to send a our report and pictures yesterday, but hopefully it will work out ok today. Last night Domie and me choose to spent the night in the … Continue reading
