In the summer I like to go cycling. I used to be a member of a cycle club called Wielervereniging Antilopen (which is Dutch for Anti Walking, was formerly known as De Zwaluw Vlijmen and now is called Team Brabant 2000).
CylcosportivesTogether with my skate mates I have cycled a lot. We did quite a few editions of Liege-Bastogne-Liege (also known as Luik-Bastenaken-Luik or Tilff-Bastogne-Tilff) quite a few times. Also we spent a couple of summer holidays in the mountains camping and cycling. Here is a list of the mountains I climbed on my bicycle with my buddies:
Also I have done four cyclosportive events in the mountains:
Other tours:
When I first started cycling I bought a cheap bike called Giant Peloton. This was a fine starter bike but after a few years I became more demanding. So my current bicycle - which I like to refer to as My Little Red Girl Friend - was custom build in 1995 by my friend and skate mate Martien Vermeulen out of:
For a short while I have used the Cinelli Spinaci steering handles.
Time
TrialThis is the kind of cycling I really like! Especially for time trials I had a bike called 'Panasonic Team Time Trial'. In 1995 I finished 5th in the Regional Championships for Class A Amateurs. I have won the Eindhoven Ice Skate Club's Time Trial, called the Vressel Tijdrit, in 1993, 1994 and 1996. Also I did some Relay Triathlons with a couple of my friends, like the Nuenen Trio Triathlon. Some results I have placed here.
I sold the bike a few years back and stopped time trials but last year I did another Relay Triathlon in Eindhoven on the Little Red Girl Friend with two of my colleagues forming team Water Winners.
Visit a friend of mine: