Rowingbike Tour de France 2001
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Rowingbike Tour de France 2001
13.06.2001
Day 13 - Voix - Pla d'Adet / 135 km
The day starts cold and stays cold for some time. A thick layer of clouds covers the sky and the surrounding mountains. From time to time rain falls steadily down. The start isn't in Voix, like the 'real' Tour does,…
25.06.2001
Day 12 - Perpignan - Ax Bonascre / 163 km
Because of the expected heat of today (up to 40 degrees in this part of France), Derk decides together with the rest of the team to start early. Derk, Frans and Wim are already up at 4.30 AM. They drive…
24.06.2001
Day 11 - 500 kilometres, but not by rowingbike
Today everything is going very relaxed. No stage today, just a 500 kilometre trip to Perpignan. The journey there is best described as dull, extremely dull. De landscape changes from the green Alpes to a dry desert-like and flat terrain.…
23.06.2001
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Day 10 - Col du Glandon - l'Alpe d'Huez & Grenoble - Chamrosse / 103 km
The muscleproblems Derk complained about yesterday are mostly gone. He's brought to the spot were he stopped yesterday and moves on to Col du Glandon. We follow with the cars and the camper. The ride up is, again, amazingly beautiful,…
22.06.2001
Day 9- Aix-les-Bains - Col du Glandon / 162 km
Derk complains for the first time about pain in several muscles. Let's hope this will not turn out to be a problem during today's harsh ride in the Alpes. He is determined to go all the way to L'Alp d'Huez.…
21.06.2001
Day 8- Morteau - Aix-les-Bains / 223 km
Comfy through Confort. Derk plans to ride all the way to Aix-les-Bain today. After a stop in Petite-Chaux to eat a couple of slices of bread, we go on to Confort, a village 30 kilometres west of Geneva. The route…
20.06.2001
Day 7- Hachimette - Morteau / 230 km
Just after 6.30 AM and what do we see? A blue sky! Short after 8.30 AM Derk has left again. After a small col that's hardly a col the landscape changes dramatically. No more hills, only flat roads. We are…
19.06.2001
Day 6 - Celles-sur-Plaine - Hachimette / 194 km
Like so, all day through Again a clouded sky, but the patches of mist swirling through the treetops on the surrounding hills are breathtaking. It just the same routine as even and Derk leaves around 8.30 AM to go to…
18.06.2011
Day 5 - Verdun - Celles-sur-Plaine / 210 km
The day starts dry, but also cold and cloudy Derk is up early to replace the cable of his intermediate Snek. The cable wasn't running smooth yesterday and some oil didn't give any improvement. Replacing the cable was about the…