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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…
17.06.2001
Day 4 - Huy - Verdun / 210 km
At 8.45 AM Derk is on his way. It promises to be a hard ride: a lot of steep climbs. The weather is also far from cooperative: dark clouds and now and then heavy showers. Derk's face shows some concerns:…
16.06.2001
Day 3: Antwerp - Seraing / 180 km
Today we're able to put Derk at 9.10 AM on the rowingbike. Again he departs unfaired and under sunny circumstances. First stop: Lummen. Derk arrives here at 11.16. He detoured a little, but, as he says himself, those are all…
15.06.2001
Day 2: Calais - Antwerp / 235 km
Derk starts at 9.13 AM and heads for Belgium. In Kaaskerke, near Diksmuide, Derk consumes some soup and takes in some new energy, after which he quickly goes on to Kruipuit. A funny name in Dutch, it means 'crawl out'.…
14.06.2001
Day 1 - Zuydcoote - Bologne-Sur-Mer / 136 km
In Dunkerque the press awaits us. Local television and several newspapers are on the spot. They're very interested in the special bike and Derk has to answer a lot of questions. Rather late, at 10.30 AM, Derk starts his 230…
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,…