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 km trip. In the meantime we are solving some technical problems with our datalink via […]
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’. Derk crawls out of his fairing and immediately attacks a big pile of…. Spaghetti Bolognese! […]
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 additional kilometres! Everything still going well. With this first part he has covered almost 30 […]
