Prachtige evenementen

Derk is dropped at 21 kilometres of the official start and begins his stage at 10.45 AM. Like yesterday Derk skips the first flat kilometres and wins time by doing so. It's important that Derk finishes today's stage, because the…

Jun 13, 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,…

Jun 25, 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…

Jun 24, 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.…

Jun 23, 2001 09:36 until Jun 23, 2001 10:36

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,…

Jun 22, 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.…

Jun 21, 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…

Jun 20, 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…

Jun 19, 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…