ABOUT
Race around the Netherlands is a fully self-supported bike packing race.
The RatN is a do-it-yourself challenge.
You are your own ride organizer.
Understand that this is a personal challenge against the clock. Not against others!
It is 1900k in distance with 6800m of elevation.
The RatN has two categories – solo and pair.
Start and finish location:
De Proloog Cafe
Allemanswaard 27
3958 KA Amerongen
https://deproloog.cc/
Start time and date in 2024:
Sign up and bike check: April 26th from 1200 to 1700 local time.
Start: April 27th at 0800 local time.
Official Finish: May 5th at 1800 local time.
RULES
1. Riders must complete the full course from start to finish under their own power.
2. Riders must be fully self-supported.
3. No Drafting at any time.
(pair riders may draft each other)
4. Riders must follow the Dutch laws at any time.
5. Riders are required to use a provided GPS device.
6. No prize money.
ROUTE
The start and finish is in the village of Amerongen, located at the Utrechtse Heuvelrug at the famous cycling cafe De Proloog. The route takes us first along the rivers Neder-Rijn and the Waal to the historic cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem (known from the film “A Bridge Too Far” about the Operation Market Garden). Next you leave the beautiful river landscape and the historic cities behind and the route takes you through the National Park Veluwezoom. The National Park is known for its endless heath fields, imposing country estates and of course one of the most famous hills in the Netherlands, the Posbank.
You will pass through the heart of Enschede and along the Dolmens in the province of Drenthe, prehistoric burial chambers where the cycle route passes by. After which the route leads you through the city of Groningen.
The wind starts to get stronger along the coastline. Instead of crossing the Ijsselmeer overone of the icons of the Dutch flood defense, the Afsluitdijk, riders will ride around the Ijsselmeer and will pass scenic harbors in the towns of Enkhuizen and Hoorn.
den Header the route takes you south along the Dutch coast. Beautiful beaches and dunes with little to no buildings, towards the port of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe. First you will cycle through the city of Rotterdam and across the Erasmus bridge towards the Maasvlakte.
The route takes you further south over the Delta Park Neeltje Jans, which is part of the Dutch flood defense, in the direction of Vlissingen. A historic city due to its strategic location. In the Eighty Years’ War between the Netherlands and Spain, the city was in Spanish hands for a while.
You cycle along the Belgian border towards the hills in the province of Limburg. Where you hit one of the iconic Dutch hills, the Keutenberg with a maximum gradient of 16%.
If you have conquered the hills you cycle back through the beautiful river landscape of the Maas towards Nijmegen. Via the southern side of the rivers over the dikes you will finish at the cafe De Proloog.
REGISTRATION 2024
RatN will be back on April, 27th 2024.
In 2023 we gonna organise the GX route version. More info on our website!
https://www.adventurebikeracing.com/ratngx/
When and How much is the Registration?
Registration opens September 01st, 2023 and closes March 15th, 2024
Fee for Early Registration (until December 31st) is 195Euro.
Fee for Late Registration (from January 1st 2023) is 235 Euro.
For the pair category both riders have to register and pay. Please tell us your riding partner!
Optional: Fee for a one night stay in the hostel the night prior to the event is 35,- extra
First come – first served!
What you get for the fee:
The Route in form of a gpx file
Tracking device for the duration of the event
Official race cap
Welcome at the finishline in de Proloog cafe:
Shower, the option to sleep if you finish at night time!
Pictures we make during the event (can`t guarantee we have yours but we will try)
Publishing individual times on our website.
Refund policy:
95,-Euro refund until December, 30th 2023
Use the EVENT SIGN UP in the top menu if you already have an Adventure Bike Racing Account!
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The land of Windmills. A few I came across during first few days of the the race. #ratn #ratn2022
This saturday I will start my first ever ultra endurance cycling event called the race around the Netherlands. A 1900+ km route. It is time to leave the comfort zone. 🔥Let’s gooo 🚴🏼💨 #racearoundthenetherlands #ratn2022 #supersixevo #ultraendurancecycling #bikepacking #apidura #wahooligan #adventurebikeracing
It’s that time of the year again... the Race Around the Netherlands just commenced! Despite the bad weather, Johan and many other riders have taken the self-supported challenge to cycle 1.900 km around the Netherlands!⠀
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We are proud to see our modular frame bag being used in an official bikepacking event! We would like to wish Johan and all the other riders a lot of fun and success for the upcoming week!⠀
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More information about the race? Visit https://buff.ly/3vxnq2Z⠀
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#ratn2021 #racearoundthenetherlands #custommeritgear
Race Around The Netherlands. Place 14 1960km Total time: 4days 16hrs.
#racearoundthenetherlands #ratn2022 #dotwatcher #stravacycling #cyclingrace
• Throwback Thursday •
Wie durfde de Race Around The Netherlands na ritchthefridge aan? Dat was larswieringa!
In 2021, ongeveer een jaar geleden finishte ook hij na 1900 km op de fiets. Wat een doorzettingsvermogen van deze twee TVH'ers!
#triathlonvereniginghilversum #tvh #triathlon #hilversum #swimbikerun #fietsen #cycling #roadcycling #racearoundthenetherlands #ratn2021 #adventurebikeracing #tbt
ThE #ratn2021 Set UP DaY
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Yesterday we tested martinlukasse his set-up bikepacks of raphaamsterdam for next week Race Around The Netherlands
By the way i love full packed gravel bikes.
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Martin arranged the route for the test what was a nice coast line ride within some nice Zeeuwse gravel strokes
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Set-up is approved so Martin is going to rock the RATN I think next week
Martin’s goal to finish the complete route 1900km within 5 day’s
Shout out for that mate and good luck
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#ratn #raphaamsterdam #kopwerk #racearoundthenetherlands #bikepacking #bikeadventure #zeeland #titaniumbike #wymtm #bikelife #bikeporn #bikelifestyle #thisiswyweride #putthehamerdown #menwithbeards #soigneur #exploring #longdistancecycling #cyclingphotos #theseviews #roadtonowhere #outsideisfree
Zaterdag is de Race around the Netherlands gestart. De klasbakken die hieraan deelnemen zijn momenteel onderweg voor 1900 km door het mooie Nederlandse landschap. En dat met deze weersomstandigheden. 🌧️💨🚴 Respect!
Wij wensen alle deelnemers nog heel veel succes en Koerspret toe! De race is te volgen via de website van adventurebikeracing.
Ps. Wat was eigenlijk jouw langste fietsrit ooit?
#koerspret #wielerbier #fietsplezier #cyclingbeer #bier #beer #strava #stravacycling #fromwhereiride #cycling #ratn2021 #ratn #racearoundthenetherlands #racearoundthenetherlands2021
Dag 2 was weer gruwelijk vet! Steady door heel Overijssel en Drenthe gecruised, met als idee de grens van Groningen aantikken. Dit is net niet gelukt omdat er in het volgende dorp geen slaapplekje vrij was. Maar tegen een familysize stacaravan met keuken zeg ik ook geen nee. Heerlijk geen vette/zoete meuk langs de weg maar ff zelf een lekker currytje in elkaar draaien. De andere -horizontaal georiënteerde- foto's volgen. #nofilter #ratn2022
WoW wat een tocht! De #racearoundthenetherlands gisteren gefinisht! Ontiegelijk zwaar met alle stormwinden en ontelbare buien. Ondanks de tegenslag met drie lekke banden achter elkaar toch door kunnen zetten. Bedankt voor al jullie steun via berichtjes of langs de kant! 1911km in 136 uur en 10 minuten 📸: adventurebikeracing #ratn2021
It's D - 27 for the start of the #RATN2022. I fell like I'm ready (yeah ok last year I had the same feeling and nothing went according to plan but shhh). Everybody is welcome at the start line in Amerongen on the 30th April. Feel free to come. I'll give you the tracking link and my cap number once we'll receive them. I'll probably be more active on Twitter than Insta but I'll try to post something every day. If you want to read about my #RATN2021, see link in my bio 🙂
#ultracyclisme #PaysBas #TheNetherlands #bike #bikelife #GenesisBike #genesisbikes #genesisbikesuk
Alé ze, Sven is weer vertrokken voor een ritje van 1900 km (nee ik vergis me niet met de nullekes ☺️)
Gestart deze ochtend om 7u45. Worden weer zenuwslopende uren/dagen.
Voor de liefhebbers, we kunnen terug live volgen, magic number 24 deze keer: http://ratn2021.legendstracking.com.
Het gaat natuurlijk om "enjoying the ride", maar we gaan toch voor 'the win' 😛.
Zijn persoonlijk verslag is via zijn insta te volgen, hij kan daar nog wat volgers en steun gebruiken 😉
https://www.instagram.com/svencappuyns/
#RATN2021 #racearoundthenetherlands
ps: mentale steun voor mij is ook welkom ze
This is sherry.cycling during the Race of The Netherlands 2022.
#bikepacking #ratn2022 #hero
This looks like the start of a nice day of bike-messaging. Well, the day started nice, but unfortunately it soon started raining and hailing. Just like all the other days of this week: not the weather you expect in May.
But how can I complain knowing that those who are participating in the Race Around The Netherlands are continuously battling this stormy and rainy wheather. Those are the real heroes out there.
For those who already finished: a big chapeau! And for everyone still out there: bon courage.
I’m enjoying it from the side line this year watching the dots.
#outsideisfree
#ultracycling
#fromwhereiride
#roadslikethese
#caferenner
#wielrennen
#utrecht
#fietskoerier
#defietskoerierutrecht
#messlife
#radrennen
#nevernotcycling
#cyclingphotos
#ratn2021
#racearoundthenetherlands
Here are the first pictures of me ! Touriste or not touriste ? 😂
#RATN2022 #GenesisBike #GravelBike #Gravel #bike #TheNetherlands #ultracycling #bikepacking
RATN reflection…
1,980km in under 6 days at a rough riding average of 26kph
Placed 33rd out of 121
The plan before the race was to have a shorter, easier first day and then wind it up gradually during the week to see if I could handle a bigger load each day. In my mind, this was race training for TCR later in the summer where I need to be hitting 300km on easier days to get round.
In the end, the smooth tarmac and favourable weather and wind, meant that I got in most evenings around 8pm after 6am starts. I got a decent rest each night in comfortable hotels. I even had the luxury of a couple of hours off the bike each day as my pace was so good.
Thanks to everyone for your words of support and encouragement, especially Linda. The 2 main questions I get are how do I do it and how am I feeling?
With regards the first, I don’t really know how or even why. I suppose I like the solitude of it, no real noise externally or internally - a small little contained world which is simple and pure. I also like the challenge - to see what I’m capable of mentally and physically, to see if I can push through dark periods, through occasional pain. But most of all, I just love seeing the world from a bike - the sounds, the smells, the pace. I never listen to music on the bike, as I like to soak it all in.
Although I prefer riding alone, I did meet some special people on the trip - Heero, Brenan, Richard, Paul and Johan to mention just a few. It’s lovely to chat for a few moments before moving on.
And how am I feeling? A list of things that hurt during the race - feet, knees, bum, hands and neck. I’m not sure you can do this sort of thing without enduring some pain. And there is a worry in the sport that people take too many painkillers. I know everything will heal, but my knees aren’t in great shape - they constantly woke me up in the night in pain. Hopefully I haven’t done any lasting damage. I was probably pushing too hard a gear for my current fitness level. In my head, I feel good today, but I know there is a low to follow as the endorphins wear off and people start coming back into my little world.
But anyway, thank you to Michael for a great race! #ratn2022
Morgen gaat 'ie weer van start: de Race Around The Netherlands (🙌🏻adventurebikeracing)!
Neem je deel en zoek je nog een slaapplaats onderweg de komende dagen, dan liggen de volgende bikepack-vriendelijke hostels op de route (reserveer rechtstreeks met promocode “BikepackingHolland“)!
Succes aan alle deelnemers dit jaar! 💪🏻
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If you are participating in the Race Around The Netherlands 2021, then first of all: good luck! 💪🏻 And if you're still looking places to stay, check out these bikepacking-friendly hostels on the route (and don't forget to book directly with promocode BikepackingHolland).
#ratn2021 #fietscafe #bikepackingholland #bikepacking #fietstocht #fietseninnederland #gatochfietsen #fietsliefhebbers #netherlands #iloveholland #thisisholland #buitenleven #instabike #outsideisfree #fromwhereiride #cyclegram #instacycling #cyclingphotos #cyclingpics #cyclinglife #fietsvakantie #fietscafe #fietsroute #roadcycling #roadbike #staycation #lekkerwegineigenland #hiermoetjezijn #nevernotriding #dutchcycling
Ready to rumble! Saturday 0800 the Race Around The Netherlands #ratn2022 starts. Perfect cycling weather is to be expected. You can follow me via the link in Bio (Legendstracking.com) and find cap 82! Enjoy 🙂 #racearoundthenetherlands #ratn22 #ultracycling
The 4th edition of the Race Around the Netherlands (RAtN) started this morning in Amerongen (a few kilometers away from Utrecht). Due to the pandemic situation there isn’t a group start. 26 solo riders and 5 pairs started this morning and tomorrow morning will depart 34 solo riders and one pair (theoretically the faster riders).
Riders are leaving Amerongen at different times (similar to a road cycling time trial stage). The last 10 adventure cyclists to depart tomorrow are (CET time):
- 07.15 Mark Paliwoda (#82)
- 07.30 Edwin Nederlof (#40)
- 07.30 Pim Heijnen (#99)
- 08.00 Auke Jongbloed (#7)
- 08.00 Martijn Verhaeg (#25)
- 08.00 Niek Smeets (#93)
- 08.15 Rob Kenens (#21)
- 08.15 Kemal Arslan (#70)
- 08.30 Bas Vlaskamp (#10)
- 08.30 Marius Bettentrup (#17)
Last year, Daan Marsmans was the fastest (3D 9H 34M), Bernd Paul was 2nd and Jair Hoogland was 3rd. None of these riders are on the starting line this year. Bas Vlaskamp is the only RAtN 2020 top 10 cyclist racing again. He was the fastest in 2019. Will he do it again?
In total, 60 riders in the starting line (solo category). 6,7% are woman (4 riders) and 15% are from foreign countries (9 riders). Certainly a low proportion due to the pandemic context and mobility/traveling restrictions.
The RAtN set route has 1.900K. Probably the first riders will finish the race in 3 days and a few hours. The race is organized by Adventure Bike Racing (also Three Peaks Bike Race organisers).
You can follow the race on the adventurebikeracing & dotwatcher.cc websites and following the next finisterra.eu stories.
background photo by Arjan de Jong on Unsplash
#ultracycling #endurancecycling #bikepacking #roadcycling #ratn2021 #racearoundthenetherlands #ultracyclingnews
Race prep, my first ultra cycling event ⚡️
can a bag make you faster bike 🚲 on the bike?
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I have been testing the cyclite.cc aero bar bag during the last few weeks, full review on my YouTube channel.
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#cycling #ultracycling #ultracyclingchallenge #cyclite #aerobarbag #ratn2022 #bikepacking #bikepackinglife #bikepackinggear #neverjustaride
#ratn2021 day 2: Headwinds, headwinds, headwinds. One of my toughest days on the bike ever. Crawling with speeds sometimes as low as 18kph trough Groningen and Friesland. With the circumstances in mind I am very happy with my 343km distance of today.
Tomorrow does not look very promising either. The wind seems to change into the direction I need to go. But now first a night sleep and we will see about tomorrow.
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#racearoundthenetherlands
#ratn2021cap112 #headwinds #ultracycling #ultrarace #longdistancecycling #partofyourride #bbbcycling #adventurebikeracing
Getting everything ready for the #RATN22
Those weird looking white stickers are mandatory. Will maybe mount fenders (forecast is not really dry weather)
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#specialized #diverge #specializeddiverge #brm #randonneur #audax #audaxbelgium #rapha #belgiumrandonneurs #ratn22 #ratn2022
Losrijden, uitwaaien, paar blokjes en nog wat deelnemers aan de RATN aanmoedigen op de Oosterscheldekering.
#osk #oosterscheldekering #zeeland #ratn #ratn21 #ratn2021 #racearoundthenetherlands #mtb #mtblife #mountainbike #mountainbiking
So many things happened today that it felt like I lived several lifes ! Right after the start we had our first roadworks. Then the second, then the third,... in total, we had 5 ares that gave us détours ! From Amsterdam to Medemblik, wind was ok. But after it felt like an eternity to go to Den Helder 😑 I had a low moment there but I was flying from the Waterland to Medemblik ! The dunes was still funny but it was getting late so we took the detour. And, of course, we had a fucking opened Sluis 2km from the end !
#RATN2022 #GenesisBike #GravelBike #Gravel #bike #bikelife #slowtravel #ultracycling #bikepacking
Reposted • burm_out THE #ratn2021 SET UP DAY
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Yesterday we tested martinlukasse his set-up bikepacks of raphaamsterdam for next week Race Around The Netherlands. “By the way i love full packed gravel bikes”.
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Martin arranged the route for the test what was a nice coast line ride within some nice Zeeuwse gravel strokes
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Set-up is approved so Martin is going to rock the RATN I think next week. Martin’s goal to finish the complete route 1900km within 5 day’s. Shout out for that mate and good luck 🤘🏻
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#ratn #raphaamsterdam #kopwerk #racearoundthenetherlands #bikepacking #bikeadventure #zeeland #titaniumbike #wymtm #bikelife #bikeporn #bikelifestyle #thisiswyweride #putthehamerdown #menwithbeards #soigneur #exploring #longdistancecycling #cyclingphotos #theseviews #roadtonowhere #outsideisfree #titaniumbike #gravelbike
Race Around the Netherlands 2021 Top 5 Riders. Bas Vlaskamp was the fastest rider for the second time in adventurebikeracing Race Around The Netherlands (the first time was in 2019; last year he finished in 4th).
Due to the pandemic situation there wasn’t a group start. Approximately half of the riders departed on Friday April 30th and the other half on Saturday May 1st. Regarding the top 5 riders, Hesen departed on Friday (05:15 AM) and the others on Saturday: Schreurs (05:30AM), Frans (06:15AM), Cappuyns (06:45 AM) and Vlaskamp was the last of all cyclists (10:00 AM).
This two graphs are trying to show how would be the race if there was a group start: the first graph shows riders performance along the route and the second graph compares distances between cyclists along the timing point controls. We add Martijn Verhaeg because he was riding fast as Vlaskamp and Cappuyns in the begining (he scratched after Timing Control 4).
Hesen lead the “route position” during all the race and Vlaskamp “chased” him. In the second part of the route, Cappuyns chased Vlaskamp at a shorter distance than the real one. Probably this worked as an extra motivational factor for the three riders. Another highlight data fact is to realize how interesting was the battle for the podium/3rd place between Frans and Hesen.
A lot of cyclists are still riding. Follow the race on the adventurebikeracing & dotwatcher.cc websites.
background photo by Harold Wijnholds on Unsplash
#ultracycling #endurancecycling #bikepacking #roadcycling #ratn2021 #racearoundthenetherlands #cyclingdata
Trotser dan trots! In 6 dagen 1950 kilometer fietsen en dan ook nog op de 25e plaats eindigen! Dan verdien je écht de aller-mooiste medaille! 🥇 🚲 #ratn2022 #trots #bike #racefiets #cycling #racearoundthenetherlands #bikepacking #giant
#ratn2021 day 5: persistance is key in riding a ultra race. With every pedal stroke you will be closer to the finish. Today a good distance. After beaten up by the storm yesterday today was better. The first 80k still headwind though but after that, well deserves tailwinds.
The body starts to feel it now in all fibers. Some providing less discomfort than others but it doesn't help. Tomorrow a bit less than 300k to go to the Finish. That must be possible. So lets finish this!
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#ratn2021cap112 #racearoundthenetherlands #ratn #adventurebikeracing #bbbcycling #partofyourride
Finished Race Around The Netherlands 🇳🇱 #ratn2022 my first ultra cycling event and finishing as first woman after 1950 km in 5 days, 13 hours. It was an incredible journey with many extreme highs and extreme lows, unexpected challenges and a great learning curve.
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Met so many great people, fellow riders and dotwatchers that kept me going when I was battling with sleep deprivation, small niggles and big pains. Thanks to everybody cheering me on and the Adventure Bike Racing team to make this event possible.
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#ratn2022 #dotwatcher #ultracycling #cyclinglife #bikepacking #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclingphotos#cyclingkit #cyclingadventures #cyclinggirl #cyclingfans #cyclingtour #cyclingstyle #cyclingwear #cyclingday #cyclingjersey #cyclingclub #cyclinglifestyle #rapha #raphawomen #cyclite #tailfincycling #bikepacking #neverjustaride
~ Health matters ~
Plans had to be adjusted due to Covid-19 and health issues.
Going for plan B, joining Race around the Netherlands to make new memories and challenge myself in another way as originally planned .
Ready for some long days in the saddle while enjoying the sceneries around me 💕.
📷 Wilfred Mijnheer
Mijn mountainbike staat eigenlijk altijd wel standby voor een (hele) lange duurrit maar 1900 kilometer op de racefiets is andere koek. Nu dus maar vast begonnen met testen en finetunen van hoe mijn fiets er tijdens de Race Around The Netherlands uit moet gaan zien. Preparation is key!
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#ratn #ratn21 #ratn2021 #roadtoratn #selfsupported #unsupported #bikepacking #teamurbanridez #eurosportnutrition #fuelyourpassion #roadrace #cyclelife #trainr #lifebehindbars #bombtrackbicycleco #ffwd #ffwdwheels #stayhungry #racearoundthenetherlands #bucketlist #urbanridez #mtbmasters #gravelmasters
So, has you have seen on yesterday's post, I finished #RATN2022 in one long stretch. I made a full debriefing on Tweeter and I'm lazy to do it here in English. Sorry.
#ultracycling #bikepacking #TheNetherlands
Wat een supersportieve actie van Matthijs Plender uit Elburg! Hij volbracht Race around the Netherlands en fietste € 4.080,- bijeen voor Open Doors. Matthijs: “De Race around the Netherlands is een 'unsupported bike race' van 1907 kilometer rondom Nederland. Onderweg moet je zelf je slaapplek en eten regelen.
Matthijs: "In 2016 was het in mijn rug geschoten. Na een driejarig traject van behandelingen ben ik uiteindelijk eind mei 2019 geopereerd. Overigens niet zonder de nodige risico's, want ik had ook verlamd kunnen raken. Gelukkig ben ik daarvoor behoed! Als een soort van bewijs dat ik er lichamelijk weer was, wilde ik graag meedoen met Race around the Netherlands. Het was zeker een flinke uitdaging voor mijn lichaam. Ik ben dan ook dankbaar dat ik dit mooie bedrag op heb kunnen halen voor Open Doors."
Wij zijn jou heel dankbaar Matthijs! Wat een prachtig bedrag voor onze vervolgde broers en zussen! 💜
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#actie #inactiekomen #fietsen #RaceAroundTheNetherlands #RaceAroundTheNetherlands2021 #RATN2021 #support #doneren #vooreenander #opdebres #bemoedigen #bemoediging #solidair #vervolging #vervolgdechristenen #christenvervolging #ranglijst #bid #bidden #pray #prayerworks #christen #eenkerk #eenfamilie #schenken #donatie #opendoors #samensterk #dankbaar #vervolgdekerk adventurebikeracing
Dat was hem dan, de #RATN2022. Uiteindelijk 1950 kilometer in 6 dagen 11 uur en 49 minuten gereden. #29
The before and after of #racearoundthenetherlands, the start and finish photo proloog.cc. Do you see any difference? 😉 I definately felt different at the finish.
Here a summary of my race:
DAY 1:
Amerongen-Emmen
Distance: 404km
On the road for 15h43m
DAY 2:
Emmen-Stavoren
Distance: 347km
On the road for 16h45m
DAY 3:
Stavoren-Egmond
Distance: 326km
On the road for 15h44m
DAY 4:
Egmond-Oostvoorne
Distance: 192km
On the road for 11h21m
DAY 5:
Oostvoorne-Urmond
Distance: 368km
On the road for 17h13m
DAY 6:
Urmond-Amerongen
Distance: 300km
On the road for 12h51m
TOTALS:
Total time: 132h2m. (5.5 days)
Total distance: 1937km
Avg. distance per day: 323km
On the road for 89h37m (68% of total time)
Total moving time 79h14m (60% of total time)
Total time in hotels: 42h25m (32% of total time)
Estimated sleep: 25h (19% of total time)
All together I am really satisfied with the result. In was not in perfect shape and the conditions were really tough, brutal even on some days. Finishing was my goal and I have huge respect for all the other riders!!
Photo adventurebikeracing (and also thanks for the great organisation!)
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#ratn2021cap112 #ratn2021 #ratn #bbbcycling #adventurebikeracing #ultracycling #ultrarace #longdistancecycling #lifebehindbars #cycling #thenetherlands #partofyourride
Today, I passed myself from last year. In one day I covered two days from last year. But this time I had a tailwind on the dikes instead of a f*** headwind so it really felt like I'm doing another race. Got my hands on some kibbeling 🤪 got a little bit of rain but nothing to be worried about.
#RATN2022 #GenesisBike #GravelBike #Gravel #bike #bikelife #slowtravel #ultracycling #bikepacking
#ratn2021 day 6: FINISH!!!
It didn't came easy but I finished #racearoundthenetherlands with a final day of 300km. I completed the 1920km race in 5 days and 12 hours which brought me into the top 10 of this years edition of the race. Really happy with my 9th place!!
Before the start I aimed for a sub 5 day race. But with these extreme circumstances that was out of reach. I guess the headwinds took me a day extra in total so 5.5 day is still pretty good.
The final day started with many tough climbs in south Limburg. The whole body hurted (a lot) and I was struggling big time on the climbs. I barely made it without having to walk them up. But when the hills were done and the roads became flat and straight agian I finally found my pace. The last 200km I rode as a time trial. Laying down on my aerobars and pushing as hard as I could.
Now its time to rest and recover!! And to play with my two sons of course. 😉
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#ratn2021cap112 #ratn #adventurebikeracing #bbbcycling #partofyourride #ultracycling #ultrarace #ultracyclist #longdistancecycling #done #finish
Day 2. 14 hours in the bike. Difficult to find an open store. It took me 160km to find one.
Dry but rather cold weather with headwinds that picked up towards the evening.
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#specialized #diverge #specializeddiverge #brm #randonneur #audax #audaxbelgium #rapha #belgiumrandonneurs #ratn22 #ratn2022 #groningen
~ ✅ Bucketlist event RatN~
Geregistreerd voor Race around the Netherlands als duo met Erik. Een zelfvoorzienende fietstocht van ruim 1900km rond Nederland in maximaal. 9 dagen. Een hele uitdaging, maar wat is het heerlijk om weer met een doel op pad te kunnen, grenzen te verleggen, herinneringen te maken en te genieten van Nederland op de fiets. Zin in!
adventurebikeracing erik.van.rijswijk
RATN Day 4 - 320km. Bit of a day of 2 halves. Crappy morning with flies, multiple diversions and routing errors but not as much head wind as feared. Second half mostly lovely through fun twisty cycle paths through the dunes. Though I’m getting a little bored of the brick/cobble roads. Room service tonight to make up for it! #ratn2022
Mijn mountainbike staat eigenlijk altijd wel standby voor een (hele) lange duurrit maar 1900 kilometer op de racefiets is andere koek. Nu dus maar vast begonnen met testen en finetunen van hoe mijn fiets er tijdens de Race Around The Netherlands uit moet gaan zien. Preparation is key!
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Countdown: nog (maar) 4 weken! 🙀
Over exact 4 weken, op zaterdagmorgen 30 april om 8 uur ☕️ vertrekken we voor de RATN (Race Around The Netherlands).
Het vertrek is in Amerongen, van daar fietsen we tegen de klok in rond de grenzen van Nederland 🇳🇱. Jullie gaan ons ten allen tijde kunnen volgen, want we krijgen een tracker mee.
Op ongeveer 1500 kilometer komen we langs Borkel en Schaft (tegen Lommel dus). Daarna hebben we nog een dikke 400km te gaan.
We mogen geen hulp aanvaarden, dus slapen 😴 bij familie of eten 🥞 aannemen van vrienden mogen we niet doen. Als we materiaalpech hebben moeten we dit zelf oplossen of een plaatselijke fietsenmaker zoeken.
De absolute deadline is 8 mei 18u, maar wij willen graag op zaterdag 7 mei al binnen zijn. Dat betekent dat we dagelijks een 250km willen fietsen, oftewel een 10/12 uren per dag aan het fietsen zijn (jaha, 30 per uur zullen we niet halen met een volbepakte fiets, en dat moet ook niet 😉)
Meer info volgt 😊, nu nog even trainen 🚴♀️🚴♀️.
We fietsen voor Kom op tegen Kanker, meer informatie om te doneren of te sponsoren vind je op onze website https://zottewyven.be, die staat ook in bio.
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Yesterday was the fourth RATN day for me. Left at 6.45 am but the head winds forced me go slow (again). First hour I cycled with rider #105 but after that I was alone on these endless roads heading south. My lower back was bothering me so I had to stop every 10 km, but after lunch things went a bit better and sunnier, and I got in a certain rhythm.
Finally at around 3 pm I arrived in Flevoland, last 55 km of head wind to go. Bits I did at 15 km/h, but then Timo showed up and we cycled along. My motivation was still strong but on this endless stretch of road this support was so lovely. At almost 6 pm I saw other cycling friends cheering me on as I left Flevoland. Love all this support from friends, family and also total strangers!
The last 3 hours to Hoorn went by quickly, I arrived tired but satisfied in my hotel, it was my longest day on a bike ever (not in km but in sheer hours), with 160 km of brutal head winds and 253 km in total. Still thoroughly enjoyed it.
Photo: timoklok
#ratn21
#adventurebikeracing
#racearoundthenetherlands
#cyclinggirl
#endurancecycling
#ratn2021
#cycling
#love
#rideon
#keepchallenging
#motivation
After 1250km I had to scratch from the RATN due to a knee injury. Now recovery time. TransAmBikeRace in june. Thanks for all the support! #tabr2022 #ratn2022
On 30th March 2021, clowtilde lent me Jules. An old Peugeot performance 500. Back then, my gravel was delayed for the second time and doing the #RATN2021 with my VTC from Décathlon seemed a really bad idea. During our 10 months together, we rode 3435km 😎 our most epic adventure was, of course, the #RATN2021 💪 With Jules, I discover what a road bike is and how to ride with another handlebar. Today was the time for him to go back home. See you on the road my friend 😘 in appreciation for his service, I asked ena.bags.custom to create a custom handlebar bag which fit its color 👌
#oldbike #vintagebike #Brussels #bike
Day 5. Another 300+km day and everything is getting a little bit sore. Early start and it is cold, really cold. Passing through Rotterdam (didn’t really liked that) and over ‘Neeltje Jans’. Zeeland is more like it and it is getting warmer as we going more inland. Let’s safe a little strength for tomorrow.
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Just keep going. #ratn2021
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Voor alle deelnemers van de #ratn2021 heel veel succes. Dat de weersvoorspelling van maandag en dinsdag maar mee mag vallen. martinlukasse velo_athletic adventurebikeracing
#RATN2022 day 3. I've seen the sunset and the sundown today. In between I got some stomach issue, saw a 112 helicopter, I've peed in a ranch, I've yelled at the wind, rode like I was flying, talked to sheeps. Quite a big day again !
#TheNetherlands #bikepacking #ultracycling
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that most of the people working at BBB Cycling are cyclists. Tjerk is one of those cyclists. Working as a product manager he is the ultimate tester of our products. This coming Saturday, he will be at the start of the Race around The Netherlands (RaTN).
Tjerk: “My preparations weren’t great. Next to a busy job and being a father of two kids it is difficult to find the time. I did some long distances, such as an extended #3LoopsLegends of 310 km, but I definitely have doubts going into the race this year. At least I’ll go into the race prepared with all the BBB gear. 🔥
In 2018, the first edition of the RaTN, I became second. This year, my goal will be to finish and I’ll be happy with the result. The amount of contenders grew every year and are also becoming a lot stronger. I hope to finish in 5 days, but lets see ;). Having said that, it’s a great opportunity to test some new products that we are working on. So next to staying focused on my goal and having fun, I’ll also be doing a little bit of work in the side.”
Tjerk has cap number 112.
#RATN2021
Say Yes to New Adventures 🤘🏻
Inmiddels weer een beetje ‘geland’ na mijn machtig mooie avonturen die ik beleefd hebt met de RATN2021. De zin om nieuwe avonturen te beleven is weer aanwezig. Ready to Rumble op 5 juni met burm_out de #unboundrebound Are you Ready!?
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Day 1 ends in Enschede. Not overdoing it, just want to finish in time. Nice Ride, 1 rainy hour, but still wet shoes & socks. A big dip around 220k but survived and as always (more or less) it got better again.
Some short but pleasant conversations with other riders.
Tomorrow further up north against the wind.
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We zijn constant op zoek naar accommodaties die aan onze fietser-vriendelijke criteria voldoen om het BikepackingHolland netwerk uit te breiden.
We zijn dan ook super enthousiast dat we een nieuwe bikepacking accommodatie in Amsterdam hebben toegevoegd, die ook nog eens ontzettend sympathiek is. Please welcome 👏🏻:
✨campingzeeburg!✨
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We are proud to present the latest addition to our Bikepacking Holland network:
✨campingzeeburg in Amsterdam!✨
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A few photos of friends old and new that finished on Sunday #ratn #racearoundthenetherlands #ratn2022
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Bike Check. Amerongen. De Proloog
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Afgelopen zaterdag was het zover, de start van The Race Around The Netherlands. Veel voor getraind en tot in den treure aan de fiets en uitrusting gesleuteld. Om 09:00 uur viel mijn startschot. Doel was om in één keer door te fietsen tot aan Muiden op 850 kilometer. Daar vervolgens een paar uur te rusten en dan door te rijden naar Zeeland.
De start ging voortvarend. Lekker kunnen fietsen en ook de nacht prima doorgekomen. Vanaf Delfzeil werd het taai. Heel taai. Stevige wind vol op de neus, saaie rechte wegen en geen boom om je achter te verschuilen. Heftig. En dan is 180 kilometer lang als je er al 500 kilometer op hebt zitten.
Nadeel van het fietsen op de weg in tegenstelling tot de mountainbike is dat je veel tijd hebt om na te denken. Té veel. Als je je dan op een bepaald moment af gaat vragen waarom je dit ook al weer aan het doen was en waarom je niet gewoon thuis bij vrouw en kinderen was gebleven, dan is het hek van de dam. Muiden leek nog heel ver weg en de gedachte van de naar zuid-west draaiende wind en het voorspelde slechte weer voor maandag(nacht) en dinsdag maakten het er allemaal niet beter op.
Uiteindelijk in Harlingen na iets meer dan 700 kilometer besloten om het bijltje er bij neer te gooien en de rest van de Race Around The Netherlands te laten voor wat het is. Volgend jaar weer? Mwah... ik denk het niet. Hopelijk gaan dan de 24-uurs mountainbike wedstrijden gewoon weer door.
Voor de mensen die nu de race nog volgen, hou dan BasVlaskamp in de gaten. Die fietst op een #singlespeed racefiets gewoon in één keer 1000k naar Den Helder. Brute prestatie en een absolute held!
Dankjewel naar mijn sponsors eurosportnutrition , bobos_eyewear_sports , sigma_sport_benelux en sportvoeten . Ook credits voor adventurebikeracing voor het organiseren van een top-evenement!
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Very close to the start now.
Caps ✔️ tracker ✔️
Bike check ✔️
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Bikecheck-rondje met volle bepakking.
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Moeilijk momentje.
Mijn Bmbenen vragen zich af wat ik aan get doen ben, en mijn achterwerk weet heel zeker dat dit niet leuk is.
Dus even een koffie.
En dan ga ik door , hopelijk tot voorbij Hoogherheide.
Weapon of choice tijdens de Race Around The Netherlands. Nu alleen nog hopen dat de avondklok voor 1 mei geskipt wordt :-/
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This is why you hadn't had any news yesterday 😎
#RATN2022 #GenesisBike #GravelBike #Gravel #bike #bikelife #slowtravel #ultracycling #bikepacking #TheNetherlands
Oelala! Pakjesavond valt vroeg dit jaar 🙂
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I'm so dead but also so proud ! The thing when you book and hotel in advance is that you have to reach it in order to not loose money. That's what happened today. The result is me starting at 5h30 and create a personnal new record of distance and time on the bike 😎 80km of light headwind to finish the day was anoying but the rest was fine. Some off road today that made me glad I had a gravel ! The host is super nice and offered some soup 😍 and she'll leave the breakfast for tomorrow in the fridge !
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Mooie rit vandaag over de Hoge Veluwe.
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Morgen de start van de #ratn2022 vandaag de #bikecheck adventurebikeracing gruttodesign .Alle deelnemers succes en vooral geniet 🍀
Today marks the start of the Race around the Netherlands 2021!
Leandra (cap #: 73*) started at 06:30 today and Tjerk (cap #: 112) will start tomorrow at 07:30. We wish you both the best of luck!
Follow their journey on happiestcycling and tjerk.bakker.
Watch their continuous progress live via GPS from dotwatcher.cc by going to link in bio.
*Follow her via 7311 (pair)
Training for the RATN22!
Audax BRM 200 'La Merveilleuse'
204km Leuven - Dinant - Leuven.
Very nice parcours. Cold NO wind but sunny second 100k.
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#ratn2021 day 1. Overall conclusion: my shape is better then expected. But only 22% of the route now completed so we will see the coming days how that evolves.
This morning I had a great start and was very happy with my time at the first checkpoint. After that the pace was gone. From Arnhem to Enschede the tank felt empty. Turned out I did not had a coffee the whole day. I did after 260km in Enschede and the remaining distance to Emmen went very smooth and the race pace was back.
Now sleep for a few hours and we will see what tomorrow brings.
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adventurebikeracing Race around the Netherlands 2022 done ✔️
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uewekenuewe und ich haben die Strecke von 1950km in circa 5d und 2h geschafft. Es war sowohl körperlich als auch mental ein hartes Rennen und es gab schon auch die andere downphase bei beiden von uns.
Trotzdem bin ich stolz auf uns als Team, da wir von Anfang bis Ende perfekt harmoniert haben. Außerdem freut es mich auch, dass ich so ein Rennen mit 2400km Jahres-KM fahren kann 😀
uewekenuewe ich freue mich auf das nächste Rennen ;-)!
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Ook de ‘voorkant’ krijgt vorm. De aerobars nog 20mm omhoog gezet voor iets meer comfort en gecombineerd met de Smoothie van Lauf Cycling. Daar tussen de Restrap Race Aerobar bag
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RaceAroundWatopia
Hey maxim_sportsnutrition, onze koekskes zijn bijna op 😜!
#zwift #zwiftcycling #watopia #uberpretzel #zottewyven #ratn2022 #bikelife #fietsvrouwen #wielrennen #cycling #cyclinggirls #neverstoppedaling #maximsportsnutrition #cyclinggirls #cyclingaddict #cyclelikeagirl #zwifting #zwiftpower #instacycling #cyclinglove #cyclingselfie #bike #maxim #sportsnutrition #energybar #sportvoeding #energygel #energierepen
In theorie zou dit voldoende moeten zijn voor de donkere uurtjes tijdens de Race Around The Netherlands.
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📸®️ unbullittdanslaville with let.repost
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Since I'm a little bit crazy, I decide to go ride the headwind on purpose 🤪 I didn't manage to re create a bubble that can empty my head so I guess I'll try that during the #RATN itself 😁
#Brussels #bike #sun #RATN #RATN2022 #GenesisBike #GravelBike #Gravel #wind #BaarleNassau #BaarleHertog
Memories of my #RATN2021 🥰 Can't wait to do it with my own bike 👌 Finished 1900km in 10 days 13 hours 23 minutes.
#TheNetherlands #Ultracycling #Bike #SlowTravel #Veluwe #Frysland #Sheeps #Windmolen #Bananas #NorthCape #Rotterdam #Amsterdam
From home to the blossoms in Borgloon, to the Maas in Luik and through Durbuy to Rendeux. Big hilly ride. Full equipment testing for the Race around the Netherlands.
#ratn22 #ratn2022
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Race Around The Netherlands BikeFit. Vanmorgen een BikeFit met John gericht op lange afstanden. Zijn Santos Cross Lite staat nu klaar voor 1900km rond Nederland 8 dagen. Veel succes John!
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#RATN2022 day 6 was really good ! Mostly because I rode a lot with other people 😍 It helps passes the time. I hated Rotterdam. Too many people, too much traffic, too much scooters. Weather was really nice until it wasn't 🤪😂
Volle bak over de Zeelandbrug met windkracht 5 in de rug... diezelfde wind daarna alleen op kop op de Oosterscheldekering... maar dat terzijde :-/
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Taken almost as long as the race itself... but here we have it, my vlog of the #racearoundthenetherlands Landing on my channel over the course of May.
I tried with the thumbnails to capture the diverse landscape of the #netherlands Such a beautiful country and to see so much of it in a space of a week is awesome!
Now it's time to plan the next big adventure!
#ratn2022 #ratn adventurebikeracing katiekookaburra1 jossridley
Vandaag stond een rondje Limburg op de planning.
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We started the day in the mist. Legs were good then after 20km not anymore. I had no energy, no rythm. I stop to close my eyes 5 minutes. It didn't really changed anything. Luckyly seing graveljohnny was a good moral boost ! Thank you ! After that I was on a high then on a low again. Seeing the sea helped a bit then seeing Els and Gerger also helped. But still it felt like I wasn making any progress. It's only around 18h that the music kicked in and that was able to create a bubble. The slow downhill until the end helped me up the average speed of the day.
#RATN2022 #GenesisBike #GravelBike #Gravel #bike #bikelife #slowtravel #ultracycling #bikepacking #TheNetherlands
Tóch nog een keer de krant gehaald 😉 Vandaag met een interview over de Race Around The Netherlands in telegraaf.nl
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Met nog een weekje te gaan begint het nu toch wel te kriebelen. De complete uitrusting al 36 keer gecheckt en voor ieder doemscenario de juiste spullen ingepakt. Ik zal blij zijn als volgende week zaterdag om 09:00 mijn startschot valt 🙂
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