ABOUT
Race around the Netherlands GX is a fully self-supported bike packing race.
The RatNGX 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!
Full route is around 1932k in distance.
The sprint version is around 1230k in distance.
The RatNGX 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:
Start from 07.00 a.m. June 14th, 2025
End the latest 06.00 p.m. June 23th, 2025
RULES
1. Riders must respect the Environment and other Trail Users.
2. Riders must complete the full course from start to finish under their own power.
3. Riders must be fully self-supported. (No private resources allowed)
4. No Drafting at any time.
(pair riders may draft each other)
5. Riders must wear a helmet
6. Riders must follow the Dutch law at any time.
7. All bikes have to pass a check up before the start.
8. Riders are required to use a provided GPS
9. Self enforcement of the rules
10. No prize money.
ROUTE
Facts about the full route:
Length: 1932 kilometers
Elevation: 6310hm (komoot)
Ferries: Ijsselmeer, Texel, Rotterdam
28% mix of gravel, sand, rocks, roots, single trails
There also will be a sprint variation:
Length: 1230 kilometers
Elevation: 3220hm (komoot)
Ferries: Ijsselmeer, Texel
Please read the event manual to not miss out on the route rules regarding riding at night!
If you are not able to download the route via Komoot please sent me a mail. We have some three month premium membership Vouchers which may help.
Route Impressions
REGISTRATION 2025
When and How much is the Registration?
Registration opens August 01st, 2024 and closes April 1st, 2025 (if not sold out)
Fee for Registration is 190,- Euro.
Late Registration Fee from January 1st, 2025 is 220,- Euro.
Fee for the hostel one night prior to the event is 35,- 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
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 at the Cafe De Proloog!
Pictures we make during the event (We can`t guarantee we will have yours but we will try)
Publishing individual times on our website.
Refund policy:
100,- Euro refund before December 30th, 2024.
After December 30th, 2024 no refund!
Use the EVENT SIGN UP in the top menu if you already have an Adventure Bike Racing Account!
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TRACKING
INSTAGRAM FEED
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STRAVA CLUB
RESULTS 2023
FULL ROUTE – SOLO | |
Gereon Tewes | 4d 15h 39m |
Niels Ihrman | 5d 3h 47m |
Lukáš Klement | 5d 11h 44m |
Lennard van Oosten | 6d 18h 2m |
Sandro Poppe | 6d 23h 20m |
Lucas Jezequel | 7d 5h 52m |
Chris Pountney | 7d 7h 14m |
Robin van Dijk | 7d 9h 36m |
Wolfram Friele | 7d 10h 11m |
Richard De Boer | 7d 14h 20m |
Rick Ploeg | 7d 16h 32m |
Stijn Kingma | 7d 16h 49m |
Olivier Maillard | 8d 0h 28m |
Richard Keppel | 8d 8h 53m |
Patrick Velt | 8d 11h 15m |
Wandert Benthem | 8d 12h 43m |
Patrick Bruns | 8d 14h 12m |
Kees Overboom | 9d 6h 46m |
Calvin O’keeffe | 9d 7h 31m |
Maximiliaan Aarts | 9d 7h 31m |
Jan Schäfer | dnf |
Imran Shaikh | dnf |
Rene Groot | dnf |
Piotr Liszke | dnf |
François Teurlay | dnf |
Hans van Bohemen | dnf |
Richard Jansen | dnf |
Bernd Rosing | dnf |
Ramses Bekkenk | dnf |
Gert Jan Schilder | dnf |
Harm Michalski | dnf |
Fiona Sharp | dnf |
Geert Toenders | dnf |
Jurjen Draaijer | dnf |
Casper van Wijck | dnf |
Lars Götzenberger | dnf |
Joeri Van Ginneken | dnf |
Daniel Stephenson | dsq |
FULL ROUTE – PAIRS | |
Tom van Beelen | 6d 9h 43m |
Arno Dreef | dnf
|
Bart Van De Water | 6d 13h 12m |
Bart Verheijen | 6d 13h 12m
|
Joep Smits- | 7d 19h 41m |
Thijs Smits | 7d 19h 41m
|
Gemma Adelaar | 8d 15h 30m |
Timo Klok | 8d 15h 30m
|
Josette Voskuilen | 9d 8h 53m |
Werner Velis | 9d 8h 53m |
Michele Linz | dnf |
Markus Linz | dnf |
SPRINT ROUTE – SOLO | |
Laurens Dhaese | 4d 5h 55m |
Ingmar Sluiter | 4d 8h 16m |
Ed Schinkel | 5d 5h 4m |
Niels Rijsenbrij | 5d 5h 4m |
Jasper Persoons | 5d 6h 18m |
Toni Säilä | 6d 3h 3m |
Charles Delorme | 6d 4h 48m |
Phil Dubé | 6d 5h 54m |
Mudit Kohli | 6d 6h 55m |
Charles Cox | 8d 9h 41m |
Hervé Criaud | finish |
Joshua Maliepaard | finish |
Konstantinos Pachnis | finish |
Michael Arnold | finish |
Pjotr Hubin | finish |
Paul Berkhout | finish |
Pieter Mulder | finish |
Winfred Peereboom | finish |
Maureen van den Wijngaart | dnf |
Erwin Hartenberg | dnf |
Folkert Zwiers | dnf |
Benjamin Wessel | dnf |
Aafke Soet | dnf |
Remco Baas | dnf |
Marcel van der Molen | dnf |
Hendrik Venema | dsq |
SPRINT ROUTE – PAIRS | |
Jamie Clowes | 5d 5h 4m |
Sean Harrison | 5d 5h 4m
|
Luc Joosten | 5d 10h 19m |
Joep Keijsers | dnf
|
Nanke Stein | 5d 12h 27m |
Eelco Meuter | 5d 12h 27m
|
Beccie Drake | finish |
Ben Dickinson | finish
|
Benjamin Pennel | finish |
Ludovic Pennel | finish |
Maria Wojtkowiak | dnf |
Stefan Wojtkowiak | dnf |