Inspired by an article by Reinder Storm about cycling in times of crisis in which he referred to the ANWB Bicycle Tour through the Netherlands in 1917, Ramses Bekkenk has found a new challenge. Armed with maps and a route … Continue reading →

From 2012 to 2016 there was the mountain bike ‘Elfstedentocht’ as a race that took the riders in three stages over three days over more than 400 kilometers along the eleven Frisian cities. Martin Schuttert: “I rode this race with … Continue reading →

After a long and successful career on the mountainbike, Bram Rood (37) is putting an end to his sporting career. In 2014 Rood became Dutch Champion mountainbike in the marathon discipline in Eijsden and in 2011 he was the fastest … Continue reading →

Ramses Bekkenk, Tim Smeenge, Rozanne Slik and Roel Verhoeven use the shortest day to see how many laps they can complete on their training round between sunrise (8.45) and sunset (16.30). The #ShortestDayChallenge on Monday December 21th therefore means that … Continue reading →

Today Rozanne Slik took second place behind Monique Zeldenrust on the fast course over the Hondsrug in Drenthe. Teammate Roel Verhoeven performed strong as well and was part of the six-man leading group that eventually had to sprint for the … Continue reading →

In Sittard, Ramses Bekkenk has today conquered the red, white and blue jersey in the cross country discipline Masters 40+. Where Bekkenk is mainly known in the marathon world, in his early years as a mountain biker he was also … Continue reading →

Prior to the 3-Nations MTB Cup in Spaarnwoude that took place yesterday, an E-MTB race and a 3-hour race were already held on Saturday in the afternoon. The 3-hour race could be ridden both solo and as a team, whereby … Continue reading →

Where Karen Brouwer rode solo to victory in the ‘Veldslag om Norg’ after hundred kilometers, the men still had to sprint firmly for the victory. Jasper Ockeloen was the fastest ahead of Bas Peeters and Tim Smeenge. Despite Corona, the … Continue reading →

Where the KMC duo Roel Verhoeven and Tim Smeenge were spared from bad luck in the first three stages, they also had to deal with their share of setbacks in the final two stages. A strong start of the fourth … Continue reading →

After three stages the KMC duo Roel Verhoeven and Tim Smeenge are ranked at 12th place in the Swiss Epic. The five days stage race for mountainbikers started last Tuesday in Laax and will end coming Saturday in Davos after … Continue reading →