Recent content by ibooij

Using your bike to travel between places to watch is by far the best option. I did this a few years ago, I think it was 2005. I got to see much more of the race than people watching tv. It was the edition with the thick fog. The only thing on tv was the finish. The race is held in quite a...

Membership for licensed riders is €78,50. An Amateur A or B license is another €73 euros (which is payed directly to the KNWU, the Dutch Cycling Association). I think that you'll also have to pass a physical examination before being able to get the license. I had to do this a few years back...

By the way: here's the address of Swift in Google maps: Swift-Leiden. The url to the club's website is http://www.swift-leiden.nl/

If you're a cross racer, there's a cross-competition in Leiden and Lisse (about 12km north of Leiden). If you arrive February 1st, you can perhaps participate in the race that will be held February 7th. This competition is being organized by Swift (my club) from Leiden and de Bollenstreek from...

I crashed 3 weeks ago, fractured my left tibia and filbula. It needed a pin through my tibia to be able to heal. Now I'm just sitting/lying on the sofa waiting for it to get better. I still have quite a lot of pain, but it seems that that's normal. I have had a few fractures before. 4 years...