Piet has been very active on the bike this year, although the weather has not been very good. Too cold, too wet, or too much wind: there have only been a few reasonable days so far. He registered for 3 tours in the spring: Ronde van Vlaanderen (see also post of 4th April 2012), which he had to cancel due to illness, Limburgs Mooiste, which he rode with his friends from Utrecht, and recently the Jan Janssen Classic, which he had to ride by himself due to injury and family obligations of his cycling mates ("by himself" is not really true, as there were 5,000 participants!).
The latter was a tour of 155 km, starting in Wageningen and with a large loop around the Veluwe. There were many short hills, not too difficult, but slowly wearing you out. In the end it was not too hard, and Piet finished in less than 6 hours. Now a few weeks of preparation for the Alps will follow, and then it is time for some real climbs, and the Tour de France. Also planned is a race with nephew Bart and a first attempt of Dorien, both on Alpe d'Huez.
Piet on the Italiaanseweg, the last climb of the Jan Janssen Classic
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