Results and planning

2010 planning
Date
Distance / Elevation
Time / Average speed
Result
Comments
NK Single Speed (dutch championship) ? ?      
NK Marathon (dutch championship) - Groesbeek 18 september 100km      
Grand Raid Godefroy - Bouillon - Belgium 12 September 70km      

Grand Raid CristAlp - Sion - Switserland

21 August 137km / 5700hm 12:35:21 / 10,8km/h Elite 72 of 101, overall 269 of 373 Extremely difficult and long race. Climbs are not too steep (avg. 10%), but you have to climb alot! Nice views, lots of technical sections, good support and many spectators. Awesome!
Erbeskopf - Deuselbach - Germany 11 July 67km / 1700hm 3:25:30 / 19,4km/h RWP-cup: 3rd, Elite 15 of 58, overall 38 of 327 Very hot conditions (36C). The course is very nice. Not a lot of technical stuff, but there are some very cool descents. The climbs are not very steep.
Raid des Hautes Fragnes - Malmedy - Belgium 13 June 68km / 1900hm 4:01:14 / 16,8km/h RWP-cup: 3rd, Elite 19 of 125, overall 53 of 563 Awesome trails, rocks, rivers, mud, sand, everything you could wish for! Started at a slow pace (HR=165bpm) which payed off in the end.
Saarschleifen bike marathon - Orscholz - Germany 30 May 54km / 1600hm 2:55:15 / 18,1km/h

RWP-cup: 9th, overall 60 of 586

 Very muddy, it had rained all week and the night before. Technical sections very tricky in the wet.
ATB Challenge - Bladel - Netherlands 18 April 4 hours (~2h pp) 25km/h 8 of 22 Raced in the mixed category with Marian Pekel. Just as nice as last year. Very well organized event.
2009
Photos / videos
Distance / Elevation
Average speed / Ranking
GPS track
Comments
           
Grand Raid Godefroy - Bouillon - Belgium
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93km / 2300hm
18,3km/h / 50 of 367
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Beautiful area for biking. Organisation OK, but quite expensive (30 euro).
MTB World 6 hour race - Assen - Netherlands
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127km / 650hm
21,2km/h / 1 of 22
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Nice 7-8km trail, 80% single track. Well organized and always good fun.
Bataille des Ardennes - Trooz - Belgium
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56km / 1200hm
20,8km/h / 10 of 239
Small organisation, cheap entry fee. One of the best areas of the Ardennen near La Reid and Spa. Technical uphill and downhill sections and fast stretches through farmland.
Erbeskopf - Deuselbach - Germany
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110km / 3100hm
17km/h / 59 of 150
Wet and muddy conditions. Long climbs and fun technical sections trough forest with slippery roots. Descent over skislope. Well organized event.
Bergrace - Oosterbeek - Netherlands
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2,5 hours
17km/h / 105 of 200
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9 km lap with 200 meters of climbing. The track is placed in the Mariendaal property, which is only open to mountainbikers during this event. It is a beautiful place with plenty of technical climbs.
Raid des Hautes Fragnes - Malmedy - Belgium
65km / 1800hm
15,4km/h / 98 of 495
Awesome race! Technical climbs, technical decents, river crossings, plenty of support and good organisation.
Bergrace - Arnhem - Netherlands
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2,5 hours
19,3km/h / 120 of 230
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VNice 8 km lap with 175 meters of climbing. Decent over stairs, walking up stairs.
Ardennen Trophy - La Reid - Belgium
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65km / 1750hm
16,1km/h / 88 of 451
VVery cool course with plenty of steep climbs, technical sections and river crossings.
Saarschleifen bike marathon - Orscholz - Germany
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105km / 2700hm
18,2km/h / 200 of 291
Nice course, 2 laps, cool technical sections. Well organized.

Markermeer Challenge part 2: Speedy Marijke - Netherlands

150km / -
23km/h
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SKS Bike Marathon - Sundern / Hagen - Germany
103km / 2500hm
17km/h / 244 of 299
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Easy 4WD tracks, 2 laps, no technical stuff.
ATB Challenge - Bladel - Netherlands
4 hours / -
25km/h
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7km fast and flat lap. Fun event!
Triathloon - Loon - Netherlands
5km run / 25km mtb / 2km kajak
30th of 100
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Well organized event. Good fun! MTB track is only 60% offroad, very easy.
Bergrace - Wageningen - Netherlands
2,5 hours
23km/h / 151 of 269
x
Nice lap with some climbs. Organisation OK.
Markermeer Challenge part 1: Tim vs Tom
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150km / -
24km/h
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x

 

2008
Photos / videos
Distance / Elevation
Average speed / Ranking
GPS track
Comments

Alpe d'Huez - Alpe d'Huez - France

13,8km / 1061hm
12,5km/h
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Radical!
Roc d'Azur - Frejus - France
87km / 2700hm
12,7km/h / 689 of 1400
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Tough course, with lots of technical descents over rocky tracks. Well organised.
MTB World 24 hour race - Assen - Netherlands
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 160km160km / -
7km/h / 16 of 20
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Nice 7-8km trail, 80% single track. Well organized and always good fun. Track is quite bumpy, so it is a serious challenge riding 24h solo.
Houffalize MTB marathon - Houffalize - Belgium
55km / 1400hm
16,2km/h / 23 of 404
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Hard going in Belgium. Technical sections are good fun.
Boucles de Hollange - Hollange - Belgium
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65km -
16km/h / 4 of 44
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Course through forests, some steep climbing.
La bataille des Ardennes - Trooz - Belgium
54km / 1350hm
18km/h / 34 of 200
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Very cool track with technical bits.
Hagelandse chrono - Langdorp - Belgium
85km / 1600hm
16,3km/h / 285 of 394
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x
12 hours team enduro - Launceston / Tasmania - Australia
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12 hours team of 3
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12 hour race in a team of 4. Nice technical sections, cool race.
Kellevie - Kellevie / Tasmania - Australia
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6 hours / 90km / 2000hm
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6 hour solo.
Century Ride - Hobart / Tasmania - Australia
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100km / 1500hm
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Tahune MTB marathon - Tahune / Tasmania - Australia
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50km / 1750hm
16,5km/h / 6th of 16
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Awesome race through the rainforest.

 

2007
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Distance / Elevation
Average speed / Ranking
GPS track
Comments
Tenerife vulcano decent - Tenerife
70km / -2000hm
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Ardenne Bleu Open Trophy - Verviers - Belgium
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50km / 2000hm
13,3km/h / 109th of 220
Hard race, much climbing

 

2006

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Vosges a VTT holiday- Vosges - France
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Beautiful area for cycling. Home of world champion Julian Absalon.