I am.

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TED ESSENFELD
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Me too, I'm seriously considering the sportive event too. Anyone else also interested in a friendly ride?

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Where is it, and does it have the odd upward slope lurking in the shadows?

Valkenburg, The Netherlands. Finish is about 1,5 km's after the Cauberg.

Meeee, considering I only live down the road

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Do you suffer more when you train, or cannot train?

I am moving to the Netherlands in early September (Den Helder) but will spend 10 days or so in Brunssum for World's before starting my new job. We should have a WW-get-together. I met several Weenies in Geelong in 2010 which was really nice. We should do the same in Limburg.

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TED ESSENFELD
Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland
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Litespeed Ghisallo

Considering it

Not sure I'd bring my bike though..

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Lately I've been wondering why I've never made the effort to go and attend a race while I live only about an hour's drive away from Belgium's classics arena. Anyway, it's never too late for a change. Let Valkenburg (I know, it's in The Netherlands) be the turning point

If there's a WW-group ride I'll try to be there but it's kinda hard to give any guarantees.

Sounds like a plan! Makes the trip even more worthwhile


@ticou, you could try the nearby Eyserbosweg or Keutenberg. Those are usually hilly enough.

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I plan on shipping my bike to our hotel ahead of time... or perhaps to the U.S. Embassy as I am moving on official business. Either way, I plan to have a bike with me. I am considering the sportive event, but would love to get out for a casual ride with any fellow weenies who might be interested.

Would any of the Dutch Weight Weenies be interested in coordinating a ride and some post-ride festivities?

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TED ESSENFELD
Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland
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sign me up for the ride.

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I'm in

And out again.

I'll be in IN that week

I've got my lodging secured in Brunssum. As far as I can tell it's about 16 km to the start/finish area. Can any of the locals tell me if I'll be able to ride (with my family in tow) from Brunssum to the race? Or will I need to rent a car?

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TED ESSENFELD
Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland
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You can cycle anywhere (reasonably) safely over there, so if your family can do 16kms on a bike, just go for that.
Just make sure you don't put too many hills in the route

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