Hard data of the day

From: Sven Nys Cycling Center
To: Sven Nys Cycling Center

# kilometers: 130km
# altimeters: 500hm
# hours on the bike: 5h

Story of the day

Twenty-two partners gathered at the Sven Nys Cycling Center for the ultimate training ride before the real thing next month. With a blue sky and many smiling faces at the start, the circumstances were ideal for a training ride that was designed by Frederik, Joris and Dirk to prepare us for the “average” daily ride every day for a week next month: 130 km and +1,000 hm. 

Twenty-two partners gathered at the Sven Nys Cycling Center

Our friends at Kortweg made sure that everyone who was riding an e-bike got comfortable with their bikes, and some even had to assemble their bikes as they insisted on driving cars with a trunk the size of a shopping trolley.

During the ride, Dirk made the enthusiastic cyclists leading the way hold their horses, Joris did an excellent job as ‘wind stopper’, and Frederik kept us safe blowing his whistle at the front of the peloton. 

After 75 km, we stopped at Horst Castle (you know, home to ‘De Rode Ridder’) for a short lunch and/or a bio break, after which we continued on our winding road back to Sven Nijs’ Balen, riding alongside the Demer. 

Short lunch and/or a bio break at Horst Castle

We were promised “an enjoyable but also very challenging ride in the beautiful Hageland area” and that is exactly what we got. Great appetiser for the main course that will be served next month. Looking forward to it!