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Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Day 7 – Will the Real Netherlands Please Stand Up?
Liz has a Zwift racing buddy from the Netherlands (shout-out to Manon!) who can’t believe the run of good weather we’ve had for this race, particularly given how…
Ben & Liz
Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Day 6 – North Holland
Today’s route has us dropping down along the Markermeer into eastern Amsterdam and then heading back north east up the coast into some very tourist-heavy regions of the…
Ben & Liz
Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Day 5 – The Morning After
Ferwert to Lelystad, 170km or 106 miles. I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring You…
Ben & Liz
Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Day 4 – Friesland, Abbreviated (is FR)
The day wasn’t abbreviated. In fact, it was quite long. Just the post will be abbreviated. Our WiFi is a bit lackluster so uploading many pictures isn’t working…
Ben & Liz
Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Day 3 – Hellendoorn to Anderen
Things are starting to happen to us. We are (well, I am!) making more mistakes. Blowing past turns and doing a few hundred extra meters. As a result,…
Ben & Liz
Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Day 2 – Take the Wind
One way to get a good start on the day in an event like this is to get an early start. It’s light at 6am and the wind…
Ben & Liz
Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Day 1 in the Books
Quick note: we had prebooked a hotel in Rozendaal which is about 155km into the race route. With today being a national holiday (King’s Day) we were worried…
Ben & Liz
Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Early-bird Registration
This morning we woke up to a still-chilly but mercifully sunny day. Our AirBnb has a nice little kitchen space but we hadn’t had time to shop so…
Ben & Liz
Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – A Blur but Coming into Focus
Tuesday -> Wednesday A brief rundown of events: It was great to see Corey and Jennie again! They’ve been in the Netherlands for five years, but this is…
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Race Around the Netherlands 2024
RatN – Bike to Bus to Plane
Last night I went to bed and thought to myself “Why would we ever want to sleep anywhere else? What are we thinking?!” Home is so good. Usually…
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