Today’s stage took us from de Ceyennes to the Pyreneees. According to the presenter of the “evening stage” – our nightly ritual in which one of the teamies presents next day’s stage – it was going to be a day with lots of climbs and descents. Luckily being prepared for a tough stage can mean...

Meppie looked like he had spent the night in a washing machine. Not hungry, not thirsty and nauseous. He probably had suffered from sunstroke the day before. Not a great start for him.For this to happen to our ‘iron man’ shows us again that it the heat, sun and hours of intense exercise can be...

The morning brought another cloudless sky with not much change of weather expected in the day. Although everyone was present at the starting line on time, a few last minute mechanical hitches caused some dreaded delays and the first meters on the bike were postponed by about half an hour.The pace...

To end the first week in style we had to put our legs to work! And where to do that better than in the Alps? After departure from Station des Rousses in the Jura the first 100 km were primarily descent. So far so good…Quite interesting that we apparently cycled these altimeters up over the past...

The Tour leads us through the Haut-Jura, over the first hilly mountains and a climb finish. The atmosphere in the group was excellent after the breakfast at Chateau Taminiau, thanks to the hospitality of Lucas' parents. Thank you for everything! At the start in Tournus we were welcomed with...

You may have gotten the impression that this tour is about having a swim and jumping in fountains. However, those are little blips of distraction in a day which otherwise solely exists of cycling, eating, sleeping, and more cycling. After 1 week, we've conquered the longest stage and have left...

We thought we had seen ‘hot’, but this day took it one step furtner. We left early after a short night as the Adrenaline of the semi-finals kept us awake for a while (We are in the Finals!). It was a good day to ride with the entire group (Meppie up front, everyone else tagging along).We also...

Everybody that says that the North of France is boring, is crazy. You just have to be on a bicycle to enjoy the spectacular sights! Today was a day to relax and recover from the tough stages of the past three days, we only had to cycle 150km with any real challenges. Therefore there isn't much to...

Early in the morning the mayor of Wanze was welcoming us with coffee and croissants. This was a very sociable gathering and they also had a beautiful exposition about the Tour de France, with old fashioned jersey's and bikes.After that followed a dreadful ride to Namen and beyond, until we hit the...

This was the first day we were riding just with the team. Still a bit tired from the 1st stage we had breakfast together, ready for another long stage along the roads of several of the Belgian ‘classics’.The sites and cols were familiar as we spent a long training weekend there and rode most...