Dirty Boar 2022
05 Sep 2022 // Published in GravelDe organisatie van Dirty Boar mag trots zijn, want in de afgelopen zes jaar hebben zij een evenement neer weten te zetten dat uitgegroeid is tot één van de klassieker op gravelkalender. Dit jaar is het gravelevenement over de Hoge Venen toe aan zijn zesde editie. Deze stond al een tijdje hoog op mijn lijst en ik mocht hem voor het eerst rijden.
Graveltalk with Erwin Sikkens
28 Jan 2021 // Published in GravelI think we have all heard someone mention that Gravel is the new kid on the block in cycling. There are plenty of people in the sport that will mark the relatively new genre as a hype or a hipster only experience. One thing is sure, gravel is hot and there are more people than ever before that want to hop on the gravel train.
Le Fabuleux – Part 2
05 Nov 2020 // Published in BikepackingAgain, we woke up with rain ticking on our tent. Luckily everything, but our shoes, stayed dry during the night. Unlike a few other unlucky participants who got everything soaked and had a really bad night. One of the downsides of a wet tent (and clothes) is that it becomes heavier, and when you have to pack all that weight on your bike you know it will be a little tougher today.
Le Fabuleux – Part 1
14 Oct 2020 // Published in BikepackingWe packed our bikes, grabbed our bags and headed out for our first ever “official” gravel bikepacking event in the beautiful Belgium Ardennes. Despite the bad weather forecast and the current Covid-19 situation, around 30 people gathered in a little town called Sy and got ready to tackle the challenging route through the Ardennes.
Pathfinder Giro 2020
07 Aug 2020 // Published in GravelIn times like these we clamp on to the wonderful little adventures that we can experience close to our home. We are very blessed with entrepreneurs like Pathfinder Giro’s main man Yorit Kluitman. Who invests his precious free time organizing awesome events right at the end of your doorstep, that is if you live in […]
Groad to DK200 – #2
15 Apr 2020 // Published in GravelThis post was supposed to be all about how hard training is and how our shape is developing towards Dirty Kanza’s 200 miles. But since basically Europe and Northern-America are in a lock-down situation due to the Corona virus, we won’t cover those subject as much as we would have liked to.
Groad to DK200 – #1
30 Jan 2020 // Published in GravelLast year we were searching for new adventures overseas. Not the usual Granfondo or Bikepacking adventure, no we wanted something different. With the search for new paths to ride we crossed the idea to tackle the 200 miles in Kansas.
RIDING HOME FROM HARROGATE – PART 4
30 Jan 2020 // Published in BikepackingWe swing our sore legs over our saddles once again. The cold wind makes us shiver. We decide to have breakfast in the city center of Carlisle before tackling the tracks surrounding Hadrian’s Wall. With fresh fuel in our tanks we start riding towards Newcastle, our final destination of our bikepacking adventure.
Riding home from Harrogate – part 3
20 Nov 2019 // Published in BikepackingWith just a small electric heater in the Pod, we woke up from cold feet, cold fingers and cold bones. Last night we stayed on top of a hill looking out over Windermere lake in Lake District. Way colder than our previous stay, but just as beautiful.