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Day 1 Oost-Eeklo - Amiens 310 km

The day started smooth. I could hide in a group for almost 100 km and so the headwind was not my concern. But of course with my limited power, everytime if i have to climb a hill ( not a mountain ) i ...
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Day 2 Amiens - Paris 295 km

If somebody asked me before "are you ready for this adventure" i would have answered " off course this is not my first cycling journey ". Today after 2 days and over 600 km later i know better. Leavin...
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Aug, 21

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Aug, 22

Day 3 Noisy le grand - Bar-le Duc 350 km 2.800 height meters -----------------------------------------------------. After a day of rest and a very short night, the race started at 2:00 in de morning, ...
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Day 4 Bar le Duc - Belfort 320 km 3450 Height meters

After a day of rest, used for washing clothes, eating lot of steak and resting we started the "Queen stage" at 4:00 o clock in the morning. Everybody seemed wide-awake, but if 56 cylists equipped with...
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Day 8 Belfort - Straatsburg 170 km 400 height meters

With slight numb hands i will try to express a feeling that is hard to explain if you were not a cyclist in this "Heroic tours" The rest day in Belfort was used for most cyclist to rest and to have n...
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Day 9 Straatsburg - Luxemburg 296 km 2200 height meters

Rob and i got company from Rudi. Rudi had to stop cycling after Paris because of problems with his knee and i told him at the start that if he cycled like this turtle he would easily reach the finish ...
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Day 11 Luxemburg - Brussel 314 Km 3000 height meters

In luxemburg we had a rest day. I don't need to tell you again that food and sleep are the most important things on these days. And thursday morning 05:30 every body was ready at the start for the las...
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