Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen

Dit verhaal typ ik terwijl naast mij Bob in foetus-houding ligt te slapen op een naar verhouding best wel oké bankje in Kuala Lumpur Airport. Want ja, een nachtje doorhalen vanwege vertragingen en het mislopen van je laatste vlucht naar Amsterdam hoort ook wel een beetje bij het avontuur. Slapen doe ik thuis wel weer. Seizoen klaar, tijd zat.

Nil volentibus arduum!

With an awesome Asian adventure, I ended my 2015 cycling season on a high note. For me, it felt like some sort of a breakthrough, and just the thing I needed to keep myself motivated throughout this winter in preparation for a new cycling season. As I had the option of staying with the CCN cycling team for the 2016 season, I knew that there was appreciation for what I’d done. I will, however, stay with my club team Westland Wil Vooruit for the third consecutive year.

For this year the team got some extra firepower for the classics, as multiple riders came back after spending some time with other teams. This, together with the motivated team staff, allows for the team to not only have a shot at the overall classification in the Dutch Club Competition, but also go head to head with Continental teams in the Topcompetition and several UCI races. I’m really looking forward to the challenge of competing with the best semi-professionals.

With such a nice bunch of good riders, it’s hard not get excited for the upcoming season. So far the team training on the past few Saturdays has proven that the team houses a lot of talent. The Team goals of winning the club competition and becoming the best Dutch club team are objectives that I would like to contribute to. Besides that, I’d love to finally take a classics win, which so far seems to be elusive. With the proper training and aforementioned morale boost, nothing should be impossible in the upcoming cycling season. Nil volentibus arduum!