16 Sep
2013
16 Sep
'13
3:16 p.m.
After 8 times on a row riding the VR, it's for me very disappointing that I may not start again. Last week I just bought a new M5 carbon high racer specially for the VR. My goal for the VR 2014 was a finish time under the 10 hrs.
Yes, we look different from behind, but we start in the last group and we only overtake other competitors! It happens only up hill that some competitors are possibly a little bit faster than recumbent bikers.
This year there were only 2 recumbents and almost 20.000 ordinary bikes at the start, Per Eric and I. When you like you can read a report (in English) about the VR 2013 on http://www.ligfiets.net/news/4468/indrukwekkende-tochten.html
It's sad that the recumbent phobia catched the VR.