The thirteenth AtosTour takes place on Friday and Saturday, September 2 and 3, 2016. The first stage (September 2, 2016) runs from Bussy-St. Georges (Paris) to Mons in Belgium, covering a distance of 250 km. The second stage (September 3, 2016)...
In 1954, Amsterdam was the first non-French starting point for the Tour de France. In 1973, Scheveningen was the starting point for the Tour. Leiden followed in 1978, and in 1996 it was 's-Hertogenbosch. Rotterdam had in...
Since 2004, Atos colleagues have been cycling an annual two-day tour to introduce colleagues from different countries, places, and disciplines to each other and to strengthen mutual bonds. What started small in the Netherlands in 2004 has grown in 11...
The article: 'Old' theme, new look, in Collect no. 78, surely 'must' pique your interest as a “bicycle collector.” It is nice to read that 'old' Dutch icons are being translated into contemporary stamp sheets, in which the objects are depicted as if they were on...
Team Charity Bikers has been an active participant in Duchenne Heroes for years. Duchenne Heroes was established 9 years ago by Duchenne Parent Project to raise money for the progressive muscle disease Duchenne. Children with the disease...
Valkenburg already hosted the World Championship in 1938, 1948, 1979, and 1998. In 1959, it was Zandvoort, and in 1967, it was Heerlen. So now, for the 7th time, it is in the Netherlands. The World Championship will be held from September 15 to 23, 2012....
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXVI Olympiad were held in Atlanta in 1996. These games are also known as the Centennial Games because they took place exactly a century after the first modern Olympic Games in Greece in 1896. Atlanta...
Hendrikus Andreas (Hennie) Kuiper was active as a professional from 1973 to 1988. After that, he served as a team manager until 1996. His list of achievements is impressive: in 1972 he became Olympic Road Champion and in 1975 World Champion. Among other things, he won...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in Barcelona in 1992. The residence of the then IOC President J.A. Samaranch was chosen over Amsterdam, Belgrade, Birmingham, Brisbane, and Paris. The ceremonies and athletics took place in the Estadi Olimpic...
The De Friese Elfsteden Rijwieltocht Bolsward Foundation is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The Eleven Cities Cycling Tour will be held on Whit Monday, May 28, 2012. A month ago, the article 'It giet oan' was published. At the time, I was unaware of the existence of this...
The skating version narrowly fell through in February. What is certain, however, is that the Fiets-elfstedentocht will be held on Whit Monday. The distance is 240 km, starting in Bolsward. This year, this 3-star NTFU tour celebrates its 100th anniversary...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in Seoul in 1988. The Seoul Games were a great success. After the three previous Games had each been hit by a major boycott, nearly 160 countries were present in Seoul...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in Los Angeles in 1984. No other cities had submitted bids to host these Games. It was the second time Los Angeles hosted the Games, after 1932.
On February 15th, I wrote in the article about the AH stamp sheet: “The stamp featuring the first transport bicycle has piqued my interest. That is, after all, what you become a bicycle enthusiast for. I’m going to dive into my books on a rainy day!” That...
50 years ago, Kees Vogel was commissioned to establish and expand a national traffic service. This honorable assignment was the result of a ministerial decision to address the greatly increased traffic unsafety on the main road network at a national level...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXII Olympiad were held in Moscow in 1980. The only other city that had bid to host these games was Los Angeles. Due to a US-led boycott, only...
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