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  Ronde van Vlaanderen

  The road to Oude Kwaremont surprises me. It appears to be a nasty uphill one. Typical, I really don’t remember that. The only thing I can remember is ...

  On March 27, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries
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  Nicknames

    It all started with Mandarijn (mandarin) when I was a young girl, for obvious reasons. Especially the boy next door, Patrick, loved to call me Mandarijn. Of ...

  On March 20, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries
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  Race through the streets of my youth

  The Ronde van Drenthe: I’ve never ridden this course over familiar ground. Saturday will be the first time. Once the race starts, we’ll be rushing through Oosterhesselen at ...

  On March 7, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries
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  Pray like herrings in a barrel

  It’s 3:30 a.m., I’m in the bus between Tel Aviv and Tiberias, and I really need to share with you what crazy things an air hostess has to ...

  On February 11, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries
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  Everyone’s Dad

  I hardly ever saw such a small man on a bike. If I ride next to him, I feel like a giantess. You would think he’s one of ...

  On February 1, 2013 / By admin
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  Wet mullet

  Finally my hair is long enough to have a ponytail again. A decent ponytail, a ponytail that deserves that name – instead of some hairs pulled together, playing ...

  On January 28, 2013 / By admin
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  It all starts and ends with Lance Armstrong

  He is everywhere around here. His ghost is haunting the city and the lands surrounding it. Not because of the doping news or because of his oncoming interview ...

  On January 14, 2013 / By admin
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  Smiles, smog, and sock doping in Saigon

  2012 was the year of hi-viz, my bike, my bar tape, my bottle cages, my shades and, for most of the 21st of December, my face. That’s right, ...

  On January 13, 2013 / By jamesstout
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  I cannot enjoy myself while on my own

  I always envy people who can enjoy themselves without company. They happily go to the cinema alone or visit a concert on their own. I just cannot. I ...

  On January 11, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries
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  The moment

  by Marijn de Vries Marijn is a professional cyclist with the Lotto-Belisol Ladies Cycling Team, as well as a freelance journalist. She is the author of Vrouw & Fiets, handboek ...

  On January 8, 2013 / By Marijn de Vries