Herentals-Cosne/Loire-Herentals 1200

[Salvatore]

Here's my report. On russian, sorry.http://www.velo36.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7802&sid=84dd7c8e2d6cb5a8c4af7615e1116735 Navigation failed as well as my stomach. Thank Tal and Matt`for not leaving me. The lesson to be learnt.

Thanks stas. We met briefly at the BBQ. Well done on finishing despite your illness.

The google translate version has the immortal line:

Tal and Matt were very chatty and rattled incessantly.

[Stas]

It's funny how google translator turn my polite gossip into kind of "Clockwork Orange".  The event was great! Love to everybody.

[mattc]

Hi Stas,

Glad you enjoyed your trip, despite the illness. See you on the road sometime.

I'm sorry I can't read Russian to read your report properly, but the "Clockwork Orange" version brings back many memories, and many laughs. My favourite line is:

" ... after the rise of the city I began to vomit uncontrollably on France"

There is something very poetic about some Google translations.

[tkatzir]

And I finally got round to translating my RR to English, here.

Thanks Stas and Matt, and all the other riders I met on the road.


P.S. Less than 5 days after finishing, I started the Hungary Transdanube. RR here.

Tal.

[mattc]

Hi Tal,
Nice report, thanks for translating it. Will you be posting your pictures?

How many riders did they have in Hungary? It's pretty amazing to have a moto outrider on a small event.

Cheers,
Matt
(still upset that you didn't ride LEL  too ... )

[tkatzir]

Not trying to hijack the topic...

Nice report, thanks for translating it. Will you be posting your pictures?

Thanks.

The pics from the Herentals?
pm me your email address and I'll email you what I have.
Including the one with the "Seringue Arrière" ;-)

How many riders did they have in Hungary? It's pretty amazing to have a moto outrider on a small event.

According to the official results: 58 started, 52 finished successfully.

(still upset that you didn't ride LEL  too ... )

I knew it won't be on my to-do-list in 2013.
I'm glad anybody I know who wanted to participate got a place in the end.
And from what I've heard - It was great.
So... good job to everyone who made it happen, and to all the volunteers!


Carry on, back to the Herentals ...

Tal.

[Swarm_Catcher]

It was my turn to do the HCH1200

blog: MyBlog
photos: MyPhotos

[mattc]

It was my turn to do the HCH1200

Ha! Every AUK SR should ride it, but at this rate it will take many decades.

Glad you had fun. Is that big Stas at the back of the group photo? Some other faces look kiiiiinda familiar, but not so sure. (I think I recognise Bernard, but I don't really know him).

[recumbentim]

Excellent photos and blog swarm catcher great memoires of 2011 and 12 , you might make the BBq by 7 pm next time?

[Salvatore]

The 2015 edition starts on 8th July. Plenty of time to recover before PBP.

From Randonneurs.be calendar 2015 All BRM, so valid as PBP qualifiers, not too far away (depending where you live), and a change of scenery.

[Salvatore]

Starts tomorrow. 37 entries.

2 Français
10 Belges
9 Allemands
1 GB
11 Nederland
1 Japonais
2 Brésiliens

One of the French entries is Bernard Peguin (well-known to Maverick & Valkyrie), and Robert Lammerts is one of the Dutch entries.

Whose turn is it from GB to ride this year? Anyone from here?

[pioto]

Starts tomorrow. 37 entries.

2 Français
10 Belges
9 Allemands
1 GB
11 Nederland
1 Japonais
2 Brésiliens

One of the French entries is Bernard Peguin (well-known to Maverick & Valkyrie), and Robert Lammerts is one of the Dutch entries.

Whose turn is it from GB to ride this year? Anyone from here?

Hi Salvatore,

Roy Ro. from UK. I had to cancel, too much work     I hope it is not the last time that Jan hosts this great event. Definitely one of the best brevets. If you don't remember: I am the 6'9.5" German. See you in Paris.

[Salvatore]

Starts tomorrow. 37 entries.

2 Français
10 Belges
9 Allemands
1 GB
11 Nederland
1 Japonais
2 Brésiliens

One of the French entries is Bernard Peguin (well-known to Maverick & Valkyrie), and Robert Lammerts is one of the Dutch entries.

Whose turn is it from GB to ride this year? Anyone from here?

Hi Salvatore,

Roy Ro. from UK. I had to cancel, too much work     I hope it is not the last time that Jan hosts this great event. Definitely one of the best brevets. If you don't remember: I am the 6'9.5" German. See you in Paris.

You can console yourself with the thought that you're missing two days of fierce headwind to Cosne-sur-Loire.

[Maverick]

You can console yourself with the thought that you're missing two days of fierce headwind to Cosne-sur-Loire.

Just the usual then .... and then it dies as you turn East for Rheims