15 May 2019: Vlaardingen-Wageningen-Vlaardingen ride

On May 15, 9 colleagues rode from Vlaardingen to Wageningen and back, covering a total distance of approximately 250 km. The start was at 8:00 AM and the finish around 19:00. On route there were a number of join or leave of points, for those that don't want to ride the full distance, but only a part.
The ride was in two big chunks with a one hour lunch break at the Wageningen Campus. Each of the two chunks had a 30 minutes "coffee-plus" break around the middle. First stop was at Knus bij Ann in Nieuwegein, where we received a whole cake especialy made for us! Second stop in Leerdam at Koffie in de bakkerij. For the anticipated route click here

To manage the timings, we anticipated a cycling speed of approximately 27-28 km/h, depending on weather conditions. A special whatsapp group for the occasion was used to update everybody might timings be missed.

For an impression of the similar ride in 2018, see further on this page.
On 15 May the ride could be followed in real time via GPS-tracking site Greenalp. On your mobile (or the home front) use the link bit.ly/FollowUVBikers

Current participants

1. Kees van Malssen rides from urdv to urdv
2. Arno van Unnik rides from urdv to urdv
3. Annemarie Pielaat rides from Wijk-bij-Duurstede to Leerdam
4. Wilma du Chatinier rides from urdv to urdv
5. ed rosing rides from urdv to urdv
6. Herrald Steenbergen rides from urdv to Leerdam
7. Boudewijn Hollebrands rides from urdv to urdv
8. Peter Smit rides from Algerabrug to Brug-over-de-Noord
9. Kees Zuijdervliet rides from urdv to urdv

Biking distance to Unilever Wageningen

Unilever R&D Vlaardingen will move to Wageningen, where the new Food Innovation Center (UFIC) is currently under construction.
Some colleagues are considering moving to the area and would like to commute by bike. But... what is biking distance to the UFIC?

A map has been drawn in which contour lines give the actual on-the-road biking route shortest distance, taking into account where can and cannot bike.

• The orange dotted line is 15.0 km cycling
• The green dotted line is 20.0 km cycling
• The blue dotted line is 25.0 km cycling
• The red dotted line is 30.0 km cycling

All distances are shortest distance, no ferry's only bridges (if applicable).
The map is complete to the North, the East and the West. It is clipped to the South at around 15.0 km. The South part can be created and mapped out as well, if there is interest send an email to Kees van Malssen.

20 June 2018: Vlaardingen-Wageningen-Vlaardingen ride

On June 20, we did ride from Vlaardingen to Wageningen and back, covering a total distance of approximately 230 km. The start was at 8:00 AM and the finish at 19:00. On route there were a number of step up/step of points, for those that didn't want to ride the full distance, but only a part.
The ride was in two big chunks with a one hour lunch break at the Wageningen Campus. Each of the two chunks had a 30 minutes "coffee-plus" break around the middle. First stop was at Knus bij Ann in Nieuwegein. Second stop in Leerdam at Koffie in de bakkerij. For the anticipated route click here

To manage the timings, we anticipated a cycling speed of approximately 27-28 km/h, depending on weather conditions. A special whatsapp group for the occassion will be used to update everybody might timings be missed.

On 20 June the ride could be followed in real time via GPS-tracking site Greenalp. On your mobile (or the home front) use the link bit.ly/VWV2018

Revisit the 20 June 2018 group ride Vlaardingen-Wageningen-Vlaardingen

Relive 'UV Bikers doen Vlaardingen Wageningen Vlaardingen'

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