Becoming a Dot

Race Diary
Notes from Race Around the Netherlands 2019
RATN Day 1
It started as an idea last summer: maybe I could actually try racing in one of these things,...
RATN Day 2
Knees. Starkly aware of my knees all night. Not happy at all. And therefore not much sleep. ...
RATN Day 3
So many sheep. I passed Time Point 4 at 04:56, legs feeling good. Sunrise on my back at first,...
RATN Day 4
I left my cell and locked the door behind me. Out of the basement exit, then around the harbour...
RATN Day 5 & 6
When I started this journey, I wanted to push myself to new limits and see what I discovered...
The Bike
'Miles' the Whyte Wessex One

Miles
Whyte Wessex One
SRAM Apex 1x11 drivetrain
Flat pedals. Because of my old-man knees and 2 x surgeries
Saddle bag: clothes (2nd pair of bibs, 2 spare jerseys, 3 base layers, socks, chamois cream, etc)
Frame bag: tools, tubes, pump, big battery pack, food, gels, lip salve.
Top tube bag : 2nd battery pack, phone when raining.
2 x food pouches
Dry bag on the aerobars for gloves, arm warmers, snood, etc
2 x food pouches:
Left for sugar (jelly beans, Haribo, etc). Right for mixed nuts (cashews, peanuts, almonds, pistacios)
Wahoo Bolt GPS for navidation
Hand-written route card with the names of towns every 50km along the entire route.