Members of the MeadWestvaco Mont Ventoux Challenge

  • Jan Theelen, MeadWestvaco Venlo, Netherlands, Racebike
  • Sylvain Thibaut, MeadWestvaco Deols, France, Racebike
  • Celio van Gerwen, MeadWestvaco Uden, Netherlands
  • Santiago Casado, MeadWestvaco Hemer, Germany, Walking
  • Georg Reinhard, MeadWestvaco Trier, Germany, Mountainbike
  • John Sturkenboom, MeadWestvaco Uden, Netherlands, Racebike
  • Martijn van Diepenbeek, MeadWestvaco Uden, Netherlands, Mountainbike
  • Mark van der Cruijsen, MeadWestvaco Uden, Netherlands, Mountainbike
  • Steve Cooke, MeadWestvaco Bristol, England, Walking
  • Julien Rayée, MeadWestvaco Roosendaal, Netherlands, Running
  • Twan Beurskens, MeadWestvaco Venlo, Netherlands, Racebike
  • Peter Theelen, MeadWestvaco Venlo, Netherlands, Racebike
  • Chris Schuts, MeadWestvaco Venlo, Netherlands, Racebike
  • Jeroen Evertsen, MeadWestvaco Enschede, Netherlands, Mountainbike
  • Dick Klein Egelink, MeadWestvaco Enschede, Netherlands, Racebike
  • Ramil Nigmatullin, MeadWestvaco Moscow, Russia, Running
  • Patrick de Laat, MeadWestvaco Uden, Netherlands, Racebike
  • Michel Tanguy, MeadWestvaco Troyes, France, Racebike
  • Christophe Raby, MeadWestvaco Troyes, France, Racebike

Non MeadWestvaco members

  • Ronald van Heertum, Uden, Netherlands, Racebike
  • Marcus Gluth, MWV Contractor Hemer, Germany, Racebike
  • Heiner Korschewski, MWV Contractor Hemer, Germany, Racebike
  • Thomas Nicolai, MWV Contractor Hemer, Germany, Racebike

MeadWestvaco's Mont Ventoux Supportteam

  • Daniel Westphal, MeadWestvaco Hemer, Germany
  • Michael Hofer, MWV SHE SBS Europe, Austria

Thursday 24 January 2008

Daniel Westphal


Hi everybody,

I'm Daniel Westphal from MWV Calmar in Hemer. In October 2000 I joined Calmar as supervisor warehouse and distribution logistics. At this time Calmar was under ownership of SAINT-GOBAIN France. Since 2006 Calmar belongs to the MWV group. We are producing first class trigger and fine mist sprayer and dispenser pumps. Right now I'm 44 years young, married and my daugthers are 13 and 15 years old.

In 1983 I bought my first race bike, in 1984 I was able to ride 20 kms less then 30 mins but nowadays I'm happy if I'm able to go 20 kms at least... ;-)) So the MWV Mont Ventoux challenge is a real one for me. My aim is according to the Olympic principle: to take part is anything. Therefore I decided to climb by mountain bike and if possible to ride the total distance without pushing my bike uphill.

I'm very glad to meet all of you in May and I'm sure, that this event will bring all of us a lot of fun!
Thank you Daniel for your contribution. Who will be next?

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