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

Tuesday 12 February 2008

Chris Schuts

Hello Fellow Mont-Ventoux visitors. My name is Chris Schuts, age 38 and working at the shipping department at Meadwestvaco-Venlo.
It all started only two years ago, I was gaining weight at high speed because I had to quit playing football at the doctors request.
I bought a bike together with Jan and we started to make a few rounds, in the beginning we often had to stop for a break but slightly and with small steps we could stay longer on the bike.
Then Jan came with the idea to climb the Mont-Ventoux (I never heard of this bump before).
Because we spend a part of our summer holiday together we were able to do so last summer. We made it to the top together with Peter the son of Jan.
I is a very special feeling I can say now and I am really facing up to do this challenge again together with you all.
At this moment I am building up a special bike to climb the "Bump".
Building up bikes became since two years a hobby and I spend a lot of free time working on bikes it always gives a great satisfaction if you build up a bike with limited money and very light weight(less is more).
I am Really looking forward to meet you all and hopefully make this challenge a real success.
Train and watch your eating and drinking and stay well see you all soon.
Chris

Thank you Chris for your story, Who will be next? Please send me the info with a picture and I can update the weblog!

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