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

Friday 15 February 2008

Less than 100 day's to go

Yes, today we past the timeline of 100 day's. The counter is running down and the day of the challenge is showing up in the horizon.
Then I found today a new challenge that is done on the Mont Ventoux it's called "Bicinglette"
Probably you think "What in a name is this?" Well the challenges on the Mont Ventoux never end. The "Bicinglette" is a new challenge on our mountain. I heard from it today on the Dutch Mont Ventoux site that this would be a double "Cinglé" (read an older posting about the different challenges). Ok what is it?
A "Cinglé" is a climb of the Mont Ventoux from all 3 routes on tarmac (from Bedoin, Malaucene and Sault) in 24 hours. What is a Bicinglette well this is the same but than twice. Or in different terms 272 kilometre and 8886 meters of height difference. This is special for those who do not want to do a ride of road (they would do the forestières) and who are not tired after a Cinglé,.
For this challenge you should also sign in at Mr. le Pic. I would almost say that if you do so you should also sign in at a psychiatrist, but ok there are still some people who like to suffer. I will keep it this year at one climb from Bedoin and maybe a climb from Sault on Saturday but this depends on the weather conditions and of course my condition.
I'm still waiting on the story's from most of you, send me some info about your self and a picture please so that we keep this web log interesting.
In the meantime here two nice pictures of the view that we can have if the sky is clear.














I will be away from home the next two weeks, so I don't now if I will have the time to update the weblog. Only if you send me your profile I will publish, this is not so much work.
Otherwise next update in March!

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