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 5 June 2008

Cinglé (Crazy / Stupid guy)

What to add to the stories from my fellow cyclist, runners, supporters and walkers. Started couple months ago with the first thought about the Cinglé, 3 climbs to the Mont Ventoux. In my challenge 3 others joint for this crazy ride to the this top. Spinning, training and biking almost every other day since Eastern. May 4th the first tour in the south or Netherlands, 140 km cycling hill up and down again in parts of Belgium – Netherlands and Germany. Learned also Patrick used this one as training for the Cinglé. Finished this tour and was almost confident to beat the stupid “Kale Berg”.
Patrick, Chris, Peter and me myself and I started Saturday morning 8:00 AM out of small village Sault and we finished at 19:00 PM ( 11 hours later) the last climb out of Malaucene. Weather conditions below 21 °C with almost no wind, finishing on top foggy, raining, hurricane and 4 °C you need to be a little bit sick. I have died multiple times during the last climb but I DID IT!!, Yes, tripled the Mont Ventoux. To me the Cinglé is the single (single do it alone) not being crazy just need a shrink . I’m happy to complete this mission and would also thank my wife & kids, everyone who helped, organized, supported and lifted us up hill.
Even Tommy helped and pushed to complete my Mission.

See you next year for the MWV Challenge ………… Twan Beurskens

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