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Preach, brother Baardy! 😂😅🥳

Thank you very much, Mario!!! And if I can do it, so can you! It just take months and months of training 😅 I still want to see how many hours I have trained in total, I should look that up. But I'm pretty sure that (almost) everybody can do this, it's not rocket science: train for long hours and be too stupid to quit 😂

Popper! How did your exams go? Nah mate, I'm getting to old to do the same thing twice. I want to focus on my FTP for the next couple months and then maybe try an ultra endurance bikepacking event like the Taunus bikepacking in Germany or the Bright Midnight in Norway. There are just too many fun events and I want to do as many as possible 🥳

From another guy far far away: thank you so much! I'm still buzzing (and sore) 😂

By the power of the beard! 😅 Ontzettend bedankt! Je berichtje betekent echt heel veel me, dank u, dank u! 🙌

Thank you, sir! I know I did it but at the same time don't, if you know what I mean. In a year of so I will watch this video and be: who is that guy? How are you doing btw, all good I hope?

Ah mate, thank you sooo much! Yeah, I'm super happy too! Who would have thought I could do this? I was in such a different place the same time last year....I couldn't even ride my bike to the end of the street without being tired 😅 How are you doing? Got any nice events planned?

@@MaartenOverweg Took me a good 10 days, but I'm back. No big plan for this year, maybe few bikepacking trips and longer rides. And about you, any events coming up?

@@ctouzelet Wow, 10 days! I understand though, you did some tough stuff 💪🙌 You feeling okay now? I don't have any big events planned for the rest of the year. I will join a team at work for Mystery Mountain in September, but that's it. And I will do some local gravel events. For next year, I might try an ultra bikepacking event. So if you have any good tips, please let me know!

@@MaartenOverweg Yep - feeling good. we'll stay in touch!

Thanks, Pickles! I love you, man! Keep that flame alive!

Thanks Seger! Yeah, really great to meet you. I’m sure we’ll see each other at future smugglers events 🥳

Thank you very much! 🙏🥳

Thank you! Not sure if Traka or something else. I kinda want to do an ultra bikepacking event, maybe like the Taunus one in Hermany or Bright Midnight in Norway. Too many fun things, the bucket list is too long. Got any tips?

Thanks mate! Of course I suffered, but it wasn't too bad actually. I still want to do some maths on how many hours I trained for this event. Ultra maths for the win! 😅🥳

I studied ultra maths 😅🧐 thanks, mate! I did think about you during the ride. You are my spirit animal after all 🥳

Thanks, Snorre! Same here, I was quite confident but still nervous...Next year we could do an ultra together, Hansee is also interested!

@@MaartenOverweg That would be great, if it fits my schedule/holiday plans 😀 I’m doing a 140 kms gravel event/race this Saturday, but since I have been on holiday for two weeks I’m quite nervous. Might have to do it as a social ride!

@@VeloViking You'll do great, mate. We all know how strong you are! Good luck, go out there and enjoy! And for next year: the 2 ultra events I've found so far over here are both in June (because of the long days, I guess). So, keep your calendar free that month 🥳

Jij ook proficiat! Was zeker geen makkelijk parcours 😅 volgend jaar de 200 mijl?

@@MaartenOverweg Ik denk eerder de 100 mijl, ik heb nog tijd om er over na te denken. wat is je volgende doel? groeten

@@user-pk4ne3qs5l een heel mooi doel, 100 mijl 🙌 ik wil zelf deze winter aan mijn basis verder werken, mijn FTP verbeteren. En dan volgend jaar misschien Flatlands doen.

Thank you, my little Norwegian dove! It was largely with your help, advise and inspiration, so again: muchos gracias, amigo! Let's do this together next year 🥳

@@MaartenOverweg​​⁠that’s too much credit. You set the goal and did the work, but you CAN thank your stubbornness 😂 Now we’re waiting for your next public goal to be announced!

@@smrsn I can be super stubborn, I know...one of my super powers 😂 I can feel the outline of a new goal forming in my head.....first focus on FTP and keep a strong base through the winter and then.....

Thank you! Me too on the weather 😅 it's even hard to remember when the last time was that I had a full day of riding without rain or anything 😂 I trained for this for 8 months and tried to get everything as dialed in as possible (bikefit, bib shorts, etc etc`), so in the end: it is doable, even for me, but it's definitely hard work. I hope you do it though, it's very fulfilling (afterwards) 😂

@@MaartenOverweg thanks, your adventures can definitely push me into the proper direction. Love them

@@hansthijs Thanks! I really appreciate that. I say this all the time but these videos are just a little extension of the cycling hobby. I'm always amazed people actually watch them 😂

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Yeah, it was a very nice route. Hard nowadays to plan a route in this area that isn't completely flooded 😅

Oooh noooooo! I was already wondering if I would bump into you. What happened exactly?

@@MaartenOverwegNot sure. I have something that resembles a cut where the tire meets the rim. I was riding in the sand section in Leendertbos and all of a sudden I heart a sound resembling a blown up shopping bag that slowly deflates. And then a kilometer onwards I had a flat. Tried pumping it up, but didn’t work at all. So walked to Valkenswaard where the organizers picked me up to bring me back to feed zone B where they had technical assistance. Only thing they could do was put in an inner tube, which would also have been risky. So I DNF’ed. Which still feels horrible.

Thank you very much 🙏 couple days later and I'm still on a high (and a soft pillow 😅)

Thanks uncle! Zwift head got triggered by the nerves, was very hard to be sensible those first 2 hours or so 😅

Oei, ik vond het met 45mm al aanpoten 😅 Ja, die regen…om treurig van te worden 🙈

Mario! How are you doing? So good to hear from you! Well...you have to laugh, right? If a bit of bad weather or a hard bike ride is the thing in your life that makes you stop laughing, you haven't had a hard life 😅 Always enjoy, even if it sucks 😂 Peter is all good, he just has had less time to ride this year, he's super busy at work and with his family. It happens. Have you had any nice bike adventures this year?

Hahaha, summer? What is that? The ride was absolutely fabulous (hey, that reminds me of that TV show 😅).

Hi mate! Yeah, we still really enjoyed it but man it was cold!

Hallo Fries, dank voor je compliment en het kijken naar mijn video en rare acties 😅 hopelijk wel alles goed met je? Succes in ieder geval met de 100km. Ben je er zaterdag ook al?

@@MaartenOverweg Hallo Maarten, met mij alles ok. Zal al eens passeren aan de startplaats om startpakket op te halen, misschien zien we elkaar daar, groeten

😂😂mate, it was one of those days where it took me 3 tries to clean my bike and there's still mud everywhere 😅🥳

🤣 perma mud. A forever memory etched onto the bike

🤣 perma mud. A forever memory etched onto the bike

@@CycleXplorer Hahahaha perma mud! That's exactly it! Sometimes I really have to think hard why this hobby was fun again 😅 (Just kidding, I love it)

… I lost my back light on Saturday night and was anally retentive enough to go back to look for it - luckily enough it was 100 meters away and sending disco lights into the next tent! 😂

@@futerko108 you are the luckiest person on earth!

I...I....I don't get it...

@@MaartenOverweg cos it was an epic emotional roller coaster - not that you're in any way a bit of a primadonna! :p

@@futerko108 😂😂😂

Thanks Mike! Hope you're doing well!

@@MaartenOverweg tango Mike 01 was my old call sign for my patrol car lol, I am also a Martin, loved the video because you say how it is keep them up mucker

@@tangomike01 10-4 Martin 😅 I twitch stream my indoor rides and am so used to calling people by (part of) their screen name. So, to me you'll probably always be Mike 😂 Have a great day, mate!

Thanks for everything, Erwin! What a great weekend again!

Thank you, Pascal! And thanks again for the wallet, I love it!

Magoo! You old sim racer, you! Yeah, well, I'll get even bigger ones this time to p#$$ off Noel even more.

Thanks mate! Good to hear from you! How’ve you been? Yeah, painful fall in that sense. Really liked those shades….but we will rebuild 😅 next Sunday is the A race, wish me luck 😄 when’s your next big one?

@@MaartenOverweg Good luck for next Sunday mate - we all know you'll smash it. I'll keep an eye out for the video. My next race is the Belvoir Castle Olympic Tri in July. I raced at the weekend (and had a nightmare) so I'm hoping my luck changes for Belvoir!!!

@@TheImprobableIronman Ah mate, I just saw the first part of your new video. What a nightmare! I'll watch the rest of it now to see if you manage to repair it. Cliffhanger! Good luck on the Belvoir!

You don’t have to say it twice, you evil son of…

Watching this , it's like a good walk ruined by a Little cycling...

@@noelaom4213😂

Thanks mate! Yeah, do it! Bikepacking is just the best. What's your plan exactly, you already have a route you wanna do? I have a very simple small and light lock that I bring, it's only to have a little bit of extra safety. It's the BBB Cycling Minicase BBL-53.

@@MaartenOverweg Thanks! Good to know that a small simple lock has sufficed in your experience. I also want to do the Limburg Divide (taking the train for Antwerp, Belgium).

@@BoostDidier The Limburg Divide is the best, I can only recommend. Let me know how it went!

Hi Melvin! Ja, deze moet je ook echt een doen, schitterende route! Thanks voor het compliment en leuk om je op Taxandria te zien, welke afstand ga je doen?

The one and only Smugglers! Thank you and thank you for organising the best gravel events there are 🥳🙌

Hi Davy! Too bad, I was looking for you as I was also at the back of the peloton 😅 I do understand your decision though, that mud and water was no joke. Looking forward to seeing you at PlugPlug! Are you gonna come a day early too?

@@MaartenOverweg I’m gonna sleep at my in-laws house, they live near the start. I hope to pass by the market and stuff the day before. Should work out.

Wet, wet, wet! 😂

Thanks Blair!

Thanks uncle!

I know, I know 😅🤷‍♂️

We don’t quit! We may cry a little, but we don’t quit 😂😅🥳

Dank je wel!

Thanks Marcus! Yeah, that was one I won't be forgetting any time soon...😅 Maybe a couple beers to help me forget, would have been better 🤷‍♂

You can say that again! 😅🙈 Ja, echt jammer! Ben je toevallig ook bij Le Fabuleux of PlugPlug Taxandria?

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Thank you very much! 🙌

😅 Never give up indeed! But to be honest, there was a point in the ride where I considered giving up and calling it a day 🙈The trick is not to listen to that voice, laugh about yourself and just keep going 🥳

Biking provides life lessons as well 👍 For ‘free’ 😀 Well done 👍