How Do All,
On the weekend of 11th-12th of May 2019 I was privileged to have been able to attend the first ever, Open Dutch Penny Farthing Championship race, and tour of Zaltbommel Hosted by my friend, the outgoing and ever lovely Arie Liefhebber!
Riding on the tour of Zaltbommel.
Me with Arie Liefhebber, Anders Thorell, Teun Luijbregts and Paul Gwyther behind
Photo: Annemiek
In my element, and enjoying it just a little too much! with Peter Semler in the first heat in which I came first.
Photo: Eric Bosman
I won't waste your time with lines and lines of text about how fantastic it all was etc, my words would not do the event justice! so instead I'll just show some pictures and give some links to other articles and photo albums of interest.
Links to articles and photo albums.
Excellent photos of Sunday's racing from Eric BosmanExcellent photos of the Rome to Bern Tour on the Saturday from Eric Bosman
Excellent photos of the Rome to Bern Tour from Gijs van Tuijl
https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/open-dutch-penny-farthing-championships/
A selction of my Favourite photos.
Photos are the property of the photographers and can not be reused without their permission!
The Final
The Final, Me and Pelle Kippel.
Photo: Eric Daguin
The Final. Me, Eric Daguin and Arie Liefhebber.
Photo: Eric Daguin
The Final. Me, Eric Daguin and Pelle Kippel.
Photo: Eric Daguin
The Final. Me, Eric Daguin, Pelle Kippel Simon Ponslea and Arie Liefhebber.
Photo: Eric Daguin
The Final. Me, Eric Daguin and Pelle Kippel.
Photo: Eric Daguin
The Final. Me, Pelle Kippel and Arie Liefhebber.
Photo: Eric Daguin
Winning! Bruce Walsh in 1st place and me coming in a very respectable 2nd in the final.
Photo: Eric Daguin
The Final. Eric Daguin, Me, Pelle Kippel and Arie Liefhebber.
Photo: Eric Bossman
The Final. Me, Arie Liefhebber and Eric Daguin.
Photo: Eric Bosman
The Final. Me, Arie Liefhebber, Pelle Kippel and Eric Daguin.
Photo: Eric Bosman
2nd in the final and overall. this was a second take of the prize giving as Sadly Bruce Walsh and I never made it to the podium as Bruce fell and broke his hip dismounting his bike after finishing the race, and the above photo was taken after the Ambulance left.
Photo: Eric Bosman
Contemplating my strategy for the final.
Photo: Eric Bosman
The First Heat.
Either 2 laps to go in the first heat or a peace sign?
Photo: Eric Bosman
Photo: Eric Daguin
Photo: Eric Bosman
Photo: Eric Bosman
Peter Semler and I.
Photo: Eric Bosman
Pure Aggression? taking the win in the first heat.
Photo: Eric Bosman
Photo: Eric Bosman
Winners! Me 1st and DuĊĦan Mihel in 2nd in the first heat
The Rome To Bern Tour.
The Rome to Bern Tour, Arie Liefhebber and I
Photo: Eric Bosman
The Rome to Bern Tour, Veering to the right!
Photo: Eric Bosman
The Rome to Bern Tour.
Photo: Annemiek
Rome
Photo: Eric Bosman
Bern.
Photo: Eric Bosman
Thank You for looking.
Take care,
Barry, The Knotty Bear.
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