Marijn is a professional cyclist with the Lotto-Belisol Ladies Cycling Team, as well as a freelance journalist. She is the author of Vrouw & Fiets, handboek voor de fietsende vrouw (Woman and Bike: A manual for the woman cyclist). You can follow @marijnfietst on Twitter and read more of her writing on her blog.
We’ve just passed the second climb in the local lap. About 30 riders; that’s what is left of the buch. At top speed we ride towards the village ...
On May 1, 2013 / By Marijn de VriesThere are days I wish I wasn’t a cyclist. Days when my boyfriend calls me in a small voice to tell me he’s got the flu. Fever, dizzy, ...
On April 20, 2013 / By Marijn de VriesI spent a couple of days in Limburg, the south of the Netherlands, to train. The arrows for the Amstel Gold Race tourist ride were already out there, ...
On April 17, 2013 / By Marijn de VriesBed thieves There were only double beds left, explained the receptionist in our hotel in Gent to us and she added she felt really sorry for us. But ...
On April 3, 2013 / By Marijn de VriesThe road to Oude Kwaremont surprises me. It appears to be a nasty uphill one. Typical, I really don’t remember that. The only thing I can remember is ...
On March 27, 2013 / By Marijn de VriesIt all started with Mandarijn (mandarin) when I was a young girl, for obvious reasons. Especially the boy next door, Patrick, loved to call me Mandarijn. Of ...
On March 20, 2013 / By Marijn de VriesThe Ronde van Drenthe: I’ve never ridden this course over familiar ground. Saturday will be the first time. Once the race starts, we’ll be rushing through Oosterhesselen at ...
On March 7, 2013 / By Marijn de VriesIt’s 3:30 a.m., I’m in the bus between Tel Aviv and Tiberias, and I really need to share with you what crazy things an air hostess has to ...
On February 11, 2013 / By Marijn de VriesI always envy people who can enjoy themselves without company. They happily go to the cinema alone or visit a concert on their own. I just cannot. I ...
On January 11, 2013 / By Marijn de Vriesby Marijn de Vries Marijn is a professional cyclist with the Lotto-Belisol Ladies Cycling Team, as well as a freelance journalist. She is the author of Vrouw & Fiets, handboek ...
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