One of the finest things about Velominati is it attracts the crazy bastards. Cyclists are slightly unhinged anyway but there are more than a few out there who have no fear. Crazy is not constrained by nationality. Crazy knows no borders. Sure the Randonneurs would do this just to make sure they were happy with their choice of headlamp strap but @bas is not one of those.
Rapha and Strava sponsor something called the Festive 500. Ride your 500 km between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve for bragging rights and a stinkin’ badge. If you live up North, this is a noteworthy thing to do. Most don’t try to do it all at once, that would be crazy.
VLVV, Gianni
On December 24th, me and three riding friends embarked on a trip from Paris to our hometown of Haarlem in the Netherlands. The idea was to see if we could ride all of the Festive 500 in one ride and ‘get it over with’. We picked a starting location that was approximately 500 kilometers from home and pretty much rode with it from there.
A friend and documentary maker decided that he wanted to see if he could capture us killing ourselves in front of his camera and shot the whole thing.
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Bloody show offs!
Seriously, awesome ride guys, hope you have recovered by now.
OUTstanding!
And another data point that chocolate croissants and an appropriate fuel for epic Rule 9 undertakings!
Holy Mother of Merckx, that's something else
Cripes. Don't think I'll ever have the nerve to claim a Rule 9 ride after that! Chapeau.
I'm thinking his magnitude 10 EPMS had magical powers.
New rule proposal... (I'll leave it to the smart guys to give it a title)... Any ride of 500k and above automatically gains exemption from "the rules", apart from #80 (This can NEVER be broken)My 100k Sunday ride has now become pathetic - must apply more #5... Ho hum...
These dudes are crazy...but hat's off to them. Made even more impressive by the one guy riding with a sleeping bag under his saddle!!
Bravo! Incredible ride, and it made a great looking video to boot. I have been inspired!
Awesome ride... hard men for sure. Coming from SoCal, Christmas is not as much of a hard man move.
So, so good.