37.8 km/h. That was Tadej Pogacar's average speed for yesterday's tour stage.

I had the same average speed yesterday... But not for long. If I'd been able to keep it up for 200 km instead of just the 10 km distance between home and the start of our group ride, without a howling tail wind, and including climbing several of the Pyranees then perhaps I'd also be in France right now.

We can all dream, but I know of course that that was always way beyond my ability. Pro cycle racers are *astoundingly* strong.

Anyway, here are some photos from yesterday's 100 km ride with @twilwel and @TheoZw, which was carried out at a much more moderate and sociable average speed, including stops for lunch and other things, including visiting some mastodons.
#regel17 #cycling #BikeTooter #velomobile #mastodons

And here are a few photos from last week. I cycled past one of the very many small war memorials in the Netherlands.

Typically, all you can see from the road is a sign which reads "Monument 1940-1945". In this case it led to a very discrete memorial to six men who died on an attack on this barn.

The action was part of Operation Amherst: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Amherst

I think it's notable that one of the brave men who died at this location in a fight to restore Dutch freedom was Syrian.

80 years ago there were Syrians fighting to help the Dutch. We can now help Syrian refugees.

Sadly, our current government does not treat refugees from Syria, or other lands, with respect.
#nlpol #warmemorial #netherlands #drenthe #syrischevluchtelingen #vluchtelingen #1945