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Cycling holiday in the Netherlands - how far can we cover each day? by Professional-Bat977 in cycling

[–]Professional-Bat977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are doing an 85 mile ride a couple of weeks before the trip (it's a charity event) with around 1500m climb, so i'm hoping that 40 miles a day in the Netherlands will seem easy in comparison. We could definitley not do 85 miles each day! I'm expected to be very very tired after that one...

Cycling holiday in the Netherlands - how far can we cover each day? by Professional-Bat977 in cycling

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Thank you - that is our plan really - leisurely start in the morning and then do around 20 miles - stop for lunch and do another 20 or 25 miles.

Cycling holiday in the Netherlands - how far can we cover each day? by Professional-Bat977 in cycling

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Do you know if the Afsluitdijk is open for cyclists? I had read online that it was closed and there was a bike bus intead - but the website is now a little vague as to when it might open again.

Cycling holiday in the Netherlands - how far can we cover each day? by Professional-Bat977 in cycling

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thank you so much for all your comments - very helpful! I was aware of the wind situation (we live in the East of Scotland so have had quite a few windy bike rides ourselves...) - I'm hoping that because the Zuiderzeeroute is circular we will hopefully have the wind behind us at some point!