Anyone here do it last year?
On paper it looks very pleasant and an easy intro into stepping things up mileage-wise.
1680km with only 5000m of alt gain and a 7.5 day time limit (if you're bothered with being included in the finishers list).
Been told it's about 60% paved cycle paths and 40% quiet roads and obviously being in Holland the bike isn't a 3rd class citizen.
~600km is my previously longest trip so it'll be quite a bit longer.
The gpx track is available to download on the website (http://www.adventurebikeracing.com/ratn.html) for anyone who might fancy it as an individual trip at any point.
Be interested to hear folks thoughts on this one as it's a LOT more roadie (I'll be on my gravel bike) than my previous trips.
Should at least keep me motivated to get the miles in over the winter
Let's see.....
Cheers, Gairy.
). That's the big draw, avoiding the hassle of transporting a bike, TBH its about the only draw of going there 
It looks incredibly built up. I won't be doing that event though.