October 10, 2019
At exactly 00:01 AM we leave for Switzerland, at least 620 km to go.
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All right, off we go.
Oct. 10, 00:01 AM Our Stromer is ready.
We left for Switzerland! You can follow us via our tracking ,sponsored by Geodynamics.be
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First battery drained.
Oct. 10, 01:45 AM First battery drained, currently we have a nice average of 40 km/h.
Jan is still feeling strong!
Checkpoint, Rochefort!
Oct. 10, 03:00 AM
We have already arrived in Rochefort, already 15 minutes ahead of schedule
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We are almost in France.
Oct. 10, 04:45 AM
We are almost across the border, 186km far from our starting point. At least 420 to go. You can always send your encouragements at the bottom of this page.
Oh my Tree !
Oct. 10, 06:15 AM
A tree on the road,we could not moving it.
The Stromer can continue his route, we’ll see him later.
Still Going Strong
Oct. 10, 08:15 AM
We think this guy is on steroids, still alone and already 292km, +300 to go.
The landscape and elevation is changing.
Nancy, France
Oct. 10, 09:20 AM
One of the largest and busiest cities that we have to cross. As always, .. Car = traffic
The Stromer has built up a nice lead now.
We are near the “Ballon D’Alsace”, wish him luck!
Battery n° 6 or 7 ?
Oct. 10, 10:00 AM
We leave the city of Nancy, we are nice on schedule with our batteries, the consumption is even lower than expected.
Headwind
Oct. 10, 10:30 AM
We are still getting a thumbs up, a serious head wind at the moment.
356KM in the legs.
Almost 400KM !
Oct. 10, 11:22 AM
Driver switch, Ben is going to relieve Jan.
Jan is almost 12 hours straight on the bike, 391 km cycled, most of the time trough the rain. A little power nap will do him good.
Zet die kraan is toe!
Oct. 10, 01:20 PM
Ben retains the average well, he is almost at the Ballon d’alsace. The longest climb in our route.
He yells in Dutch “shut off the tap/rain”
Col ouvert!
Oct. 10, 01:35 PM
Ben can start his first climb / col ever.
No experience but he does have a Stromer ST3! Wondering how long it will take.
He's Flying
Oct. 10, 01:42 PM
Ok,… that’s fast.
Ballon d'Alsace Alt. 1165M
Oct. 10, 02:01 PM
24 minutes from the bottom to the top.
Fortunately our Stava is not on, K.O.M. steeler at the Ballon D’Alsace.
Remarkably how easy the Stromer ST3 behaves on a long climb.
It has started to rain harder again, be careful on this descent.
Sermamagny France
Oct. 10, 02:42 PM
Driver switch, Jan takes its over, his goal, to cover the remaining distance before 6:30PM
Last KM's in France.
Oct. 10, 03:37 PM
We can already smell the swiss cheese, last km’s in France. The hours are starting to take their toll, we have been driving for thirteen hours straight, surviving on sandwiches and biscuits.
We almost past the 500KM mark, the Stromer still works like a dream, not even a flat tire!
Lugnez Switzerland
Oct. 10, 03:50 PM
We have officially reached our destination! Switzerland! Just under 16 hours we reach the swiss border.
Because we do not have internet and roaming in Switzerland, we must continue with our offline maps.
Jan is now going to tackle the last climbs.
Undervelier, Switzerland
Oct. 10, 04:42 PM
We’ve just past a sign, road closed!
Turns out the top is closed, we have to go back. Two hours to go!
Bern, Switzerland
Oct. 10, 06:40 PM
We leave the busy evening rush of Bern, the evening falls.
I think we have proven something, what started as a joke a few weeks ago, look now we are in Switzerland!
Thank you everyone for your messages and support!
Arrived!
Oct. 10, 06:55 PM
We have arrived. Great! The Stromer staff is here to give us a warm applause.
We want to thank Anuschka for giving us Raclette and shelter for that night. Tomorrow morning we will leave for Belgium, in the car 😉 .
Our customers are waiting to drive their own Stromers!
We will see you soon in our showroom nearby in Brussels
good luck!!!
good luck!!
Succes
A big challenge! We count on the experiences and perseverance of the Bikelife team to reach this goal! Good luck!
Succes!!! 💪🏻👍🏻
Goe bezig
Go Jan, go!
Goe bezig! Blijven gaan!
We all cross our fingers so that this challenge shall be a very big success! But I know you’ll make it!
We all cross our fingers so that this challenge shall be a very big success! I am sure you’ll make it!
Proficiat voor het initiatief en proficiat voor de prestatie
een geweldige prestatiie !!
Stay strong 💪
Go Go Go Jan! 💪🚴🏻♂️💨
Go go go Jan!
Go go go Jan!
Nie vergeten te eten Jan
Geen Mathieuken doen
goed jan ik denk dat je er vroeger zal zijn dan gepland
Goed bezig, Jan!
🚴♀️ Jan,
Avant le départ,😗, pendant 😤,😓,😓,😓, … mais après 🤣,… satisfaction !!!!
Courage,
franz
Almost at the target. Good luck with the last stroke.
Jan M
Keep going Jan 👍 22uur aankomst?
Alain Heuninck
enorm trots op u om dit gedaan te hebben – chapeau !!
Fantastisch! Knappe prestatie! Zouden we de fietsroute ergens kunnen downloaden?
Everyone! You are great!
The support was important for us!
Our story will be updated soon, We will share you all the details!
Proficiat
Anja & Alain