Tulip tour 2007 |
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In saturday may 5th the second "North-Dutch Tulip tour" was planned. But
due to the warm spring, and the fact that on the first "Tulip tour" almost
all the tulips were gone, the tour was rescheduled two weeks earlyer, to
saturday, April 21, hoping for a colorfull spectacle.
From 10:00 was the gathering iat hotel "de Posthoorn" in Schagen. For a ride trought North-Holland a fine starting point, but from Ede over 140 km. away. It was cold , that morning so early, a bare 3 degree celsius. I put the winter lining in my jacket, and so I started at 8:15 my CX. The last evening I had fuelde the "Red Rscal" up, so I didn't had to stop. Trough Ede, towards the A30, then Barneveld, Nijkerk, into the polder to Lelystad. from the bridge across the Nijkerkernauw al the road is max speed 100 km/h, for me and my CX a good cruising speed. At Lelystad I could choose : around or across Lelystad ? I became slowly a more experienced driver now, up to the point that a highway is not scarry anymore. So I choose to go around Lelystad, the A6, then the N307 across the locks, onto the dike, N302. The length of the dike is 31 km. and the max speed is 100 km/h. One small car in front of me was kind enough to use a parking space. And then I had the joy of riding a empty road ahead, nothing pushing behind me. Far away I could see the headlights from a car, in front of me, nothing. Gently I turned the throttle, until te speedometer pointed at 100. Nothing more to do, than enjoy the sun, wind and the view acros the "IJselmeer". Cormorants on bald branches, black spicks on white bleached wood. Sun flickering into the water, and silver lines until the horizon. Way to soon I saw Enkhuizen, countless yachts in the harbour, and then the aquaduct. Now to get to Hoorn. But on this stretch of road all the spare trafficlights in North-Holland were gathered. Start-stop-halt-start-stop. This part of the N302 took awhile to travel. But in the end I reached the A7, wich I followed for just 3 km. and exited it to follow the N241 for the last 22km to Schagen. In the Flevopolder I had a taste of flowersplendor, and here more and more fields were blooming. The temperature became more pleasant, and finally, after a refuelling stop I reached "de Posthoorn" around 10:40 By the looks of the large number of motorcycles I was at the right place. Inside it was seeing old friends, new friends, and a cup of coffee. Time for a short speach by the organisation, paying the bill and onto the bike. A bit of panic, for my keys were gone. Not at the table, not in my pockets, not even in the ingnition : help! My pockets are empty, not in my jacket, and in a few minutes they leave without me, and then..... But the keys lay on my saddle, waiting for me to find them. And so I could, like all the others, get on my bike an start with the Tulip tour 2007 |
 ... onto the bike ... |
 ... start ... |
| In a long row we left Schagen. I found myself in the seventh
position. I would rather been trirth or fourth. My experiences from
the far past concerning group-riding were not overall possitiv.
The rules about riding in a groep, as explained on the website were
not gfollowed : groups from max. ten motorcycles..... I got a bit nervous,
wich, as it turned out later, was totally out of place.
The first trafficlight got me a "what now to do" feeling. As I should stop, cold I find the other back ? I didn't had TomTom, or even a description with me. On the edge of the orange/red light change I slipt across the crossing. The light just went red..... Ooops ! A hundred meters further the front-rider stopped. AaaH! That's good. So it goes around here. No everyman for himself, but we wait for eachother. I could have known, couse this is the nicest motorclub in the Netherlands, the Dutch CX-Club!!. |
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The first part of the tour takes us fast out of Schagen, in a southern
direction. Quickly we saw the first blooming fields. Red, yellow, purple
and lila between withe and rose and orange. An overwhelming display
of colors. Some roads were narrow, a challange for rider and bike, but
all went well.
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| CX-V Club Nederland | ||
| Tulpenrit April 2007 | ||
| (Deel 1: Schagen – Callantsoog 34,8 km ca. 1 uur) | ||
| Mijlen | Kilometers | Omschrijving |
| 00,00 | 00,00 | Vertrek van de Markt (Schagen) |
| 00,00 | 00,00 | Ga rechtdoor Torenstraat |
| 00,08 | 00,13 | Ga rechtdoor op de Julianalaan |
| 00,28 | 00,46 | RA Zuiderweg |
| 01,34 | 02,16 | LA Gruttolaan |
| 01,40 | 02,26 | RA Wielewaal |
| 01,51 | 02,44 | LA Oudedijk |
| 02,04 | 03,29 | LA Valkkogerweg |
| 02,73 | 04,39 | RA Killemerweg |
| 03,16 | 05,09 | LA Delftweg |
| 03,91 | 06,29 | Ga rechtdoor Ingenieur Krabbeweg |
| 04,59 | 07,39 | LA Raadhuisstraat |
| 05,03 | 08,09 | RA Havenstraat |
| 06,27 | 10,09 | RA Kalverdijk |
| 07,45 | 11,99 | Links aanhouden Delftweg |
| 07,52 | 12,10 | LA Oostwal |
| 08,21 | 13,20 | LA Dorpsstraat |
| 08,58 | 13,80 | RA Stationsstraat |
| 08,72 | 14,03 | LA blijf op Stationsstraat |
| 09,10 | 14,63 | LA Kanaalweg |
| 09,44 | 15,18 | RA Oudewal |
| 10,03 | 16,13 | RA Westfriesedijk |
| 11,52 | 18,53 | Houd rechts aan op de Westfriese zeedijk |
| 12,45 | 20,03 | Houd rechts aan op de Kerkweg |
| 12,51 | 20,12 | Scherpe bocht naar links, blijf op de Kerkweg |
| 12,70 | 20,42 | LA Burgerweg |
| 14,07 | 22,62 | RA Ruigeweg |
| 16,55 | 26,62 | LA Sint Maartensweg |
| 16,90 | 27,17 | Ga rechtdoor Zeeweg |
| 17,77 | 28,57 | RA Westerduinweg |
| 21,62 | 34,77 | LA Dorpsplein |
| 21,63 | 34,79 | LA blijf op Dorpsplein |
| 21,63 | 34,79 | Bestemming bereikt |
 ... parked ... | ||
 ... in Callantsoog ... | ||
| And then, what to do ? After some waiting I thought "Maybe you will stand here forever, but I'm going to find some coffee! " I was not the only omne with that idea, and Henk walked with mee. On the other side of the square we found 'Brasserie 't Dorpsplein', with seats out of the wind and in the sun. Coffee was order, with a snack on the side, and Henk lit a cigar. All together live was sweet. Sun, motorcycles and coffee. And where one motorrider leap onto the terras, all the rest follows.Feeding the sparrows, telling tales, it was a pleasant way to take a brake. |
 ...Brasserie 't Dorpsplein ... |
 ... lit a cigar ... |
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The second part of the route leads us from Callantsoog to the fortress
Kijkduin. Not directly, that's not fun. The second part showed us some
of the very narrow roads that even a tourist don't use. Our route
was put together end tripple checked by guys that klive there, and
they knew all the nice and beautifull rows there. Again a festival of colors
was shown onto the fileds. Almost endless fields of blue, red and oranje,
yellow and white and all the colours in between. This time I rode as
fifth, and that was much better for me.
I still am a bit of new-rider in some ways, and will remain that for a few
thousand kilometers.
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| CX-V Club Nederland | ||
| Tulpenrit April 2007 | ||
| (Deel 2: Callantsoog – Den Helder 35,5 km ca. 1.10 uur) | ||
| Mijlen | Kilometers | Omschrijving |
| 00,00 | 00,00 | Vertrek van het Dorpsplein in Callantsoog |
| 00,00 | 00,00 | LA N 502 |
| 00,28 | 00,45 | RA Abbestederweg |
| 01,27 | 02,05 | RA Westerweg |
| 01,96 | 03,15 | LA Zyperzeedijk |
| 03,02 | 04,85 | RA Groteweg |
| 03,64 | 05,85 | RA Parallelweg |
| 03,77 | 06,06 | LA Verbindingsweg |
| 04,08 | 06,56 | LA Korte Bosweg |
| 05,63 | 09,06 | LA blijf op de Korte Bosweg |
| 05,66 | 09,10 | Links afbuigen Zijperdijk |
| 09,95 | 16,00 | LA Stoomweg |
| 0,94 | 17,60 | LA Zandvaart |
| 2,19 | 19,60 | RA Koningsweg |
| 2,93 | 20,80 | LA Schorweg |
| 3,99 | 22,50 | RA Molenvaart |
| 4,33 | 23,05 | Neem de veerboot |
| 4,38 | 23,12 | RA Rijksweg (Parallelweg) |
| 5,25 | 24,52 | LA Schoolweg |
| 6,49 | 26,52 | RA Langevliet |
| 7,61 | 28,32 | LA Middenvliet |
| 9,04 | 30,62 | RA Zanddijk |
| 1,65 | 34,82 | LA Duinweg |
| 1,99 | 35,37 | LA Badhuisstraat |
| 2,10 | 35,54 | LA Zeeweg |
| Aankomst: Admiraal Verhuellplein | ||
| Bestemming bereikt! | ||
 ... a quick picture ... |
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Our eight bike were parked side by side on the edge of the road.
Enough room around us, we thought. It was, but not much. A large
agriculture vehicle, with a large 'thing' attached front and rear passed
the group. I saw it happen, almost, and hold my breath. It missed the
bikes by not much more than a hair.
The owner stood a few minutes frozen, when he saw his bike almost wrecked,
and to be honest, me to. I beleive there was not more than half an inch
between the CX and that large, loudly ongoing vehicle.
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 ... side by side ... |
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After the rest of the group was transported by the ferry, we continued
the ride to end in Huisduinen, near Fort Kijkduin.
The Fort was build on the orders of Napoleon, but not lonmger a
military object, and houses a museum and a aquarium.
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 ... Fort Kijkduin ... |
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Wie niet naar het fort kijkt, maar naar de zee, krijgt een schitterend
uitzicht over de Noordzee, en over "Noorderhaaks",
de zandplaat die ook bekend staat als "de Razende Bol". Iets meer naar
recht is Texel zichtbaar, en bij helder weer zijn de veerboten van de TESO
duidelijk zichtbaar, als witte blokken boven de donkere zee.
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 ... naar rechts is Texel ... |
 ... de veerboten ... |
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Here the CX-es were placed side by side. I special sight, so many motors,
basicly the same, in so many different shapes. Not two the same, just
as the tulips. So many types, so many coloers, yet the same basicform.
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 ... same basicform ... |
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Not all the CX-es fitted on the parking sapce.
The others stood a little away, all the CX in a row. The Deauville en
the Goldwing belong in the line, couse we are all motorryders.
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 ... motors ... |
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Gideon tried to copy 'Baron von Munchausen', the brave baron that flew
om a cannonball the spy on the enemy. But he was riding up the
cannonball, not underneath it...
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 ... baron von Munchausen ... |
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De zon deed nog steeds
haar best, en de frissigheid die in de ochtend nog zo duidelijk voelbaar
was, was bijna verdwenen. Dit keer voelde ik er niet voor om achter de
koffie aan te gaan, naar het restaurantje iets verderop. Ik vond het
best zo, legde de motortas op de grond, en ging liggen. Lekker, de
zon op m'n gezicht. Toen ving de laatste etappe aan, de terugweg naar Schagen. Door den Helder heen, langs het marine complex, en over de N9 langs het Noord-Hollands kanaal. Daarna ging de route over het kanaal, en hier kwam de koprijder er achter dat we een flink stuk van de stoet waren kwijtgeraakt. We wachtten totdat ook zij over de brug kwamen, en verder ging het weer. Ik reed nu in derde positie, het kwam toevallig zo uit bij het wegrijden. Weer veel bochtenwerk en uitbundige kleuren van de bloeiende bollenvelden. Maar toen naderden we Schagen alweer, en na een kort ritje door de stad kwamen we weer bij het beginpunt, De Posthoorn. |
| CX-V Club Nederland | ||
| Tulpenrit April 2007 | ||
| (Deel 3: Den Helder - Schagen 22,5 km ca. 1 uur) | ||
| Mijlen | Kilometers | Omschrijving |
| 00,00 | 00,00 | Vertrek van het Admiraal Verhuellplein |
| 00,26 | 00,43 | RA Badhuisstraat |
| 01,38 | 02,23 | Houd links aan Jacob van Heemskerkstraat |
| 01,51 | 02,43 | RA Willem Barentzstraat |
| 01,79 | 02,88 | LA Helden der Zeeplein |
| 01,82 | 02,93 | RA Kanaalweg |
| 02,51 | 04,03 | RA N250 Molenplein |
| 02,97 | 04,78 | LA N250 Zuidstraat |
| 06,33 | 10,18 | RA Aanrijden naar N99 |
| 06,95 | 11,18 | RA Balgweg |
| 06,97 | 11,21 | LA blijf op de Balgweg |
| 07,97 | 12,81 | RA Burgemeester Lovinkstraat |
| 10,21 | 16,41 | LA Molenvaart |
| 12,38 | 19,91 | Rechtdoor over rotonde Molenvaart |
| 12,62 | 20,29 | RA Kneeskade |
| 15,16 | 24,39 | LA Noorderweg |
| 15,27 | 24,56 | RA Sportlaan |
| 15,49 | 24,91 | Rechts afbuigen, blijf op de Sportlaan |
| 17,04 | 27,41 | LA Keinsmerweg |
| 18,91 | 30,41 | Rechtdoor over rotonde N241 Provincialeweg |
| 20,28 | 32,61 | RA Zuiderweg |
| 20,46 | 32,91 | Rechtdoor over rotonde Zuiderweg |
| 20,87 | 33,56 | RA Julianalaan |
| 21,37 | 34,36 | Rechtdoor tot Markt |
| 21,37 | 34,36 | Aankomst: Markt, Schagen |
| 21,37 | 34,36 | Bestemming bereikt! |
 ... same road ... |
 ... blooming flowers ... |
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At Enkhuizen I got a proble,. Just after the aquaduct I drove into a
swarm of little flies or mosquitoe. Whitin two second my windscreen,
and my helmets vizor was covered in dirty, thin, black stripes.
My first impuls was to wipe the stuff off, but no, that was not a
good idea, because it would decrease the sight on the raod. The solution was
to find an gasstation. But theres none on the dike between Enkhuizen
and Lelystad. The fly problem kept me occupied, but not so much that
I didn't enjoy the ride.
At Lelystad I luckely passed the lockes just before the light
changed to red. If you're stopped there, you have to wait at least
five minutes.
Now what ? I choose the 'normal' way back. maybe on the A6, riding towards Harderwijk, there was a gasstation. But no, there was not. Only kilometers away, near Harderwijk, where the N302 combines with the N305, I found a gasstation. Time to clean up bike and helmet. After a short conversation with a woman on a Harley I contued the ride home. Still about 60 or 70 kilometers to go, and i choose nit Nijkerk, but Harderwijk. There was an aquaduct, as an replacement for the two bridges across the locks. No problem, only the sun was getting very low this time of day. Riding on, I got to Ermelo, Putten, and I feld almost at home again. At Barneveld the highway A30 started, and I toke advantage of it, al the way down to Ede where it connects to the A12. Exit Ede was only two kilometers away, and a few minutes later I parked the CX behind our house. I looked to see how much I had travelled this day. 422 was on the tripmeter. Friday I drove straight form the gas-station to home. That meanth a total of 419 kilometers for this Saturday alone...... |