2024 International Tandem Rally - Attendee Event Information

Update on Janet. Following her fall last night we attended hospital in Goes. She has broken her cheek and we have an appointment with the Maximo facial consultant on Monday

Good morning Campers,

Today (Monday) will take you onto the Rammekes Route:

Day 2. Middelburg - Rammekes Ride IDs: 863, 860, 861

Free tour of the Cheese Farm Schellach, https://schellach.nl/,
Prooijenseweg 26, 4333 KD Middelburg – Tours will happen on demand from 10:30 when there are enough in a group, some waiting around might be required. There is also a self-guided tour (follow the footsteps on the ground) and a milking viewing platform, cheese making window,  play meadow and terrace. The shop sells locally produced cheese and other products.

Please remember to book your meal for Friday today (Monday) with reception, thee will be one free drink on arrival (tap beer, glass of wine or a soft drink)

Nothing specific organised for the evening although the beach volleybal is available for anyone who fancies organising a game!

Have a good day,

The Veere Rally Team

In case you didn't know , the ferry does not run on Mondays nor Fridays

Good morning,

today (Tuesday) will take us to Goes.

Day 3. Noord & Zuid Beveland (Goes) Ride ID: 851, 852, 850

The tandem games will not hapoen on Tuesday night now due to the weather firscast benig quite rainy. We hope to do these on Wednesday evening.

Hopefully you have all booked your meal choice for Friday?

Have a good ride!

The Veere Rally Team

Janet has had her operation and is back on the campsite. All went well.

Good morning Campers,

Today (Wednesday) is a Day off, no route planned but we suggest a ride to Veere (use the cycle/pedestrian) ferry across the lake. We have the community hall booked in the centre of Veere from 12:30 till 16:00 hrs (any time in between) and you are welcome to pop in for a social time with free coffee, tea or fruit juice and traditional Zeeuwse bolus. We also have a number of traders showing off their tandems and garments. You are welcome to bring a picnic and sit in or outside. The address is:

De Korenmaat, Kerkstraat 6, 4351 AK in Veere. From 12:30 – 16:30 hrs

In attendance will be:

• Staerk Bikes - www.staerk-bikes.nl tandem manufacturer
• Sports basics https://www.sportsbasics.nl/ – cycling under garments
• Livecycles.Bike – bike builders from Haarlem
• brandz-bikes.com/

End of rally meal on Friday - Contrary to a rumour going round there are still places available for most time slots, which are: 16:00 hrs, 18:00 hrs & 20:00 hrs.

The Weere Rally Team

Tandem Games

Tandem Games will start at 19:30 and will be held on the strip of grass that is between the surfing toilet block (nearest one to the rally marquee on pitch 918) and the lake. Competitors and audience welcome!

Good Morning Tandem Campers,

Today's (Thursday) rides will take us across the Oosterschelde Dam to Schouwen-Duiveland. The whole area of Zeeland was very badly flooded in 1953 and many people died. As a results the Delta works were started and the Dam is one of the many measures put in place. For those doing the extension from Zierikzee, you will be able to visit the 1953 Watersnood Museum in Ouwerkerk (https://watersnoodmuseum.nl/).

You will also have the pleasure of cycling across the Zeeland Brug, 5km long to get you back to Zuid Beveland!

4. Oosterschelde Dam & Schouwen-Duiveland, Ride ID: 866, 885, 864

Evening: informal gathering, you are welcome to bring any
tandem related items to try and sell or recycle
(marquee) from 19:00 onwards or come and talk to Neil about the excellent mapping tools on the Tandem Club website.

Janet Pritchard is feeling a lot better now and is just a bit tired!

The Veere Rally Team

Good morning Rally Campers!

I hope you enjoyed your visit to Schouwen Duivenland and the new tandem game: cycling across a bridge in a straight line for 5km!

Day 5 (Friday) will take us along the coast on Walcheren to Domburg and towards Vlissingen. Don't forget your voucher for your free icecream at the IJsboerderij De Koehoorn, https://dekoehoorn.nl/ijsboerderij/ If you do the short after 22.6 km you have to turn right (at knooppunt 46), if you do medium you will pass it at 47.1 or long at 76 km. There is a marked map in the tent.

In the evening will be the end of rally meal, hopefully you will all have booked in for one of the sittings. You can get your first drink free from the bar, this is a tap beer, a glass of wine or a soft drink. At 19:30 there will be a interlude for a couple of short speeches. You are all welcome to join in for that.

The Veere Rally Team

Here's the ice cream stop on Friday

https://tandem-club.org.uk/rides?cmd=view&id=873 LONG at 76km

https://tandem-club.org.uk/rides?cmd=view&id=872 MEDIUM at 48km

https://tandem-club.org.uk/rides?cmd=view&id=871 SHORT at 23km

Map enclosed, have a lovely final ride

     Neil, Eugene and Phil

Just to confirm that the icecream farm is open all day contrary to what it says on their website! 😀 Sunshine is on its way!

Hi

I've tidied up all the rides from Veere and added 6 pictures to each, an example is at https://tandem-club.org.uk/rides?cmd=view&id=872

There were 2 bits of feedback from Veere. Firstly that the rides weren't in any particular order, this will hopefully be addressed. It's to do with the numbering system. Basically when you enter a ride it gets a unique number, this cannot be changed, but we've thought of a workaround. Secondly the naming convention needed thought about and as you may see I have altered all the names now. This will be looked at for fture events.

I have also created 5 galleries, so for example the one for the Friday medium ride is at https://tandem-club.org.uk/showcase?cmd=view&group=&id=145 The system is clever enough that these galleries can be linked to the ride which I've done. Even better all the galleries for an event also appear in the ride, so it's  agreat historical record.

Now everyone can add a gallery, all you have to do is create one and add you pictures. It would be great if folks can create a gallery for the short and long routes and maybe add any others to the medium ride. This further helps anyone using these routes in future as people do

Finally, I showed about 10 people the Rides database in detail ad all were surprised just how much was in there and the functionality. I'm the first to admit the interface is tricky at first (an upgrade is coming) but once in there, there is a lot of good stuff, check out 'published rides' The easiest way in, is to use the search button right at the top, type in a place or even a name of a popular tourist attraction (English Heritage/NT for example, scroll to the bottom and hit the hyperlink, that will get you started

Thanks again to Eugene who did all the admin as well as Phil and don't forget Tony

      Neil