Amsterdam: Rondje Nederland

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  date

  1 August 2026

  start

  09:00

  finish

  01:00 (40:00)

  distance

  600km

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  until 30 July @ 23:45
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  organiser

  Julia Freeman / Bart Verheijen
  amsterdam@randonneurs.nl

  start location

  Şerifoğlu Café & Patisserie
  Slotermeerlaan 115
  1063 JN Amsterdam

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• The route runs from Amsterdam via Enkhuizen and Lelystad to Wolvega in Friesland. The wind is especially exposed on the dyke between Enkhuizen and Lelystad. After the Ketelbrug and Emmeloord, the Kuinderbos offers a little more shelter.
  
  By the first checkpoint in Wolvega, we will already have crossed four of the twelve provinces. This is an open checkpoint, so a photo or a receipt from a café or restaurant is sufficient.
  
  The route then turns south, and we follow the River IJssel to Deventer. Just before the city centre, the route turns off and continues via Voorst and Eerbeek to Arnhem. From there, we follow the cycle highway to Nijmegen. There, we have to tackle the classic climb up the Van Randwijckweg before continuing via the Zevenheuvelenweg to the Kartenspielerweg in the Reichswald in Germany.
  
  This long, perfectly straight road plays a new card at every hill. For proof of passage, take a photo, preferably at the beginning or end of the road, with the street sign visible. At the end of the Kartenspielerweg, we turn right twice and return to the Netherlands.
  
  A short stretch through Limburg takes us across the Maas bridge near Gennep into Brabant. We cross this province from end to end, passing through several villages and towns where supplies can be purchased along the way. Please bear in mind, however, that there are very few opportunities to do so in the final section of Brabant and later in Zeeland.
  
  We reach Zeeland via the hand-operated bridge at Benedensas, which is accessible 24 hours a day, and the Sjaakbrug, which is open to cyclists. Here, the route is once again fully exposed to the wind before we reach CP3, the Krammersluizen.
  
  From there, the route remains highly exposed to the wind until we reach the Heinenoord cycle tunnel. We then continue via Barendrecht and Capelle aan den IJssel to Gouda in the Green Heart of the Netherlands. The final kilometres through the Green Heart take us via Amstelveen back to Amsterdam-West.
  
  During the ride, we see almost the whole of the Netherlands and cross eleven of its twelve provinces, as well as one neighbouring country, Germany. Although there are many places along the route where you can stop for a break and stock up on supplies, they can sometimes be far apart. In particular, there are few facilities for long stretches between Enkhuizen and Emmeloord and around CP3 at the Krammersluizen. Keep this in mind when planning the ride.
  
  

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