Boon, Robert
Age : 40
Address : Enkhuizen NL
Profession : director/owner Furniture Works
Cycling tours : a.o. Rome-Jeruzalem
Rome - Mecca : 3rd part Damascus-Mecca
Brandwacht, Herman
Age : 63
Address : Dalfsen NL
Married to Betsie, 1 son and 3 daughters
Profession : assistant to the board of an institute for people with a mental handicap.
Cycling tours : tours through Alpes and Pyrenees, Tour of the Netherlands, Limburgs Pride etc.
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Brinkmann, Harro
Age : 65
Address : Aalten NL
Married to Carla, 3 daughters
Profession : director/owner bookshop and office stationer’s
Member Rotary club : Aalten-Wisch
Cycling tours : Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodja, Maroc, Gothard Pass to Hoek van Holland, Eleventowns-route
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Doesschate, Roelof ten
Age : 65
Address : Groesbeek NL
Married, 3 children
Profession : M.D., psychiatrist, director of a institute for mental health, (retired)
Member Rotary club : Nijmegen
President Fietskaartinformatiestichting (FIS), association developing cycling tours to Santiago de Compostela, Prague, Budapest etc.
Cycling tours : Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Rome, Madrid, Santiago de Compostela (2x), Vancouver-San Francisco, Uk-diagonal, etc.
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Elshof, Frank
Age : 59
Address : Delft NL
Profession : HRM manager, now office for mediation and counceling
Member Rotary club : Delft-Vermeer
Cycling tours : Vladivostok-Scheveningen, Aachen-Santiago de Compostela
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Holst, Gerrit-Jan van
Age : 56
Address : Enkhuizen NL
Married to Margriet, 3 daugters
Profession : biochemist
Member Rotary club : Voorschoten-Leidsendam
Cycling tours : north west of Europe
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Holstein, Henk
Age : 58
Address : Ter Apel NL
Married to Agnes, one son and one daughter
Profession : senior advisor and projectmanager for urban development to the city of Vlagtwedde
Member Rotary club : Stadskanaal
Cycling tours : Switserland, Austria, Itay, France, England, Bulgaria, Belgium and Germany
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Jonker, Rem
Age : 66
Address : Obdam NL
Married to Joke, 2 children
Profession : director buiding company (retired)
Member Rotary club : Medemblik
Cycling tours : Santiago de Compostela, Berlin, Prague, Rome
Rome – Mecca : 1st part to Antalya
Keesen, Jan
Age : 59
Address : Heiloo NL
Married to Gerie, 2 sons
Profession : pilot KLM (retired)
Member Lions club : Heilo, Limmen en de Egmonden
Cycling tours : Radweltpokal, Cape Argus cycle tour
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Kesteren, Herman van
Age : 56
Address : Exloo NL
Married to Sjieuwke, 3 sons
Profession : till 2009 partner PricewaterhouseCoopers-Nederland, now independent advisor.
Member Rotary club : Emmen ‘t Loo
Cycling tours : this year cycling tour in Aug/Sept 2900 km to Rome, ATB cycling in Exloo and Switserland, several more day tours on race- and tourbike
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Kracht-Idema, Simone
Age : 62
Address : Venhuizen NL
Married to Gerrit, 3 children
Profession : teacher
Cycling tours : Moscow- Scheveningen (part of Vladivostok-Scheveningen), Centennial Ride (Amsterdam-Chicago)
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Krol, Piet
Age : 66
Address : Oostzaan NL
Married to Dingena, 3 children
Profession : stockjobber stockmarket
Cycling tours : Moermansk-Zaandam, Northern China-Islamabad, Kirgistan, NW Turkey, Amsterdam Istanbul, Iran
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Kwantes, Jaap
Age : 62
Address : Andijk NL
Married to Frances, 2 children
Profession : real estate agent
Member Rotary club : Drechterland
Cycling tours : Moscow- Scheveningen (part of Vladivostok-Scheveningen), Centennial Ride (Amsterdam-Chicago)
Rome – Mecca : 2nd and 3rd part, Antalya-Mecca
Mensink, Gerard
Age : 60
Address : Albergen NL
Cycling tours : Vladivostok-Scheveningen, Iran
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Mosler, Ulrich
Age : 68
Address : Fulda D
Profession : M.D., internal medicine
Member Rotary club : Fulda
Cycling tours : Moscow- Scheveningen (part of Vladivostok-Scheveningen)
Rome – Mecca : 1st part, Rome Antalya
Otsen, Jan
Age : 69
Address : Hoorn NL
Cycling tours : Paris-Wervershoof, 12 province tour, Belgium, Luxemburg, France
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Raat, Jack
Age : 67
Address : Abbekerk
Profession : teacher (retired)
Rome - Mecca : 1st and 2nd part to Damascus
Ramin, Kurt
Age : 66
Address : London GB
Profession : auditor
Cycling tours : Moscow- Scheveningen (part of Vladivostok-Scheveningen), Centennial Ride (Boston-Chicago)
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Raymakers, Francis
Age : 64
Address : Lent NL
Married to Patricia, 5 children
Profession : lawyer, management jobs in healthcare insurance
Member Rotary club : Nijmegen
Cycling tours : a.o. Santiago de Compostela, Rome, St Jean
Rome – Mecca : 1st and 2nd part to Damascus
Schmidt, Johan
Age : 65
Address : Naaldwijk NL
Divorced, 2 children
Profession : several craftsmens jobs (retired)
Cycling tours : Vast experience in big cycling tours in groups, such as Vladivostok-Scheveningen, Rome-Naaldwijk, USA, Faro-Naaldwijk
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Schmidt, Leo
Age : 69
Address : Wervershoof NL
Married to Ellen, two sons
Profession : flowerbulb exports
Member Rotary club : Drechterland
Cycling tours : a.o. Moermansk-Zaandam, Vladivostok-Scheveningen (organiser)Rome-Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Schoustra Aede
Age : 64
Address : Den Haag NL
Married, two sons
Profession : engeneer, Shell (retired)
Cycling tours : since retirement yearly tours of 2/3 months, Nortcape, USA coast to coast (3x)
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Smit, Karin
Age : 41
Address : Wervershoof NL
Married to Erik, 3 sons, one daughter
Profession : administrator
Cycling tours : Marmotte, several times Luik-Bastenaken-Luik, Limburgsmooiste, Mergelheuvelland, Tour of North-Holland.
Rome – Mecca : Full tour
Spigt, Jan
Age : 56
Address : Wervershoof NL
Profession : Inspector committee of flowerinspection
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Stallkamp, Bernhard
Age : 69
Address : Osnabrück D
Profession : M.D., surgeon
Member Rotary club : Osnabrück
Cycling tours : Moscow- Scheveningen (part of Vladivostok-Scheveningen), Centennial Ride (Osnabrück-Chicago)
Rome – Mecca : full tour
Vriesendorp, David
Age : 64
Address : Den Haag NL
Married to Rolanda, 3 sons
Profession : manager a.o. Amnesty International, BDO Accountants, SOS-Kinderdorpen
Cycling tours : Moscow- Scheveningen (part of Vladivostok-Scheveningen), Rome-Jerusalem, Iran
Rome – Mecca : 3rd part, Damascus-Mecca
Zande, Docus van der
Age : 61
Address : Ulft NL
Married to Wilhelmien, 2 daughters
Profession : Director/owner bread- and patisserie bakery
Member Rotary club : Bergh
Cycling tours : a.o. Vladivostok-Scheveningen, Bayreuth-Rotterdam, Santiago de Compostela, Croatia, Sicily
Rome – Mecca : full tour