Kicksled crew 2002 | from right to the left:
Pieter-Jan
van Loo | Arnold Tuinman |
Gerben Kordion | Peterina vd Molen
Herman Gooiker | Andre
Visscher | Eric
vd meide | Wim
Pruim
Thijza Brouwer | (Tomas
Porthin is missing he is the maker of this photo).
Breath
taking view | kicksled participants on the 10 km passing by...
Andre Visscher | being inteviewed by race speaker after
finish 42 km (2002)
Gerben Koridon and Peterina van der Molen | many hands
-> easy work (2002)
Alternative
Elfstedentocht | Scating peleton of THE race of the week (2002)
Herman
Gooiker | very strong veteran leads the way...
Dutch
kicksled committee looks astonished...|
Also the traditional kicksleds were brought to Austria by Kickbike NL (2002)
Promotion
2002 stand - 5 days on the ice at startline. Were else...
How to promote or not to that is a question (2002)
Kicksledders
preparing for 10 km - first a cup of coffee
Location at north-east point of Weissensee
Start
10km record attemp on last day
Also Tomas Porthin (Finland) had joined the kicksled Weissensee crew (2002)
And
start of 10 km | conditions are ideal (2002)
Herman
| Arnold | Andre | Tomas
first group leaving after start to direction first bridge (2002)
Pieter
Jan | Herman | Andre | Arnold
Pieter Jan wins his first medall (3d on 2000 meter) in Kicksled sport (2002)
Weissensee
valley - North lake | only the sound of spark shoes in the ice...
Party
tent | the kicksledcrew often to find in the partytent in evening hours...
Party
tent | most evenings lot of action in party tent | house and dance
Party
tent | band sweeps the 1000 people present in the tent
Piet-Jan
van Loo | Eric van der Meide
Members of the organizing committee also present on kicksleds ofcourse (2002)
Arnold
Tuinman (The Netherlands - team Selles-Kamperzeedijk)
For the first time participating in a kicksled event on natural ice (2002)
One
of the afternoons - a climb through the forest to a mountain top
This was possible in 2002 - normaly it's covered with snow and quite hard...
Kicksled
crew watching scate races and relaxing in sun (2002)
Tomas
Porthin (Finland - team ketkupolkka)
leading 10 km on last Weissensee day...