Damesronde van Drenthe

First stage race of the season, in the north of The Netherlands, some very harsh conditions, some very hard girls, what a combo.

Nobili team from Italy, with the Japanese champ Oke (right) some late night, cold, windy, lonely nights, working as usual, love it vaart, said like fart in dutch, so kind of weird one of the early mornings, waiting for the sun 3'c new bus graphics, same rear as the truck what a great day, cold, wet, windy first section of the old cobbles first time up the man made mountain finally saw a finish, but we were fourth, damn it ready to race, nice and clean, what a job though more and more love the sunset, on the bus the sun was only there for a few mins, nice little break hey madeline, you ready yet don't take my photo, damn it nice gash Madeline the caravan ready to race amber almost ready loes ready to race the world champ, regina some of the gang, waiting to start almost ready JP and thon from buitentpoort catering, one of the sponsors missed this shot nice contrasts, but car number 10 sees nothing much more bunch is group all lined up in the head wind WEZUP! too bumpy on these cobbles for the car, let alone the camera more cobbles loes coming to the car for a chat almost got this one as well up the rubbish hill again cobbles and the KOM shirt, and the white shirt under the red happy girls, happy mechanic just up the road from home base, could'nt help it