Half Marathon Rotterdam and Rotterdam on Wheels discontinued

Friday, May 6, 2010
The Half Marathon Rotterdam and Rotterdam on Wheels will be disappearing from the calendar. These two sporting events will no longer be organised as they don’t receive the required level of support. They would both have taken place on Sunday 12 September this year.

The Half Marathon Rotterdam also consisted of the 10 K Run and the Business Runs. Rotterdam on Wheels consisted of the Rijndam Recreation Ride 1 and 10 km, the Handbike Half Marathon and the Skate Half Marathon. The interest in these events from participants, sponsors, volunteers, spectators and the media is less than what the organisers deem necessary for their success.

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Tour de France Prologue Rotterdam for handcyclists / handbikers

Friday, May 7, 2010
SportMEE-project and the Grand Départ 2010 Rotterdam will organize on Friday, July 2, 2010 the prologue, a real time trial of 8.9 kilometers, for handcyclists/handbikers from home and abroad. For anyone with a disability who has a handcycle/handbike is this the unique opportunity to own the Tour de France experience. The timelimit is 45 minutes.

Also youth and recreational, for whom the trail is to long and to steep (Erasmus Bridge and WillemsBridge), may participate to the event. For them there is a short part of the official trail of approximately 2,5 kilometers. The start of the trial for handcycling and the recreative trial is between 9.15 10.30 am. After the rides for handcyclists /handbikers come through at 10.30 hours the real Tour de France Cyclists will ride on the same trail for a workout. A unique experience not to be missed.

Anyone can now register via the button Tour de France via www.sportenhandicap.nl. There is also information about the event.

The official website of the Tour in Rotterdam is www.tourdefrancerotterdam.nl

The registration fee amounts to € 5,-. For € 20,- you have the official cycling jersey of the Tour in Rotterdam and the entry together. SportMEE will donate the fee to the Fund Gehandicaptensport in the Netherlands.