Last Saturday, I participated in the individual time trial ‘Tijdrit Almere’.
Despite my raising questions about the old venue, we didn’t learn until late on Thursday that there had been a ‘last minute’ change in both location and course.
I had already pointed out that there now was a slurry pit at the old starting location, which made that unsuited, and on top of that, there were also some ‘other activities’ on the old course, as well as road construction works.
The ‘other activities’ probably referred to the hordes of people venturing through the polder, either by bike or by car, looking for flower beds to take pictures of…
Anyway, late or not, the organization managed to find a new location, also offering an alternative course, which is nothing short of a miracle.
It’s not uncommon that events are cancelled because of last minute mishaps like these…
