|  |     To add, I finished the first qualifier here in Holland (200 km) last
    saturday; hard work (cold although sunny, lots of wind - blowing in the
    wrong direction, of course).
    I'am not sure whether I will actually participate, but at least I will
    try to finish the qualifiers.
    Anyone else planning to participate?
    
    						jan mulder
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|  | Jan, I'm impressed...
Much as I would love to say I did it, it is pretty unlikely - I just don't 
think I could manage riding in the dark anymore, my eyes are not up to it.
I did manage a 200km qualifier myself 5 years ago, but that was because it 
was there rather than as a qualifier per se.
My best wishes to you, have you read Jock Wadley's account of his 
experiences?  Well worth it - I have it in a dog-eared paperback which is 
probably irreplaceable, but I could be persuaded to lend it.
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