Maats Cycling Culture
Maats x Maartje Women's Checkpoint Challenge
After the previous successes of both the Maats Checkpoint Challenge and the Maats x Maartje Women’s ride, we once again join forces and organise a Women’s Only challenge targeting various levels in one cool concept: a Checkpoint Challenge!
The Maats x Maartje Checkpoint Challenge is not about physical strength on your bike, but is also all about planning, route skills and teamwork. There’s no fixed route, just 5 checkpoints (CPs) that you will need to connect to create the most efficient (or fun) route possible.
Two out of five CPs are mandatory, the other three are optional. So it’s up to you to decide how long your route will be. If you want to check off all CPs, expect to ride up to 200km. The shortest route along both mandatory CPs will be around 100km. We advise to do this challenge together in a team of two, but going solo is also possible.
We will draw up a classification at the finish. The team that checks off all checkpoints and does so in the shortest amount of time wins the challenge. Don't feel like racing? No worries, you can challenge yourself with a preferred distance at your own pace.
Are you up for the challenge? Join us on Saturday September 27th on this amazing day starting/finishing in Utrecht.
Event details
- Saturday 27 September
- 9:00 gathering at Maats Utrecht (Twijnstraat 7) for coffee and briefing, start at 9:30
- 5 checkpoints, of which 2 are mandatory
- Shortest possible route: ~100km, longest possible route: ~200km
- All CPs will be reachable on a road bike with road tires
- Both mandatory CPs (Maats’ Sprinter & Maartje’s Ironvan) will provide food and drinks, but bring enough food yourself for during your ride
- You have to be back at the finish before 18:00 (cut-off time)
- We’ll share the CPs a week before the event so you can start planning your route in advance
- On Tuesday night at 20:00h there will be a live Q&A with Maartje where you can ask all your questions about route planning, nutrition for a long day and more.
- Teams of two riders, but solo is also possible.
- Team ticket price €60 (€30 pp) - please sign up individually per person and indicate your intended teammate in the order comments.
- Don’t have a team? Sign up by yourself and find yourself a partner in crime during the live Q&A (and/or per request to the organising crew).
- Included: coffee before the start, food and drinks at both CPs, drinks and snacks afterwards at the finish.
