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Rotterdam to Rotterdam
Three hot days from Rotterdam into Belgium and back, including a locked hotel door, a rescue mission thrown together from chocolate bars and AAA batteries, and a night in a sauna of a room.
- Dates
- 30 June–2 July 2025
- Distance
- 424 km263 mi
- Climbing
- 597 m1,959 ft
- Riding days
- 3
- Countries
- Netherlands, Belgium
Full route
Privacy-trimmed; some starts and finishes are shortened.

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All 3 mapped routes
Rides and outings
All 3 mapped routes shown.
Day
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The reference
Ride log
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Open 3 activities
RTR-1: Back to the best cycling infrastructure in the world!(opens in a new tab)
- Distance
- 109 km · 67 mi
- Climbing
- 201 m · 659 ft
- Moving
- 3 h 44 min
- Activity source
- View on Strava(opens in a new tab)

RTR-2: Heat not fit for human consumption(opens in a new tab)
- Distance
- 127 km · 79 mi
- Climbing
- 193 m · 633 ft
- Moving
- 4 h 40 min
- Activity source
- View on Strava(opens in a new tab)

- Distance
- 188 km · 117 mi
- Climbing
- 203 m · 666 ft
- Moving
- 6 h 57 min
- Activity source
- View on Strava(opens in a new tab)
