{"id":744,"date":"2009-07-31T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2009\/07\/31\/tour-de-brabant\/"},"modified":"2011-09-30T00:21:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T23:21:58","slug":"tour-de-brabant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2009\/07\/31\/tour-de-brabant\/","title":{"rendered":">Tour de Brabant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>I suppose it is no secret that living and working in the AEGEE Head Office has its effect on your persona, mental and physical health. I thought I was handling pretty well so far, until recently when I started to be cranky towards fellow team members. Sometimes people deserve it, but one needs to draw a line which today I did. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My cure for being too stressed: a bike ride! <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;source=s_d&amp;saddr=Vlijmen,+The+Netherlands&amp;daddr=51.642737,5.115166+to:Quirijnstokstraat+to:Dr.+Hub+van+Doorneweg+to:N153%2FRechtestraat+to:Lichtaartseweg%2FN123+to:Gareelmakersstraat+to:Nieuwendijk+to:Leopoldlei+to:Pastoor+Mellaertsstraat+to:Unknown+road+to:Schrieksebaan+to:Tremelobaan+to:schaarbeek,+belgium&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=%3B%3BFVdIEwMdU9VNAA%3BFUF5EgMdhxhNAA%3BFajODQMd5KRJAA%3BFeoUDQMd2NhJAA%3BFWjfDAMd4A1KAA%3BFcK7CwMdsC9IAA%3BFZ5YCwMdECBIAA%3BFYzjCgMd1BVIAA%3BFb6dCgMdEKNHAA%3BFTATCgMdLstHAA%3BFQw3CgMdnO9GAA%3B&amp;mra=dpe&amp;mrcr=0&amp;mrsp=1&amp;sz=12&amp;via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12&amp;dirflg=w&amp;sll=51.636132,5.187263&amp;sspn=0.204135,0.41851&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=51.636132,5.187263&amp;spn=0.204135,0.41851&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><small><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;source=embed&amp;saddr=Vlijmen,+The+Netherlands&amp;daddr=51.642737,5.115166+to:Quirijnstokstraat+to:Dr.+Hub+van+Doorneweg+to:N153%2FRechtestraat+to:Lichtaartseweg%2FN123+to:Gareelmakersstraat+to:Nieuwendijk+to:Leopoldlei+to:Pastoor+Mellaertsstraat+to:Unknown+road+to:Schrieksebaan+to:Tremelobaan+to:schaarbeek,+belgium&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=%3B%3BFVdIEwMdU9VNAA%3BFUF5EgMdhxhNAA%3BFajODQMd5KRJAA%3BFeoUDQMd2NhJAA%3BFWjfDAMd4A1KAA%3BFcK7CwMdsC9IAA%3BFZ5YCwMdECBIAA%3BFYzjCgMd1BVIAA%3BFb6dCgMdEKNHAA%3BFTATCgMdLstHAA%3BFQw3CgMdnO9GAA%3B&amp;mra=dpe&amp;mrcr=0&amp;mrsp=1&amp;sz=12&amp;via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12&amp;dirflg=w&amp;sll=51.636132,5.187263&amp;sspn=0.204135,0.41851&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=51.636132,5.187263&amp;spn=0.204135,0.41851\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>140 long kilometres! Leaving at 10 AM the ride took me through forests, cute towns, fields and eventually into Brussels. <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.baalsehei.be\/2003\/images\/omg_turnhout_uit.jpg\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Powersong of the day, pushing me forward when legs, ass, arms, shoulders and even feet were hurting too much to stand:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div><object width=\"480\" height=\"295\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/A9rLqHBaxBg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/A9rLqHBaxBg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"295\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>And this of course wasn&#8217;t it. The sequal will follow on the 1st of September, and this time towards Italy! About 900 km, with as highlight the crossing of the Alps. I hereby issue an open call for a travel companion, must be in posession of proper bicycle. Applications (m\/f) can be sent to robin.verschuren@aegee.org or posted as comments to this blogpost.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">> I suppose it is no secret that living and working in the AEGEE Head Office has its effect on your persona, mental and physical health. I thought I was handling pretty well so far, until recently when I started to be cranky towards fellow team members. 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