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Rolling "Dutchmen" Bike Through Ozarks

By KSPR News

Today a group of Dutchmen, riding motorized french bicycles, rolled into Springfield to riase money for Indonesia.
20 Holland riders left Chicago last weekend (9-27)for an adventure across the USA. They are crossing more than 2,600 miles, across the Historic Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, California on VeloSolex French motorized bicycles.
They're raising money for a dedicated school in an impoverished area of Indonesia.
For almost four weeks, with several hours a day of pedaling with motor assistance at speeds rarely beyond 20 mph and keeping gas consumption to a minimum of nearly 200 mpg, the members of the Dutch VeloSolex club of TJOP TJOPPERS are expected to ride through rain, sleet, flood and desert to show that every individual can participate in helping other human beings and make the world a better place.
In fact one roider told KSPR News as soon as they stopped in Springfield, they had encountered four seasons of weather in the four days of riding between Chicago and Springfield, Missouri.
Follow their trip's progress by copying this address and clicking into their website www.tjoptjoppers.nl
(You can find this link in the "Links" section of our website)

Monday, Oct 27 at 8:02 AM BJK wrote ...

Hi there, These are guys from the area I live in and some of them I know. I just want to say to them: Great job! These bikes don't go faster then about 20Mph. To go over 2500 miles is a real challenge for the bike and the driver as well. To do that for the right cause is super!

Saturday, Oct 4 at 1:37 PM Fan van Robert wrote ...

Heey, Whats up! Great people from holland, don't you think! In holland we drive these thinks all the time and we also wear wooden shoes! And I want to say hi to my uncle Robert and his friends. Greetz from Holland

Friday, Oct 3 at 11:31 PM Ellen From Holland wrote ...

That's my dad, how cool is that. Never saw him on dutch television, bud now on ABC, that's funny, greetings from the Netherlands

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