The 67-year-old Johan Visschers from Elsloo has run marathons all over the world, visited 24 different concentration camps in Europe in ten days and cycling analyst Raymond Kerckhoffs is concerned about the small number of race kilometers of Tom Dumoulin. This and more in the 1Lunch
Major police action around crystal meth lab Nederweert
The police launched a major action on Tuesday morning around a huge crystal meth lab that was found in Nederweert in July. Three suspects have already been arrested, police said. Crystal meth is a highly addictive drug. Read more here.
Landgraaf house fire: injured people taken to hospital
Two people were injured in a house fire in Landgraaf on Tuesday morning. It concerns a building on the Gagarinstraat. The victims have been taken to hospital. It is not yet clear whether these are also the residents of the building. Read more here.
Athlete runs 100th marathon: ‘The last one for now’
“For the time being, this is my last marathon”, stammered a tired Johan Visschers just after he had completed his hundredth marathon. The 67-year-old Visschers from Elsloo has run marathons all over the world. He ran his first in 1998 in Eindhoven. Then he became infected with the ‘runner’s virus’. Read more here.
24 concentration camps in 10 days: ‘It’s not a pleasure trip’
Visiting 24 different concentration camps in Europe in ten days, that is the plan of Han Frenken from Stein in the coming days. During his journey, he goes in search of people from the Stein municipality who died in concentration camps. Frenken starts Tuesday with the National Monument Camp in Vught. In total, Frenken covers about 6,000 kilometers during his journey. Read more here.
Kerckhoffs: ‘I’m worried about Dumoulin’s race rhythm’
Cycling analyst Raymond Kerckhoffs is concerned about the small number of race kilometers of Tom Dumoulin in the run-up to the Tour of Italy. “He only rides the Tour of Catalonia and the Amstel Gold Race.” Read more here.