Tag: Zonneveld
Column Thijs Zonneveld | I understand Wout, really, but what should we do? | Sport
In an open letter to Wout van Aert, columnist Thijs Zonneveld says that he is disappointed that the Belgian all-rounder is skipping the cyclo-cross World Championships. ‘When I read it,…
Column Thijs Zonneveld | The marathon is devalued to a few numbers and shoe brands
The marathon seems to be increasingly about breaking course records, national records and world records. Athletes do not seem to be worth more to organizing cities than their fastest time.…
Column Thijs Zonneveld | Top athletes are strange people, and among strange top athletes you have Annemiek van Vleutens | Sport
Columnist Thijs Zonneveld writes about the farewell of Annemiek van Vleuten. “Top athletes are strange people. They can do something that 99.9 percent of mortals can’t or won’t. Among the…
Column Thijs Zonneveld | I am disappointed if the course is halted by climate activists, but they are not wrong | Vuelta
Columnist Thijs Zonneveld sees that everything that can go wrong goes wrong in this year’s Vuelta. The common denominator in almost all incidents: the weather. While cycling has little regard…
Tour de France 2023 | Watch all videos of In Het Wiel, with Thijs Zonneveld and Hidde van Warmerdam | Tour de France
During the Tour de France 2023, you will find reports, interviews and podcasts on this site, as well as videos from In Het Wiel. Watch all videos of In Het…
Column Thijs Zonneveld | Chauvinism at its very French: commentators came at every gear | Tour de France
Columnist Thijs Zonneveld saw chauvinism flare up in the twelfth stage of the Tour de France, because Thibaut Pinot was on the attack. “The French commentators came ready with every…
Column Thijs Zonneveld | For Mathieu van der Poel, this Tour de France is a glorified training camp | Tour de france
Columnist Thijs Zonneveld sees that ‘playing’ in the Tour de France is no longer an option for Mathieu van der Poel due to his new competition attitude. ,,I do understand…
Column Thijs Zonneveld | Things are not going well between Annemiek van Vleuten and Demi Vollering | Sport
After the Giro Donne, columnist Thijs Zonneveld is already looking forward to the Tour de France Femmes, which will start in two weeks. And especially to the battle between Annemiek…
Column Thijs Zonneveld | Making a fool of climbers, Wout van Aert does it every Tour again
Because all-rounder Wout van Aert is again inimitable in the mountains this Tour, columnist Thijs Zonneveld feels sorry for the climbers. “Doing everything all year to be as light and…
Column Thijs Zonneveld | Mikel Landa is Donald Duck and Don Quixote rolled into one
Columnist Thijs Zonneveld is a secret supporter of Landismo, a special religion in which the followers believe time and time again that Mikel Landa will finally win a grand tour,…