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The following changes have been made to this website, also available as xml RSS feed:

2010-07-17

Added Mainline 2010 event

2010-05-09

Added two new tracks. Anneke and I tried a new track to the Ringvaart. I continued through Nieuw-Vennep and Anneke cleared the complete Ringvaart round!

2010-04-26

Added four new trips, all new tracks. Including two new nice tracks for Skateology sunday trips!

2010-04-18

Added Italy skate event 2010 (just the data, no stories or pictures yet)

2010-01-15

Updated style for usage in IE8; Removed track commenting feature as it was not used;

2009-03-13

Wow, it's been a while since I've worked on this website. Just updated the Google Map scripts so that the maps show again (Google had updated their interfaces).

 

Now possible to click on a track to show the detailpage for that track. Hovering the mouse pointer over a track will show the start and end positions of the track;

2007-08-17

Fixed technical problems: internal links should now work again;

 

Fixed technical problems: Google Maps should now be shown again;

2007-04-01

Added a very nice to Lisse, Keukenhof and returning along the Leidsche trekvaart!

 

Added various trip details of the last weeks;

2007-02-10

Learning more everyday! Now starting to investigate the possibility to show a height and speed profile for trips, check them out!

2007-02-09

And a new long distance route! With the knowledge of Vera we managed to skate a very nice track from Leiden to Utrecht.

2007-01-31

Finally showing the photoalbum picture when the site is entered from skateroutes.nl (only worked for tjerklangelaar.nl)!

2007-01-28

Finally created some time for a technical improvement: now using encoded Google polylines to improve display speed of routes on GoogleMaps!

2006-12-16

Too busy with lots of things, but now I've added a new track to Amsterdam RAI skated with USP skaters Frank and Vera;

2006-11-28

Added pictures of our last Ringvaart West route, thanks to Vera!

2006-11-26

Added variant of the Ringvaart West route to Amsterdam. Skated it today, lovely weather and good surfaces. Enjoyed the company of two "foreigners": Jan and Vera!

2006-11-13

De website komt stukje bij beetje ook in het Nederlands beschikbaar! Op dit moment zijn er op diverse plekken nog geen vertalingen beschikbaar en verschijnt de tekst in het Engels.

2006-10-24

Finally added detailed tracks and trip details of our skate holiday on the Donauradweg (2002 :-))!

 

Finally completed tracks and trip details of our skate holiday in Switserland!

2006-10-23

Working hard to put the site into a custom build content management system, so sometimes links will not properly work.

2006-10-04

Added new track to the Braassem;

2006-08-10

Added new route skated last Sunday (Noordwijk-Lisse)

2006-08-09

Finally, my initial links page is online. Thanks to all to make internet worthwhile :-)

2006-07-29

I've put the details of last weekend online with the Groningen nightskate and the Drenthse Skate2Daagse.

2006-07-26

Anneke is helping me to update the design and content of this site. We're still in the experimental stage, so expect to see some changes in the look and feel during the following days :-)

2006-07-15

Finally it has been published: our interview, by the Dutch outdoor magazine Op Pad, about our backpack-skate tours. It's is shortly addressed in their magazine and is completely published online (click to see article, only in Dutch)!

2006-07-04

Yes! Anneke, Hester, Lukas, myself and 5800 other skaters have rounded the Le Mans circuit for 24 hours! I've put some detailed results and some photos on this site, click to see the details;

2006-06-29

New: you can now give feedback on tracks yourself! First select a track, scroll to the bottom and fill in the form. (will still be working on the details of commenting tracks coming weeks).

2006-06-18

Added new track: a combination of Bodegraven and Gouda, a winner!

2006-06-13

Added Maas and Waal track and trip details (last Sunday);

 

Removed location maps as they are replaced by GoogleMap with all tracks from, to and through that location;

2006-06-05

Added new track to Rotterdam (via Zoetermeer) that we explored last sunday.

2006-05-28

Added Rhine track and trip details;

2006-05-26

Reduced tracklog points to prevent 1)display javascript problems in Netscape and FireFox and 2) to speed up map display where a lot of tracks are displayed.

 

Now using different colors to show multiple tracks on one map to make it easier to distinguish between the shown tracks.

2006-05-19

Added SkateFresh 2006 photos and tracks;

2006-05-05

Added track overview for waypoints

 

Added track overview for locations

2006-05-02

Changed the colorscheme of the site (was a little too much pink :-))

 

Started working on labels for maps displaying multiple tracks, but it's not working yet

2006-04-30

Major update! Now almost all tracks are displayed in GoogleMaps and can now be downloaded in GPX format!

 

Added track overview map for each country (not working for The Netherlands yet);

2006-04-28

I had some spare time, so I played with the styling of my site;

2006-04-09

Fixed bug with not showing bigger version of maps when clicking on them;

 

Added Ringvaart West track and tripdetails of last sunday;

 

Added Reeuwijkse Plassen track and tripdetails of this sunday;

 

I have started using GPX files and I will insert GPX data for existing and new tracks in the near future;

2005-12-03

Added sunday tracks and tripdetails of Alphen and Schiphol (via Bilderdam) skatetrips;

2005-07-24

Added trip details of last Tuesday and today (and included GoogleEarth version of Schiphol North track);

2005-07-17

Added trips (and their tracks with GoogleEarth!) of Arnhem last week and ReLaX skate of today;

2005-07-08

YES! Finally found an easy and cool way to publish my skatetracks on a map, see the link for my first example of a track that can be viewed using Google Earth!

2005-07-03

Added today's trip, a nice one for the lovers of good asphalt;

 

Added rough maps of the SkateFresh 2005 event;

2005-06-26

Added today's trip around the Kaag;

2005-06-13

Added trip details of some short tracks I did the last few days;

2005-05-22

Added track and trip details of the Skateology weekend 2005;

 

Added pictures of the Skateology weekend 2005;

2005-05-16

Added some of the details of the SkateFresh event;

2005-05-08

Added new trip, just testing my new skates (Lightning 06)!

 

Changed presentation of tables (removed some header bars, changed colors) and added more possibilities to sort columns (click on column header);

2005-05-02

Added the trip details of the track we skated yesterday;

2005-04-24

Added one track in Germany and some trips in April;

2005-04-19

Finally, a small update: I've just skated the first serious track for this season in Nieuwegein.

2004-09-15

Added pictures (thanks to Marathon-Photos.com) of Rotterdam On Wheels;

2004-09-13

Added details of the Rotterdam Marathon (including results of last three years);

 

Finally added tracks at the Drunense Duinen (Skateology Weekend 2003);

2004-09-05

Added Brussel Roller trip and track;

 

Added pictures of Skateology trip of August 3rd;

 

Added pictures of Brussel Roller;

2004-09-02

Added details of the 2004 Freestyle Weekend of Skate-a-Round!

 

Added a small amount of photos of the Freestyle Weekend;

2004-08-25

Due to a sudden migration to a new hosting platform, this site had been disfunctional for the last two days. There could still be problems in the next couple of days;

2004-08-19

Added trip details for the HaarlemNightSkate, SkateToch and the Skatefestival;

2004-07-29

Added first details of our backpack skating holiday in Denmark, some more details will be added in the coming weeks;

2004-06-28

Added (sunday) ReLaX skate track and trip details;

2004-06-20

Added Velsen Night Skate details;

 

Added Rotterdam track via Moerkapelle;

 

Added sorting to the tracklists (click on blue header name);

2004-06-13

Added today's trip (existing track);

 

Added more logbook details on our Switzerland skating event;

2004-06-06

Added Meijendell track (and trip details);

 

Trip details enhanced with skating time column and totals row (last one);

 

Added first details of Switserland skating tracks and trips;

2004-05-29

Added photos of the Ultimate Berlin Experience (UBE) 2004;

 

Added UBE 2004 eventdetails;

 

Added Fleaming-Skate track;

 

Added Berlin Parade track;

2004-05-16

Added details (tracks, trips) of the skateology weekend of 2004;

 

Added track to Woerden;

2004-04-03

Added Tulip 2 track from Leiden to Schiphol.

 

Added trip details of Tulip 2 track skated in April 3rd.

 

Added pictures of the Tulip 2 trip.

2004-03-27

Removed some bugs and improved some page links and layout.

 

Added Tulip track.

 

Added trip skated with Jan Feijes, Lex van Buuren and Peter Nikkel.

 

Added photos of Tulip trip.

2004-01-18

Added Skateology RelaxSkate trip to skatelog.

 

Added pictures of the Skateology RelaxSkate to the photoalbum.

2003-12-07

Added new track: extension of the Kaag track to Sassenheim and Lisse.

 

Today we skated a new track, the Kaag extension to Lisse.

 

I took some pictures of our skatetrip of today, nice sunsets :-)

2003-11-23

A description has been added to the track ending in Alphen, Dick Kors thanks for the tip.

2003-11-09

Added Paris as a location of France.

 

Added track from Hotels often used by Skate-a-Round to the start of the Paris FNS.

 

Added the track of the Rotterdam Marathon.

 

Added overview of the Donauradweg (Austria) track.

 

Updated links to photosites of the UPE2003 event. Lex, thanks for noticing the dead links.

 

Added Wassenaarse Slag track.

 

Added the Skateology trip of Nov. 9th 2003.

 

Added first version of my online photoalbum, currently only filled with skatetrip photos.

2003-10-27

Added latitude and longitude for existing waypoints.

 

Added posibility to show a waypoint on a map (see waypoint details link).

 

Added Location Leiden.

 

Fixed tracks listed for a location showing a startlocation twice in the list.

 

Moved the site to my own URL. Now I have the access to a database, which enables you to search throught the skate information more easily.

2003-06-16

Added track around the Braassem (see Wijde Aa and Braassem, Netherlands).

 

Added track of Friday Night Skate and moved these to FNS own track page (not starting from Leiden).

 

Moved the tracks from Hoogmade to Wijde Aa.

 

Changed existing Wijde Aa maps from PDF to JPG.

 

Changed existing Surrounding of Leiden maps from PDF to JPG.

2003-06-01

Added the Friday Night Skate track of May 30th 2003 (see Netherlands, Amsterdam)!

 

Added new track to Haarlem, all along the water passing the Cruquius.

 

Added track around Schiphol.

 

Changed existing Amsterdam & Schiphol maps from PDF to JPG.

 

Changed existing Hoogmade map from PDF to JPG.

 

Changed existing Hoek van Holland map from PDF to JPG.

 

Added link to UPE2003 fotopage of Huub!

2003-04-29

Added the UPE2003 section (with maps)!

2003-04-14

Added a new track around the Kaag, expanded to include the Braassem.

 

Changed existing Kaag map from PDF to JPG.

2003-03-29

Added a track to Haarlem with detailed maps for start and endpoint.

 

Added 2 tracks in Grolloo, Drente.

2003-03-22

Added a track in the Dorgogne (France).

 

Added a track passing Hazerswoude Rijndijk & Hazerswoude Dorp.

 

Changed existing Valkenburgmeer track maps from PDF to JPG.

2002-12-10

Added new (very smooth) track to Alphen.

 

Changed existing Alphen track maps from PDF to JPG.

2002-12-07

Added description of routes to The Hague.

 

Added route to Uithof (The Hague) and Bergschenhoek (Rotterdam).

 

Changed maps of Rotterdam from PDF to JPG. Other maps will be changed in the future.

 

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