The Amersfoort Motor and Automobile Club "AMAC" organizes in 2016 for the 35 time
Gelderse Valley Ride.
Strengthened by the success of recent years, you are again invited to participate in an exciting and surprising Gelders Valley Ride on Saturday 9 April 2016. New in this edition is, in addition to the Sport and Tour class, the Expert class.
Uitzetter: Henk Jongman.
Length: Expert class approx. 260 km, Sport class approx. 230 km and the Tour class approx. 210 km.
Area: From the starting location in Nunspeet, the route goes through an eastern and western loop, where
Nunspeet will remain somewhat central.
System: Map reading, four systems: arrows and points shortest route, a border approach, one
drawn line with barricades and a modified arrow and point ride.
Inspectors: Henk Jongman and Ad van der Werf.
Program:
Start: 09: 01 hour at Landgoedhotel Villa Vennendal, Vennenpad 5 in Nunspeet. Lunch also at Landgoedhotel Villa Vennendal. Finish and award ceremony approx. 17: 45 hours again at Landgoedhotel Villa Vennendal. After the finish and while waiting for the result and prize giving, various snacks will be served.
Registration fee: € 145,00, for AMAC members € 130,00.
Team registration: Free.
Including: Coffee with local goodies on arrival, lunch, various snacks afterwards, rally plates,
route books, written explanation, technical support BAS Car service and a fast
calculation room!
Max 120 teams
Register via the website www.amac.tv
Closing registration 2 April 2016 or earlier when reaching the maximum number of teams.
And for people who also want to know everything about the Gelderse Vallei from a historical point of view, we recommend HP Deys,
The Gelderse Valley. History in old maps
Utrecht, HES Uitgevers bv, 1988.
Illustrated hardcover with dust jacket, 31,6 × 24,6cm, 263 pp.
ISBN: 906194077X
The Gelderse Vallei is the area bounded by the Utrecht ridge and the Veluwe, and includes both a part of the province of Utrecht and Gelderland. Cities such as Amersfoort, Nijkerk, Rhenen, Wageningen and many important villages are located in this region.
The author gives a historical overview of the Gelderse Vallei on the basis of old maps. On the basis of new archive research, he provides stories that are interesting and important for historians, genealogists and everyone who lives in this area.
Topics discussed include water management developments in the Valley and the emergence of the Grebbe Line, which has been of great importance for the military defense of our country since the 17 century.
For the first time, all maps of this area from the period of the 16 to the XNUM X century are also described: under 19 numbers the most important data of more than 690 maps is mentioned. Of many 1200 special cards, in many cases for the first time, a reproduction is recorded of which 60 in color. This particularly well-executed book contains as appendices 'De Gelderse Vallei in dates', 'List of maps, meaning abbreviations', 'Index of the listed maps with their map number' and 'Register of surveyors and map drawers mentioned in the map list'.