…this website and myself
- Tanja de Bie, Netherlands
- Email me using this form here
- Portfolio of riding pictures here on Flickr.com
Short bio, how it all began…
In 1995 I started mountainbiking, I was looking for a cool hobby that would make up for me sitting behind a computer all day long (see my workrelated blog here). After a few years I bought a ‘light’ freerider and I thought I’d have years of fun with it. Within 6 months I traded it in for a Santa Cruz Bullit. An awesome allround freeride/downhill bike: finished the Megavalanche in 2003 and 2004 with it and even became the Dutch national champion Downhill in 2005.
History of bikes (read blogpost)
- 1995-1995 no-name steel rig with plastic pedals
- 1995-1997 Batavus Hunter Carbon Pro
- 1997-2000 Coyote Easton (Team Liersen Eemnes)
- 2001-2003 Giant XTC Big Bear
- 2003-2003 Da Bomb Cherry Bomb
- 2003-2005 Sunn Cross UN Singlespeed
- 2003-2005 Santa Cruz Bullit
- 2004-2004 GT Moto toxic green
- 2005-2005 Specialized Enduro (1998 model)
- 2006-2006 Ghost ERT5700 (Team Ghost Bikes Nederland)
- 2006-2006 Ghost Team Worldcup DH
- 2007-2008 Rocky Mountain Switch (Team Stappenbelt.com)
- 2007-2007 Mongoose alu cruiser (bmx)
- 2008-2010 Redline Proline Cruiser
- 2008-2009 Banshee Scirocco
- 2008-2009 Inbred On One
- 2009-2011 Trek Remedy 7
- 2010 – 2010 Santa Cruz Bullit (2003.5 model)
- 2011 – 2013 Trek Fuel ex 7
- 2011 – 2012 Trek Session 8 (2010)
- 2012 – 2012 Trek Slash 9 (Team Fietsshop Uitgeest)
- 2012 – 2013 Dartmoor Phantom custom
- 2013 – 2014 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert (2011-2014)
- 2013 – 2014 On One 456 Summersale
- 2013 – 2014 Moozes CX
- 2015 – 2019 Cannondale F29
Current
- 2007-present Gazelle steel rig Singlespeed (1994 model)
- 2011 – present Trek Madone 5.5 (2011)
- 2014 – present Specialized Camber Evo
- 2019 – present Specialized Diverge E5 (read this post on Gravelgirls.nl)
The racing
- 1996 – Downhill Spa, Belgium
- 1997 – Downhill Lake District, UK
- 1997-1998 XC racing + dual slalom
- 2003 Megavalanche
- 2003 Dual Slalom, 4x races
- 2004 Megavalanche
- 2004 Dual Slalom, 4x races
- 2005 Downhill races a.o. Winterberg, Bad Wildbad, Rittershausen (Became Dutch National Champion)
- 2006 Downhill races a.o. Winterberg, Sollingen, Chaudfontaine, Huy, Namur, Bad Wildbad, Rittershausen, Worldcup Willingen (31th) ranked 100 UCI
- 2007 Megavalanche
- 2007 Downhill races a.o. Winterberg, Sollingen, Chaudfontaine, Huy, Namur, Bad Wildbad
- 2009 Trek Bike Attack, All Mountain events
- 2011 Trek Bike Attack, All Mountain events
- 2012 Trek Bike Attack, All Mountain events
- 2012 Enduro races, Easyphone Cup, Dark Dog Enduro, Winterberg IXS Enduro race
- 2013 Stopped racing, only All Mountain events
- 2014 Trans-Provence
About this site and contact details
- To get in touch with me: please use this form. I usually answer my mails the same day.
- RSS feeds can be grabbed here.
- All photo’s are hosted on Flickr.com.