Jaap van Erk in unwanted lead role during 3M Bike Ride to Brussels 2012.

1. Prepara&ons
@
star&ng
loca&on
Breda,
Netherlands

3. Start
Group
Breda-­‐2.
(Jaap
with
blue
bandana)
Led
by
Adri
van
Houwelingen
(teamleader
RABObank
Pro
Cycling)

4. Lunch
in
Zwijndrecht
(Belgium)

5. From
Breda
to
Zwijndrecht…
requires
crossing
the
river
De
Schelder.
By
going
underneath
via
an
escalator!!

7. Pie
break?

8. Well
under
way
to
Brussels…just
40
more
kilometers

9. Serious
accident
for
Jaap
in
Bornem
(Be).
Doesn’t
look
good.

10. Wrapped
up
in
the
ambulance
for
the
ride
Bornem
(Be)
naar
Sint
Franciscus
Gasthuis,
RoXerdam,
Netherlands.

11. Arrival
in
Brussels
of
group
Jaap,
minus
Jaap

12. This
is
what
it
is
was
all
about…€
32.000
for
four
good
causes.

14. Diagnosis:
1. Complicated
pelvis
fracture
2. Major
hemorrage
3. Bruised
ribs

15. June
8…ready
for
the
procedure.
Bit
of
mechanical
engineering
by
the
surgeon.
Recuperate
and
home
tomorrow
to
watch
Euro
Championship
football
on
a
real
tv
screen.

16. Home
tomorrow?...you
wish!
Lots
of
blood
loss,
weak,
pain,
sick
to
my
stomach…general
misery
all
around.

17. Two
incisions:
Middle:
“necklace”
of
plates
and
screws
from
pubis
to
top
of
hip.
Lec:
reposi&on
broken
pelvic
wing.

18. Fortunately
the
helmet
was
made
obligatory
by
the
organisa&on.
This
one
has
gone
to
the
dumpster.

19. Plenty
of
aXen&on….cards,
flowers,
calls,
visits.
Oh
yes…
and
my
girl
Agatha.
Prepared
to
serve
at
all
&mes,
eventhough
recovering
herself
from
an
abla&on
procedure
that
same
week.
What
a
gem!

20. So
there
we
are…
• No
pressure
on
lec
leg
for
six
weeks
• Then
four
weeks
to
learn
to
walk
again
and
regain
muscle
strength.
• Hope
to
have
a
decent
summer.