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More and more people are cycling on Van Raam's adapted bicycles. Celebrities are regularly spotted on our adapted bicycles, including Prince Charles and Camilla. See in this article which other famous people have been cycling on a Van Raam bicycle.
In 2024, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited the National Association de Zonnebloem, celebrating their 75th anniversary. Together with Ida, the passenger in the wheelchair at the front, the pair brought smiles to faces and had a lot of fun with the bike ride on the Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bike. Read more in the article 'Dutch King shines on wheelchair bike at Zonnebloem jubilee'.
Prince Charles and Camilla tried out the Fun2Go side-by-side tandem. They did this during a visit to Northern Ireland where they visited a charity. They undertook various activities at the Superstars Café, where young people with learning difficulties receive training and can work. Read more about their visit to Northern Ireland in the article 'Prince Charles and Camilla on Van Raam Fun2Go twin bike'.
Besides Prince Charles and Camilla, Chloe Smith MP (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) and Tim Hollingsworth (Chief Executive of Sport England) in England are also getting acquainted with the Van Raam Fun2Go duo bike. They visited charity Wheels for Wellbeing in 2022 at the Herne Hill Velodrome. "It’s fantastic to see how inclusive it can be - there are cycles here for everyone”, said Chloe Smith.
During a visit in 2019 to the Fietsmaatjes foundation in Warmond, King Willem-Alexander took a ride on the Van Raam Fun2Go side-by-side tandem. He cycled together with the then 95-year-old Johan Waanders on the bicycle. Waanders regularly makes a guest bicycle tour together with a volunteer. Read more about the work visit of the King to Fietsmaatjes in the article 'Dutch King cycles on Van Raam side-by-side tandem Fun2Go'.
Fietsmaatjes participant Jos was going to go for a ride together with André. Suddenly there was a special surprise; Dutch former cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten was on Van Raam's Fun2Go duo bike! Together with Jos, Annemiek cycled the first metres on the new Fun2Go for Fietsmaatjes.
In the TV program by Omroep Max 'Denkend aan Holland', André van Duin and Janny van der Heijden explore the Netherlands. They also visited Texel. To discover this Wadden Island, André and Janny set off together on a Van Raam Fun2Go duo bike. After a smooth start, they enjoyed a beautiful bike ride on Texel, which ended at the seal sanctuary Ecomare. Want to watch the episode? You can do so on the Omroep Max website.
Tour de France winner Joop Zoetemelk cycled in 2017 as the first volunteer of Fietsmaatjes Leiden-Leiderdorp on a Fun2Go side-by-side tandem. With this, he gave the go-ahead for the Fietsmaatjes Leiden-Leiderdorp project. At the time he said the following about the project and the Fun2Go: "It is a great initiative for people who are disabled or elder and can no longer go on the road alone. The bike is well built and looks sturdy."
Silver medalist at the 2016 Olympics Jelle van Gorkom has purchased an Easy Sport tricycle. He was severely injured in 2018 after a fall with his BMX bike. During his rehabilitation he used the Easy Sport recumbent trike. He said of this, "This was definitely a sense of freedom and most importantly a step in the right direction." Read more in the article: 'Jelle van Gorkom convalesce on Van Raam tricycle'.
Edwin van der Sar is patron of the Edwin van der Sar Foundation. This foundation wants to help people with brain damage pick up their lives again. They do this by, among other things, donating Fun2Go side-by-side tandems to institutions that have rehabilitation, participation and prevention of brain injury as their top priorities. In 2019, Edwin and Annamarie van der Sar visited the Van Raam bicycle factory.
The Fun2Go side-by-side tandem bike was used as a 'sweeper' and taxi for the photographer and cameraman during the Run aan Zee in Katwijk. This event was organized by the Dirk Kuyt Foundation. Mayor Cornelis Visser is seated on the left side of the bike, while Dirk Kuyt is on the right. Kuyt played for football teams such as Feyenoord and Liverpool during his career.
In collaboration with the Ajax Foundation and Van Raam dealer CombiComfort, Van Raam created a special Ajax wheelchair transport bike in 2016. The VeloPlus wheelchair bike was designed for an enthusiastic Ajax fan with a physical disability. The bike was made in Ajax colors with special Ajax wheel discs. To top it off, players from the first team such as Jasper Cillissen, Jairo Riedewald, Riechedly Bazoer, Donny van de Beek and Lasse Schöne put their signatures on the fenders. Read more in the article 'Van Raam produces Ajax Wheelchair Bike'.
Davy Klaassen signs Van Raam fender
Lasse Schone signs Van Raam fender
Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bike for Ajax fan
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At the 75th jubilee celebration of the National Association de Zonnebloem on September 4, 2024, the Dutch King Willem-Alexander brought smiles to faces. Together with participant Ida, he took a joyful ride on the Zonnebloem bike. "I can't help it," the king remarked about his swift overtaking maneuvers with the wheelchair bike.
King Charles and his wife Camilla visited Northern Ireland on March 22, 2022. During this visit they also took a ride on the Van Raam Fun2Go twin bike.
Le jeudi 28 novembre 2019, le roi Willem-Alexander des Pays-Bas a rendu visite à la fondation 'Fietsmaatjes' à Warmond, aux Pays-Bas. Lors de cette visite surprise, le roi a rencontré les bénévoles et les invités de Fietsmaatjes et a fait un tour sur un tandem côte-à-côte Fun2Go de Van Raam.
The Van Raam adapted bicycles are widely used, for example in care housing complexes. With the help of these bicycles, it is possible to cycle with the residents and make it easier for them to go outside again. The moment an organisation is receiving the bicycle is almost always very special and festive. This is because it is possible to cycle (again)! In recent times, there also have been satisfied users who have received a Van Raam adapted bicycle. Read more about this in the article. Please note, it is important to take into account the measures in place concerning the coronavirus. Some of the deliveries have taken place before the coronavirus.
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