Bike4All supports projects and activities in the sports of cycling in developmental countries. We prefer to operate in smaller scale projects, close to the real passion of cycling on any level. Our support is given in different forms and methods. Small financial support is possible, but also organizational or (sports)technical advise, or direct participation by sending out professionals or students to work on the projects and activities we support.
We prefer to operate in smaller scale projects, close to the real passion of cycling on any level.
Our goal is to let the sport of cycling develop and flourish, bringing people together in the process, supporting their personal development and creating a stronger society. Before we commit to a project or activities, we expect a plan in which the above is described and local commitment is strong.
Who we are?
Behind Bike4All is a small group of people that work on voluntaire base. They all have a relation with cycling and/or Bike4All. The board, in alphabetic order, exists of;
Geert-Pieter van Slagmaat
"I myself only raced one BMX race, in Son en Breugel when I was 10 and when I was 16 one cyclecross race in Eerde. It was my father Frans, who unfortunately already passed away in 2009, who provided me with the (cycling) inspiration. He was a cyclist in heart and soul and was one of the founders of Bike4All.
My daily work consists of helping people and organizations in their development. I have been doing this for over 20 years now from Bureau Van Slagmaat, an assessment agency based in Den Bosch and Nijmegen.
Together with the others in our group, I hope to achieve the objectives of Bike4All. Trying to give people with fewer opportunities a better life through cycling, gives a nice feeling. I do this from the role of secretary of the board. I hope we get far together."
Gudo Kramer
"After failed efforts to ride fast myself, I founded the Marco Polo Cycling Club, Marco Polo Cycling Team, and also the Bike4All Foundation. I managed Marco Polo Cycling for over 10 years (in cooperation with a great bunch of others of course!). I also worked for the Dutch cycling federation KNWU in communication and marketing functions and was involved in the organisation of numerous cycling events. Now I am the director of Topsport Gelderland, a provincial organisation supporting talent- and topsports programs and athletes.
Cycling to me, is a wonderful sport, but also a way to discover parts of the world, countries, regions, people and yourself. I hope many young people around the world will discover more with their bikes. I also hope that there will be more and more diversity in the top segment - making dreams from kids all over the world, trying their best, more realistic. I hope Bike4All can contribute a little bit to kids from disadvantaged backgrounds discovering their world."
Marco Postma
"I work as a coach in cycling on all levels and also run a talent development program. Besides that I have experience in business control and management. In recent years I have actively participated in our cycling project in Ethiopia. I am passionate about supporting cycling projects in challenging environments that can help cyclists and organizations develop and simultaneously create a stronger society."
Rob Conijn
"I have been passionate with bike riding since I was 15 years old and racing on elite level for many years. I had a leadership role in the Marco Polo Cycling team, a development team for riders from Asia and Africa, which provided a gateway for several riders to become professional rider in a tier 1 pro team. Business wise I have been working in leadership role within Distribution/ Logistics for Multi-Level Marketing companies, and I have experience in project & portfolio management as well as operations management.
When I started bike riding, I think having the freedom to easily travel around (when having tailwind 😉) and see new places, combined with the competition element, is where my passion for cycling comes from. At a later stage, when riding in other countries/continents, you see many good talented riders. Providing support in development of these riders is very motivating.
To me development of riders can be achieved in different ways. This could be with 1 to 1 support whereby a rider or team gets support in any form, or on the other hand like throwing a stone on the lake where an initiative has a knock on effect. For example, the Marco Polo Cycling team did both, helping riders directly by providing a team & program, and it was the first continental team in China. Since then the number of continental teams in China and Asia have highly grown, which should develop cycling further."