The tour has now been a success for 53 years. The village gets moving and it shapes the young people in Schalkwijk, these sponsors are convinced of that. “It is a huge learning process. The young people who organize it have to get the job done together,” says Kees. “They get responsibilities, that’s how they grow,” says Dennis de Kruijf. “Then you learn to lead”, adds Aswin Copier.
From rider to sponsor: ‘the Tour de Schalkwijk is in our DNA’
