Lions Club Raalte · Salland
Raalte
45 · 60 · 100 km
A day of cycling through the stubble fields of Salland, for a Belevenis-tv for De Parabool. This year's routes are below.
The 51st Stoppelveldrit has been ridden. Thank you to everyone who took part.
What is the Stoppelveldrit
The Stoppelveldrit is the touring ride of Lions Club Raalte. It is named after the fields it crosses: by late August the grain is off the land and the stubble is all that remains — flat, golden and unmistakably Salland.
The recipe has barely changed in all those years. Paved roads, quiet traffic, a rest stop halfway, and at the end the same square you left from. You do not need to be a racer, and nobody is timing you.
Whatever the ride raises goes to a good cause in the region. That is why the club organises it, and why volunteers turn out along the route every year.
51st
edition
±220
riders in 2025
3
routes
Routes
Every route leaves from and finishes at the same place in Raalte. The price is identical for all three, so choose purely on the distance your legs feel like today.
Was signposted — now GPX
On the day this route was lined with arrows. They are no longer there, so if you want to ride it now, take the GPX file with you.
Was signposted — now GPX
On the day this route was lined with arrows. They are no longer there, so if you want to ride it now, take the GPX file with you.
This route is not arrow-marked
There are no arrows along this route. You navigate yourself, using the GPX file on your bike computer or Komoot on your phone. Do not follow the arrows of the shorter routes: they lead to a different rest stop, and you would end up somewhere nobody is expecting you.
Programme
There was no mass start. Everyone reported within the start window for their distance and set off when they were ready.
08:00 – 10:00
The longest loop left first. The earlier you were away, the quieter it was on the road.
09:00 – 11:00
Anyone who had not registered in advance could still do so here on the spot.
along the way
Halfway round everyone got off the bike for a while. The location differed per distance and was on the route card.
in the afternoon
Everyone finished where they had started. There was no time limit and no result list.
Afterwards there was a refreshment waiting at Bar-Brasserie Zwakenberg.
Good cause
This year's proceeds go to Belevenis-tv for De Parabool, locatie De Joetse.
A Belevenis-tv is a mobile interactive table. Clients can play games on it, listen to music, watch videos and use it for all kinds of other activities.
The Belevenis-tv offers fun and variety while encouraging movement, attention, recognition and contact with others. Clients can use it on their own, but above all the table invites doing something together — with fellow clients, support workers, volunteers and family.
A Belevenis-tv can be used almost daily for years on end. Every Stoppelveldrit participant brings it a little closer.
In 2025 the proceeds of the Stoppelveldrit went to het Anton Riet Huis — het respijthuis van Hospice De Cirkel in Raalte.
The Stoppelveldrit is organised from start to finish by volunteers from Lions Club Raalte. Nobody is paid for it.
The entire net proceeds go to that cause: what remains once the costs of the day have been paid.
When registering you could add a contribution on top of the entry fee. That was entirely voluntary.
Practical
Anyone coming by car parked near the start. By bike you were there quickest, of course.
Taking part in the tour and the route, and a refreshment at the finish afterwards. Food and drink along the way were at your own expense.
The tour went ahead in almost any weather. Only in genuinely extreme conditions would it have been called off, and riders would have had their entry fee back.
Frequently asked
Yes. The GPX files for all three distances are on this site and are staying there. Do not count on the arrows any more — navigate with your bike computer or with Komoot on your phone.
Taking part in the tour and the route, and a refreshment at the finish afterwards. Food and drink along the way were at your own expense. Whatever was left after costs went to the good cause.
Yes. The routes run on paved roads and are suitable for any bike, from a road bike to a city bike.
Certainly. E-bikes were welcome on all three distances. It is a tour, not a race.
From 16 you rode on your own. Anyone younger rode accompanied by an adult, who also handled the registration.
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who rode, to the volunteers who put out the arrows and poured the coffee, and to Bar-Brasserie Zwakenberg for the start and the finish.
See you at the 52nd Stoppelveldrit in 2027.
