Before finding his destination in journalism, Peter de Lange (1952) was a librarian, garbage collector, construction worker and market salesman. His wide range of interests is reflected in his magazine articles and non-fiction books. After writing, his second passion is cycling. These two areas have more in common than you might at first think, says De Lange. To him, they are both roads towards discovering the world and his place in it. He has made extended cycling tours through the United States, England, Germany and France and often climbs in the saddle to discover new routes in his own country. Because his country, the Netherlands, is a cycling paradise with no equal - also for the locals.