– co-founder Cervélo (sold to PON bike)
– co-founder Cervélo TestTeam (merged with Slipstream/Garmin)
– co-owner/Head of Design 3T (sold to Italian family fund)
– founder 2R magazine (only for 2013)
– co-founder/owner OPEN (current)
– co-founder/general partner Fundracer Micro-mobility investment fund

– Dutch Engineer of the Year 2009
– 3 RedDot Awards
– 6 iF Design Awards
– 3 Eurobike Gold Awards
– 9 Design & Innovation Awards
– 2 E&Y Canada Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
– Countless Bike of the Year Awards
– Full overview

After years of blogging here, I now mostly write on the OPEN blog.

Occasional posts may still appear here about pro cycling (if I can’t help myself) but given the state of the sport, I much prefer riding over writing. Old blog content can be found by topic at left.

To learn more about my various projects – past and present – check the links on the left. Or learn more about my business philosophy in this video:

If you’re interested in how we built Cervélo, you can listen to this episode of the Business of Cycling podcast: