The Great Casper Cycling Bet

Casper has decided — with two weeks and two brand-new racing bikes — to cycle from Amsterdam to Cinque Terre, Italy with his son.
The office is divided. Place your bet. History will judge us all.

~1,700 km Distance
~14 days Time window
~120 km/day Required daily avg
0 Prior experience
⏳ Voting closes on 5 July 2026. Get your bet in before then!

Place Your Bet

🏆 Both make it!

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Against all odds, Casper AND his son conquer Italy. A formal apology will be owed.

💀 Neither makes it

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Day 1 reality check. They're back on the couch before the blisters even form.

👴 Casper makes it, son bails

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The old man shocks everyone. Junior quietly takes the train somewhere along the way.

🧒 Son makes it, Casper bails

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Youth prevails. Casper 'develops a knee injury' and watches from a café terrace.

🇳🇱 Train from the Netherlands

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They don't even leave the country. One look at the bike lane ending at the border and it's over.

🇧🇪 Train from Belgium

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Made it out of the Netherlands! Then Belgium happened. The waffles were great though.

🇩🇪 Train from Germany

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Survived the Low Countries but Germany's sheer size breaks their spirit. Sehr gut try.

🇨🇭 Train from Switzerland

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They made it through Germany! But then they saw the Alps. The train was very comfortable.

Rob

🇦🇹 Train from Austria

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Past the Swiss Alps — impressive! But Austria's mountains deliver the final blow.

🇮🇹 Train from Italy

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So close! They actually made it INTO Italy, but collapsed before reaching Cinque Terre. Tragic.

✈️ Abandon bikes, fly home

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The bikes get 'donated' to a local farmer somewhere. EasyJet it is. No regrets.

⚡ They secretly buy e-bikes en route

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Technically they make it — just with a little electric assist they forgot to mention.

🤬 Casper and son split up after an argument

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Turns out cycling 120 km/day together tests even the strongest bonds. They finish separately. Or not at all.

🛋️ Casper rage-quits after seeing the elevation profile

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One glance at the altitude chart and he declares it 'unreasonable'. Day 0 DNF.