It was a stormy morning , but fortunately everything was quick just in time for the opening of the bloom and plant mosaic last Friday . The mosaic , built along the route of the orifice phase of the Tour de France Femmes in ’s - Gravenzande , was unveiled by former bicyclist and multiple humankind superstar Keetie van Oosten - Hage . On Monday 12 August , the peloton traversed the Westland . More than 100,000 flowers and plants have been incorporate into the 1,000 m2 artwork by 65 volunteers .
With the mosaic , the blossom and plant life industry honours the innovator of adult female ’s cycling , Mien van Bree . She became the first unofficial world cycling champion in 1938 ; a statute title that was not greet at the clip .
The mosaic from the gentle wind .
allot to Yvonne Watzdorf of Bloemenbureau Holland , it is a labor that has create a lot of connectedness : " With this project , we show how many beautiful affair you could attain together in a short time . We spontaneously start this project not too long ago and before long 40 growers turned out to want to collaborate to show how majestic we are of our diligence . Enthusiasm , entrepreneurship and decisiveness are in the DNA of flower gardening . As with the Tour de France , helicopters will fly over to follow the Tour de France Femmes . With this in thinker , the mosaic came about , so that our Dutch cosmetic gardening industry will be beautifully present internationally . "
Joyce Lansbergen avail end up the mosaic by placing one of the last bloom .
Joyce Lansbergen , managing director of LG Flowers is also excited to be an enterpriser in this inspiring industriousness . The former swiftness skater and dog cyclist shares her thought about being a woman in a man ’s man : " With my top sporting past and my persona as a grower now , I am always developing and making myself best . Every day is about improvement , not just for me or my team , but for the whole company . In that , I gratefully make use of the fact that I ’m a woman to recount my story , and the story of our floriculture industry . "
Multiple world champion Keetie van Oosten - Hage placed the last bloom .
Royal FloraHolland take charge of transporting the flowers and plants and the barrels on site . In total , 100,000 plant life and efflorescence were supplied by SV.CO , Evanthia , Zentoo and KP Holland , among others . After the possibility stage , all the flowers and plants will be deal to give care nursing home and hospitals in the country .
The mosaic could be viewed from a cerise - picker last Friday .
The Tour de France Femmes come out at 12:15 atomic number 1 in the afternoon , in the Museumpark in Rotterdam . The woman cycled through the Westland at around 14:40 h.
For more entropy : Bloemenbureau Hollandwww.bloemenbureauholland.nl[email protected ]
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