Gieten tomorrow (was: I may be at Gieten)

 I will scrawl "Podium Cafe" on a T-shirt and take a picture.  Gieten is part of the Superprestige cyclocross series, so I hope that means Nys, Boom, and Niels Albert.  I will be rooting for Boom, because Nys always wins. [update: Boom still recovering from the 'flu, so I don't know whom I should root for.  I will have a "get well Niels" sign... could add "and Lars, too, quickly!".  Reminder to PdC members: get your flu shot.]  

Now, logistics.  

Driving in the Netherlands?  Hope to avoid that.  Assen looks to be about 15 km from Gieten, more or less (depending on where the actual course is).  Groningen looks more like 25 km.  I found directions to Assen (and they don't even say, "take both hands, reach back.")  They include train and bike rental info.  However, it appears the train station bike rental will be closed on Sunday. [update: I think (?) we have a hotel room for the evening, and a lead on bikes.  Weather is supposed to be freezing mist.  Sounds perfect for cross, don't it?]

Anyone happen to know of other bike rental options in Assen?  Anyone happen to be familiar with the path, track or bike lane between Assen and Gieten? I figure the way back will be thick with drunk cyclists, but I'd like to know if there will be car traffic to contend with at the same time.  Or is there a regular bus, or a special bus bus going to Gieten / Aa en Hunze because of the race?

Finally, who's the beer sponsor at the beer tent for the Superprestige series?