The entire Netherlands is on a knife's edge this week, holding its breath to see whether a near-mythical ultra ice skating race on frozen canals will become a reality for the first time in 15 years.
The words "11 steden" (11 cities) are drawn on the snow at the scheduled route of the Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour) in Bartlehiem on February 7. More than 16,000 skaters are expected to brave the canals of northern Friesland province as soon as its organising committee gives the green light that ice conditions are safe.
Called the Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Race), more than 16,000 skaters are expected to brave the canals of northern Friesland province as soon as its organising committee gives the green light that ice conditions are safe.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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