As temperatures plummet, the Dutch are gripped by ice fever

There is a ‘cautious chance’ that the famous Frisian 11-city skating race or Elfstedentocht will be held in the current cold snap, Wiebe Wieling, chairman of the race association, told a news conference on Monday morning.

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.

HINDELOOPEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Ice fever is sweeping the Netherlands where thousands of ice skaters are waiting to hear whether a historic race through 11 Dutch cities will be held this month, the first time since 1997. Some 16,000 competitors are hoping to take part in the 200-km (124 mile) Elfstedentocht marathon along the frozen canals in the Dutch province of Friesland for the first ...

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There is a ‘cautious chance’ that the famous Frisian 11-city skating race or Elfstedentocht will be held in the current cold snap, Wiebe Wieling, chairman of the race association, told a news conference on Monday morning.

Freezing temperatures across Europe continue to play havoc with travel schedules, and sporting schedules. But in The Netherlands, where speed-skating is one of the country’s most popular sports, -14 degrees Fahrenheit is a temperature reading to be welcomed. That’s because the cold weather could, for the first time in 15 years, allow a very special skating race to be staged. It is called the ...

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More than 16,000 skaters await the green light for the Eleven Cities Race to recommence after 11 years.

THE Netherlands is holding its breath to see if its great ice skating race on frozen canals will run for the first time in 15 years.