Productions
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8 February 2012
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ABC News
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The 11 cities skating tour |
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The 11 cities tour (Elfstedentocht) is a speed skating tour (with 200 contestants) and a leisure skating tour (with 16,000 skaters) of almost 200 kilometres. It is held in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands, touching each and every city (by history) of the province. It is held when the natural ice along the entire course is at least 15 centimetres thick. Sadly enough the winters are not that cold anymore. The last year that the 11 cities tour was organised was in 1997. Before that that last time was in 1963. After a few very cold weeks in 2012 the Dutch society hopes feverish that the tour will finally happen again. In a late press conference it is announced that the race will not be held because the ice is not thick enough and the thaw will set in too early.
Activities: research, report on outcome press conference.