Netherlands

Skaters have not given up hope for speedskating marathon race in The Netherlands

9 Feb 2012

HINDELOOPEN, Netherlands (AP) -- Under leaden skies, a steady stream of Lycra-clad skaters duck slightly as they glide under one of the wooden bridges over the Zijlroade river that runs like a gray ribbon through this picturesque town on the route of the Eleven Cities Tour.

Speedskating marathon race held in The Netherlands called off due to thin ice

8 Feb 2012

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Organizers of the near-mythical Eleven Cities Tour dealt 16,000 skaters and the nation at large a crushing blow Wednesday when they decided the ice was too thin to hold the 125-mile (200-kilometer) skating marathon for the first time in 15 years.

Netherlands preps for epic skating race

8 Feb 2012

Soldiers join in scramble to shovel as extreme cold makes 125-mile race over frozen waterways a possibility for first time in 15 years