Elfstedentocht
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The Elfstedentocht (; West Frisian: Alvestêdetocht , English: Eleven cities tour) is a long-distance tour skating event on natural ice, almost long, which is held both as a speed skating competition (with 300 contestants) and a leisure tour (with 16,000 skaters). The Elfstedentocht is the biggest ice-skating tour in the world.
Key facts
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- 1997
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- Elfstedenrijder Auke Hettema Heliconweg FEC Leeuwarden.JPG
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- 150px
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- Statue in Leeuwarden of an Elfstedentocht competitor. The eleven cities and all the winners are listed on the plinth
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- Tour skating and speed skating
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- World
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.elfstedentocht.frl/en
- Image
- Elfstedentocht routekaart OSM.png
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- inception
- 1909-01-02
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- Elfstedentocht
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14 sectionsContents
- Course and rules
- Route table
- Planning and publicity
- History
- ''Elfstedentocht'' 2012 – the race that did not happen
- Winners
- Similar events
- Alternative Elfstedentocht
- Fietselfstedentocht (Eleven towns by bicycle)
- Zwemelfstedentocht
- Elfstedentriathlon
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Elfstedentocht (; West Frisian: Alvestêdetocht , English: Eleven cities tour) is a long-distance tour skating event on natural ice, almost long, which is held both as a speed skating competition (with 300 contestants) and a leisure tour (with 16,000 skaters). The Elfstedentocht is the biggest ice-skating tour in the world.
The tour is held in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands, leading past all eleven historical cities of the province. The tour is held at most once a year, only when the natural ice along the entire course is at least thick; sometimes on consecutive years, other times with gaps that may exceed 20 years. When the ice is suitable, the tour is announced and starts within 48 hours.