The Elfstedentocht (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛl(ə)fˈsteːdə(n)tɔxt]; West Frisian: Alvestêdetocht [ɔlvəˈstɛːdətɔχt], English: Eleven cities tour) is a long-distance...

the 11 cities of Friesland, a challenge which eventually led to the Elfstedentocht. The first known speed skating competition for women was in Heerenveen...

before July 1 preceding the skating season. The Netherlands is home of Elfstedentocht, a 200 km distance skating race of which the tracks leads through the...

marathon swimmer born in Alkmaar. In 2019 Van der Weijden swam the Elfstedentocht for charity. He raised more than €6.1 million. Van der Weijden was known...

skate marathons on natural ice became the Alternative Elfstedentocht. The Alternative Elfstedentocht races take part in other countries, such as Austria...

of the 1956 Elfstedentocht. He started a skating shop in Ter Aar. Lenie van der Hoorn-Langelaan (1948), winner of the 1985 Elfstedentocht, the first women's...

first successful ascent of the mountain. "Signal 30" "Night Mail" "Elfstedentocht" (Record Store Day single; 11 November 2013) "Gagarin" – 1 December...

Dutch speedskater primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1963. This Elfstedentocht became known as "The hell of '63" when only 69 of the...

Also, Leeuwarden has been a UNESCO City of Literature since 2019. The Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour), an ice skating tour passing the eleven cities...

November 1958) is a Dutch former speed skater who won the rarely raced Elfstedentocht twice in a row, in 1985 and 1986. Van Benthem, a farmer from Leeuwte...