Hey, happy New Year everyone. This is my my 1000th post.
When it's cold and the Dutch have some ice on the canals they mostly talk in one or another way about the Elfstedentocht. Today January 4 2015 it's far from cold but it's 18 years ago when the last
Tocht till now was ridden. It's a perfect day to publice a movie of the Elfstedentocht.
The movie in 2 parts is of a participant of the elfstedentocht. Here is the link to
part 1 and part 2 . A rare view from the inside of a great sportsevent.
You see highlights of the worldwide famous icescate marathon of 200 kilometer through the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands from the perspective of a rider.
With special thanks to family De Ruiter who made the movie and VPRO television network who gave it attention.
Showing posts with label sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sport. Show all posts
Sunday, January 04, 2015
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Marathon
Next week's marathon is open for foreign athletes who run for the money.
If there will be a foreign winner a Dutch company with African business connections will pay the price if the winner is a foreigner.
Still the Utrecht marathon stinks this year.
If there will be a foreign winner a Dutch company with African business connections will pay the price if the winner is a foreigner.
Still the Utrecht marathon stinks this year.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
city marathon
In my city a marathon has been organized annually.
This year only inhabitants of the Netherlands can practically register to run.
The organizers are fed up with every year a fast runner from abroad. They want a Dutch Marathon Battle to boost Dutch road athletics.
In my opinion this is really narrow minded. This introspective is so undutch. It's a Utrecht NSB-marathon, free from foreign influences. These are the days of Nazi-Germany.
This year only inhabitants of the Netherlands can practically register to run.
The organizers are fed up with every year a fast runner from abroad. They want a Dutch Marathon Battle to boost Dutch road athletics.
In my opinion this is really narrow minded. This introspective is so undutch. It's a Utrecht NSB-marathon, free from foreign influences. These are the days of Nazi-Germany.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
China
Who said, "We´re number one. We're number one." ? Certainly not the US. referring to Lori Harfenist her column of January 28 2011.
I saw the women Australian open tennis final on Saturday. A national from tiny Belgium, Kim Clijsters, won the final from Chinese coming tennis hero Li Na.
And yes, they played a great match. Not the tennis from another planet but human tennis.
History shows that China is coming as a tennis nation. Li Na is the first Chinese finalist of a Grand Slam. It became possible just 2 years after the possibility for Chinese tennis players to choose an own coach.
Help, the Chinese are coming?
No way, if they are good and fit in the worldwide system they are more than welcome.
Beside all this, the Chinese is a fresh woman. A new role model.
I saw the women Australian open tennis final on Saturday. A national from tiny Belgium, Kim Clijsters, won the final from Chinese coming tennis hero Li Na.
And yes, they played a great match. Not the tennis from another planet but human tennis.
History shows that China is coming as a tennis nation. Li Na is the first Chinese finalist of a Grand Slam. It became possible just 2 years after the possibility for Chinese tennis players to choose an own coach.
Help, the Chinese are coming?
No way, if they are good and fit in the worldwide system they are more than welcome.
Beside all this, the Chinese is a fresh woman. A new role model.
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