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

8 February 2012, 1:45 pm

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.... Read More »

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