Ive raced 200km on this ice in 1998....i came 17th from 3193..in 6 hrs 19 .36 It will test you for sure! You will not fall through this ice...the organising committee is great. You will almost certainly fall at some point...the holes and cracks are large and deep.
If the organizers are as careful as they are in Friesland, you can be sure it's safe all the way. In Friesland all the dangerous parts are (were ) spotted and the skaters had to leave the ice and walk with the skates till the safe ice, but that is even more fun, I imagine…. I'm not a real skater, but when I was young , I was in Holland and had a short experience of skating in natural ice . It is a special feeling I will never forget. And had the privilege of following on tv the last Elfstedentocht in Friesland (1997).
Ive raced 200km on this ice in 1998....i came 17th from 3193..in 6 hrs 19 .36
It will test you for sure!
You will not fall through this ice...the organising committee is great.
You will almost certainly fall at some point...the holes and cracks are large and deep.
I would love to have a go at this!
Drafting looks like it could be dangerous. Are there any cracks that a skate can sink into? looks fun.
If the organizers are as careful as they are in Friesland, you can be sure it's safe all the way. In Friesland all the dangerous parts are (were ) spotted and the skaters had to leave the ice and walk with the skates till the safe ice, but that is even more fun, I imagine…. I'm not a real skater, but when I was young , I was in Holland and had a short experience of skating in natural ice . It is a special feeling I will never forget. And had the privilege of following on tv the last Elfstedentocht in Friesland (1997).
is dit in Oostenrijk
Yes, Weissensee
Where was this event ?
Fantastic footage !!!!
Weissensee, Austria