Elfstedentocht

Dutch troops joined a race against time on Wednesday to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200-kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years. A group of 50 soldiers in camouflage fatigues shovelled snow along a possible alternative route in case ice on part of the traditio...

Dutch troops joined a race against time on Wednesday to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200-kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years. A group of 50 soldiers in camouflage fatigues shovelled snow along a possible alternative route in case ice on part of the traditio...