By the way, painful finish of the "Alternative Eleven Cities Tour" in Austria some days ago...context: the "Eleven Cities Tour" is the Netherland's biggest and most prestigious speed skating race, skated over 200km between eleven cities in the north of the country on natural ice (so frozen lakes and rivers), meaning it only happens when the winter is cold enough. The last time was in 1997 and every winter when it's starting to get cold and lakes are starting to freeze, the media goes crazy with predictions about whether or not the race will be held this time
Since it's so long ago, they have an 'alternative' race on an Austrian lake every year, which is sort of prestigious as well. One of the best marathon skaters, Elma de Vries, sprinted on her way to the win this time.....then this happened