Scream for Ice! .
Page Under Construction- Will be an overview of winter sports inherited from Holland and Flanders, with an emphasis on the classic Dutch sports of ice skating and ice hockey.
Plans are in progress for a "Golden Skate" rollerblading race to mimic the winter ice-skating races of Holland. The name of the event will be the 'Eureka' race.
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11 Cities Marathon in Holland |
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Race Route |
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| . The biggest ice skating event in the world is the 'Eleven Cities Marathon' of Northern Holland. The marathon takes place on the coldest day of the coldest years and is one of the biggest festivals in Hollands!
Each winter the Belgian Club of Northern California kicks off the year with a skating event at one of the local Ice Rinks.
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Plus Ice Hockey |
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...and regular ice skating |
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The home of Northern California Roller-blading is "Car-free Sundays" on Canada Road in Silicon Valley. (San Mateo County Parks photo) |
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The "Bicycle-Sunday" road connects to an excellent roller-blading path along Crystal Springs reservoir which is open every day. (San Mateo County Parks map.) |
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