“The final day of what must have been the most cold, wet, and challenging SUP 11-City Tour ever. Day five takes the athletes from Dokkum back to where we started, Leeuwarden. A short stage without a rest stop for the competition paddlers means crowded waters and lots of overtaking. Add to the fact that the top 30 started with one-minute intervals as this stage was a time trial for them. Who will reach the other side and get their well deserved cross?

Athletes will experience the ultimate challenge as they paddle 220 kilometers (136 miles) in five days with weather conditions varying from windless, beautiful and sunny to cold, rainy and stormy. Besides the ultimate challenge the SUP 11-City Tour is also a unique experience. 200 national and international paddlers are expected to get to know Friesland, the northern province of Holland, from the water. Open fields with windmills, cows, and sheep will present itself along the water ways exchanged by eleven historical cities built from 1700 onwards. Since 2009 participants paddle the original waterways, where the ice skaters started conquering this historical tour on frozen waters.”
Via SUP 11 City Tour