The Elfstedentocht is a long-distance tour skating event on natural ice, almost 200 kilometres (120 mi) long, which is held both as a speed skating competition and a leisure tour. The Elfstedentocht is the biggest ice-skating tour in the world.
The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually consists of 10-day-long segments (stages) over 10 days, but has been reduced to eight stages over recent years. While the route changes each year, the Genting Highlands climb, the toughest in the tour, is always included. Tour de Langkawi is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC road race in the UCI Asia Tour calendar. The race became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries. The race started in 1987 as an amateur race, and became a race for professional cyclists in 1996.
Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before becoming a 1.HC event for the 2016 season. In 2020, the race joined the UCI ProSeries. It is also part of the French Road Cycling Cup.
The Eleven Cities Cycling Tour was originally a bicycle race in Friesland, Netherlands. In recent years, due to the number of participants, it has become a bicycle tour. It is the cycling counterpart of the Elfstedentocht ice-skating tour which is held irregularly on frozen waterways in the same region. The event attracts annually more than 15,000 participants and is considered one of the best cycle tours in the Netherlands.
Riwal Cycling Team was a Danish UCI Continental cycling team based in Himmerland. Riwal participated in races in many countries around Europe. The team's most popular achievements have been the Danmark Rundt, the Olympia's Tour in the Netherlands and the Okolo Slovenska. The team had 10 full-time riders. Most of the team riders were Danish but also includes Swedish, Dutch and Norwegian members. The team had one sports manager and several freelancers. It was founded in 2009 and merged in 2023 with team Leopard Pro Cycling from Luxemburg, to form Leopard Riwal.
Coen Vermeltfoort is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team VolkerWessels Cycling Team.
Bert-Jan Lindeman is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team VolkerWessels Cycling Team. His older brother Adrie is also a cyclist, who last rode for the Koga team in the Netherlands.
Luka Mezgec is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Elmar Reinders is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.
Jasper Philipsen is a Belgian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck. He is a sprinter and won several stages in the Tour de France and Vuelta a España.
Rick Ottema is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Allinq Continental Cycling Team.
Joshua Huppertz is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Lotto–Kern Haus.
Edoardo Affini is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.
Lionel Taminiaux is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Dstny.
Olav Kooij is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
Mick van Dijke is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. His twin brother Tim van Dijke also rides for the same formation.
Tim Torn Teutenberg is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling.
Rick Pluimers is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Tudor Pro Cycling Team.
Hartthijs de Vries is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam TDT–Unibet Cycling Team.
Elmar Reinders (NED)
Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
