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His video in 2021, titled "Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere)", helped popularize the concept of the stroad. [ citation needed ] In the video, he criticizes stroads for their cost, inefficiency, and lack of safety in the United States and Canada and how cities can improve them.
The recordholder for the Six Days of Amsterdam is the Dutch cyclist Danny Stam with four victories. The most recent edition took place in 2016 and was won by Belgians Kenny De Ketele and Moreno De Pauw , their third Six Day victory as a duo.
Bicycle traffic, in fact traffic in general, is relatively safe: in 2007, Amsterdam had 18 traffic deaths, of all types, in total. [5] Bike traffic has a 38% modal share. [6] Bicycle theft in Amsterdam is widespread: in 2005, about 54,000 bicycles were stolen, and every year between 12,000 and 15,000 bicycles are retrieved from the canals. [7] [8]
Formed on 14 August 1888, The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation has 148,599 members and is the eight largest sports federation. [2] Famous competitors include Rie Mastenbroek, who won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 100 m freestyle, 400 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle.
The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. [1] It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon competition was replaced by half marathon.
The Johan Cruijff Schaal was lost against PSV 0–1, while the first two league games were drawn. Feyenoord then booked 7 straight victories, including 0–4 against Ajax in Amsterdam. This streak was ended by a loss in Enschede against FC Twente. Feyenoord also lost again at home against PSV 1–2.
In its 50-year existence, the event has been cancelled twice: in 1978, after the sponsor withdrew, and in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. In the inaugural edition of 1975, Jørgen Jensen was the men's winner, in a time of 2:16:51 ( h : m : s ) , and Plonie Scheringa was the women's winner, finishing in 3:13:38.
[4] Central Office for Jewish Emigration in the Netherlands begins operating. 1943 27 March: 1943 bombing of the Amsterdam civil registry office; July: Allied bombings of Amsterdam-Noord. 1944 - 4 August: Frank family arrested. 1945 People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945.