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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.
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The first six-day event was an individual time trial at the Agricultural Hall in Islington, London, in 1878, when a professional called David Stanton sought a bet that he could ride 1,000 miles in six successive days, riding 18 hours a day.
NRC Handelsblad was first published on 1 October 1970 after a merger of the Amsterdam newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad (founded 1828 by J.W. van den Biesen) and the Rotterdam Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (founded 1844 by Henricus Nijgh). [4] The paper's motto is Lux et Libertas – Light (referring to the Age of Enlightenment) and Freedom.
Merckx started and won the Amstel Gold Race more than three minutes ahead of the second-place finisher. [4] Two years later, he was the first rider to win a second time. In the late 1970s Dutchman Jan Raas won the Amstel Gold Race a record five times, of which four were consecutive.
1303 - Siege of Amsterdam; 1306 - Amsterdam granted city rights. [4] Oude Kerk consecrated. 1345 - 15 March: Alleged "Miracle of Amsterdam" occurs. 1347 - Heilige Stede chapel built. 1389 - The city was first called Aemsterdam in an authentic piece. [1] 1408 - Nieuwe Kerk (church) construction begins. [5] 1421 - Fire. 1425 - Singel canal dug ...
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.
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