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With the Last Frost Gone, Hope for an Elfstedentocht Has Vanished
The death of Henk Kroes at age 87 marks the end of hope for an Elfstedentocht, as he was the last person who had personally experienced the extreme ice conditions required for the race. Kroes, who presided over the 1997 event, was viewed as the final link to the heroic era of Friesland's frozen history.
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