It's rather wonderful to see. Lots of very quick young people from all around the world, some of whom we'll see in the Tour de France and other major races in a few years time.
We went to watch for a bit today, and also took photos and made a short film.
The local TV station has been covering the event, and rather unconventionally so did a local bank which sponsors the competition.
The races cover a lot of ground. They take place partly on closed roads (it's easier to close a road for a racing event here than in the UK), on Assen's cycle-racing track (cycle sport is popular and the result is that even small towns like Assen have such a facility) and on some paths through the woods which you'll see in the video.
Always great to see a race. Unfortunately, there aren't too many in my part of the world...
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