This page is a summary of our most recent posts about SUP 11 City Tour

The SUP 11 City Tour (or simply the “11 Cities”) is a five-day, multi-stage Stand Up Paddleboard race held annually in the Netherlands. Covering 200km across the five separate stages, the SUP 11 City Tour is probably the longest (and definitely the craziest) Stand Up Paddle race in the world.

Thanks to the support of Mistral, I'll be racing in the 11 cities myself this year, giving you daily insights into the pain and pleasure of this crazy/bizarre/awesome/amazing race. Follow the adventure from September 3rd to 7th here on SUPracer.com.

Entries Open For World’s Most Unique And Special Race – The SUP 11 City Tour

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

SUP 11 City Tour - Day 4 - jOne of the most unique and special events on the racing calendar has just opened for registration. The SUP 11 City Tour, the single longest, and also one of the hardest SUP races on the planet will be happening again from September 2nd-6th, 2015.

Held in the Dutch province of Friesland, this five-day, Tour de France-style stage race is like no other stand up paddling event. Meandering its way through the canals between beautiful countryside and quaint little towns, the 11 Cities is a grueling but strangely addictive mental and physical challenge.   → READ MORE

859 Days Later: SUPracer.com Finally Has A New Facebook Cover Photo

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

SUPracer.com Facebook cover photo
It only took me two and a half years, but the SUPracer.com Facebook cover photo has finally been changed.

As you will see, highlighted by the fact that I’m about to write 1,200 words on a topic most would suggest doesn’t even warrant a simple caption, I take my cover photos seriously. Like the exchange of flags between host cities at the Olympic Games closing ceremony or the inauguration of a new President, the changing of our Facebook cover photo is a weighty subject.   → READ MORE

219 Awesome Photos That Tell The Story Of The ‘SUP 11 City Tour’

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

SUP 11 City Tour - Day 4 - jUnless you were living on Mars, under a rock, with your fingers in your ears all last week, you would have heard about a little race called the SUP 11 City Tour that went down in the Netherlands.

The 11 Cities is a unique race. First: It’s long. Very long. Over 200 kilometres all said and done. Second: It’s held across five days, in five different stages. It’s like the Tour de France of SUP.

It’s an amazing event and one that you should definitely add to your bucket list. The SUP 11 City Tour is long. It’s painful. You’ll hate it. You’ll love it. You’ll make great friends. Lasting memories. Sore muscles. Big smiles. You’ll test yourself physically. You’ll test yourself even more so mentally. Oh and your hands will be full of calluses.   → READ MORE

DONE. The SUP 11 City Tour Is Finished – Get The Full Results, Pics And Recap From This Crazy / Painful / Awesome Race

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

11 city tour of friesland stand up paddling
The 2014 SUP 11 City Tour is DONE. What a crazy adventure that was. Congratulations to Bart de Zwart for reclaming his crown and showing he’s still the king of endurance paddling.

We’ll have a full recap of this crazy/painful/amazing/awesome event soon, but in the meantime here are the final standings from the solo divisions. You can also relive the week-long live blog, including daily recaps and photo highlights.   → READ MORE

Sneek? Hindeloopen?! Get To Know The SUP 11 City Tour (All 200kms Of It…) With These Interactive Course Maps

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

SUP 11 city tour course stand up paddle board raceWe’re just a couple of days away from the start of the 2014 SUP 11 City Tour… As that anxiety-inducing clock over there to the right suggests, we’re into the final countdown for the world’s longest/craziest/why-oh-why-did-I-agree-to-this SUP race.

Just over 200 kilometres (124 miles) of racing across five days. It truly is an epic adventure. Though with its maze of canals, endless green fields and place names that sound like they were plucked straight out of a Harry Potter novel (Sneek? Hindeloopen?!), the SUP 11 City Tour certainly takes some navigating.

So to give you an idea of exactly where we’ll be this week, here are the full, interactive course maps for the SUP 11 City Tour…   → READ MORE

11 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The “SUP 11 City Tour”

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

11 City Tour Stand Up Paddle raceAfter an awesome week in Hood River, where I got to watch the world’s best paddlers up close, I’m now sitting at the airport getting ready to board another plane.

Next stop: Amsterdam. From there I’ll travel a few hours out into the Dutch countryside to the province of “Friesland” and the city of Leeuwarden. That’ll be my home base for the next five days as I prepare for the craziest SUP race I’ve ever attempted: The SUP 11-City Tour.

The 11 cities is a 200km (125 mile) stage race held over five days. It’s long. It’s tough. And I have no idea why I agreed to do this. But I believe it’s going to be one hell of an adventure…   → READ MORE

I’m Doing The ”SUP 11 City Tour” This Year: Five Days, 220kms Of Paddling (And Pain) …Who Wants To Join Me?

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

SUP 11 City Tour stand up paddle race
So I’m doing the SUP 11 City Tour this year…

Yes, that SUP 11 City Tour. One of the most difficult (and by far the longest) races in the world of stand up paddling. Five days, 220 kilometres (136 miles) and lots and lots of pain. I’m not entirely sure I know what I’m getting myself into here, but I’m really excited about the challenge and adventure that awaits on September 3rd.

And now thanks to the support of Mistral SUP and the SUP 11 City Tour organising team, I’m going to give you an inside look at just how awesome/fun/challenging/crazy/painful this great race really is.   → READ MORE

Who’s Up For A Lazy 135 Miler? SUP 11 City Tour Adds “Non-Stop Tour” Division To 2014 Event

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

SUP 11 Cities TourThe longest, most grueling SUP race in the world, the SUP 11 City Tour in the Netherlands, just got a whole lot harder. As if paddling 220kms over five separate stages wasn’t enough (that’s basically a Molokai-a-day for five straight days), the organisers will be adding a new “Non-Stop Tour” division to this year’s 11 Cities event.

That’s right, you can now race non-stop along the entire 220km route.   → READ MORE

This Guy Finished A 220km SUP Race On An Inflatable…

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

Sam Ross Red Paddle Co race boardIf you had to race over 200kms on a SUP, which type of board would you choose? Probably a nice, sleek, 14 foot carbon fiber design, yeah? That’s what most paddlers would go for, but not Sam Ross from the UK, who last week paddled the entire SUP 11 City Tour on an inflatable.

Up to 45kms of flat water paddling every day for five days straight. On an inflatable.

The SUP 11 City Tour is tough enough at the best of times, even when you’ve got a carbon race board under your feet. Doing it on an inflatable SUP sounds just plain wrong. But Sam’s result on his 14 foot Red Paddle Co. inflatable shows once again that plastic blow-ups aren’t that much slower than their far more glamorous (yet far less practical) carbon fiber brethren.   → READ MORE

FINAL RESULTS: Peter Bartl Wins The SUP 11 City Tour, The ‘Tour De France Of SUP’

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

2013 SUP 11 City TourThe world’s longest stand up paddle race, the SUP 11 City Tour, has just wrapped up in Netherlands. From the 4th to 8th of September competitors paddled over 200kms in five separate stages, Tour de France-style, making it one of the hardest races in the world of SUP racing.

The race is now over and it was Peter Bartl (Austria) and Marie Buchanan (UK) who are the new SUP 11 City Tour champions. Peter finished two and a half minutes ahead of three-time defending champion Bart de Zwart to claim a memorable win. Click through for full results plus video highlights from each stage…   → READ MORE

Bart De Zwart’s “SUP 11 City Tour” Race Recap & Insights (Final Stage UPDATED)

posted by Bart de Zwart, Starboard Team Rider and SUP Explorer

Bart de ZwartBoss Man’s note: Bart de Zwart is currently competing in the longest Stand Up Paddle race on the planet: the 220km, five-day epic that is the SUP 11 City Tour in the Netherlands.

Bart has won this event the past three years in a row and is paddling hard for a fourth straight victory this week. The race is happening from 4th-8th September and we’ll be speaking with the champ as soon as he steps off his board at the finish line each day. So click through to find out what Bart has to say about this grueling endurance race…   → READ MORE

WATCH: Video Highlights From The SUP 11 City Tour

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

SUP 11 City Tour videosVideo highlights of the SUP 11 City Tour, which is happening right now in the Netherlands. In case you’ve somehow missed our coverage of this event the past few days here’s a quick primer: The race involves five different stages over five days. All up it’s 220 kilometres (137 miles). Competitors are on the water between four and eight hours each day. Overall winning times are expected to be around 24 hours in total.

Oh and it’s all flat water… the whole way. Yes, the 11 Cities is a grueling race. Well now you get a glimpse of just how grueling it is, with daily video highlights from Holland. The first two stages are below and we’ll keep adding each day as the vids get released.   → READ MORE

How Do You Prepare For A 220km SUP Race? Find Out With Bart de Zwart’s Preview Of The Dutch “SUP 11 City Tour”

posted by Bart de Zwart, Starboard Team Rider and SUP Explorer

SUP 11 City Tour 2013Boss Man’s note: Maui resident and renowned SUP explorer Bart de Zwart has just arrived back in his home country, the Netherlands, to prepare for one of the toughest (and definitely the longest) races in the world of Stand Up Paddling: The SUP 11 City Tour.

The 11 Cities race stretches for a mammoth 220kms, across five days, through the canals and lakes of Friesland province. Paddlers are usually on the water for between four and eight hours every day, with the overall winning times usually around 24 hours in total. To those who have completed this race (or attempted to…) the SUP 11 City Tour is considered one of the toughest, or perhaps THE toughest race in stand up paddling. If you win the SUP 11 City Tour you’re doing pretty well, and one man who has won it more than anyone, in fact one man who has almost never lost is Bart…

Mr. Endurance has won the past three years in Holland and now returns home to try for four-in-a-row. But he won’t just be paddling each day; Bart will be also be giving us updates and thoughts about the race right after every one of the five stages. The race starts on Wednesday but while we’re waiting for the action to unfold, click through to read Bart’s preview of what’s coming up…   → READ MORE

37 Hours: Dutchman Paddles The 220km “SUP 11 City Tour” Race Course Non-Stop

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

If you think your winter SUP training is getting a little slack, get ready to feel really lazy: Dutchman Jasper van Overbeek has just completed the entire SUP 11 City Tour course non-stop, paddling 37 hours straight to cover the 220kms.

While this wasn’t a race, Jasper was paddling the same route used for the infamous SUP 11 City Tour, which is the gruelling, five-day-long, Tour de France-style SUP race held each September in the Netherlands.   → READ MORE

Five Days Of Pain: SUP 11 City Tour Announces 2013 Race Dates

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

Feel like five days of pain on a Stand Up Paddleboard? Then mark your calendars for the end of August next year: The SUP 11 City Tour has just released its dates for 2013.

The 11 Cities is one of the most gruelling and definitely the longest Stand Up Paddle race in the world. The course covers 220km in five days, traversing through the canals and lakes of Friesland in the Netherlands. It’s basically the Tour de France of SUP.

Dutch native and Starboard team rider Bart de Zwart (who now lives on Maui) has won the SUP 11 City Tour past three years straight. SUP’s Mr. Endurance held off a strong challenge from the Danish Viking Casper Steinfath to claim the hat-trick in 2012 and will no doubt start favourite in the 2013 edition as well.   → READ MORE

[RESULTS] Bart de Zwart WINS The SUP 11 City Tour

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man


The 2012 SUP 11 City Tour wrapped up today in the Netherlands. After five days and 220km of paddling, it was Bart de Zwart who came away with the overall victory.

Mr. Endurance won all five stages to finish a total of six minutes clear of Casper Steinfath. In third place was Peter Bartl, just under 10 minutes behind de Zwart. Meanwhile in the women’s race, defending champ Anne-Marie Reichmann was bumped into second place by Laura Quetglas, who finished in a time of 26 hours, 59 minutes and 30 seconds.

To highlight just how long this race is; The top three guys were the only paddlers to complete the race in under 24 hours. Click through for full results…   → READ MORE

The SUP 11 City Tour Gives A Whole New Meaning To The Term “Distance Race”

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

The 2012 SUP 11 City Tour gets started tomorrow in the Netherlands. This event has become known as the endurance race in Stand Up Paddling, with competitors covering 220km in five days.

The race stretches along the canals, lakes and waterways of the northern Dutch province of Friesland. Paddlers pass through 11 cities and plenty of towns and villages, as they recreate the historic “Elfstedentocht” (eleven cities tour) race made famous by Dutch ice-skaters during the winter freeze.   → READ MORE