The Six Days of the Greenery is a marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 speed skating

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

 event that that is held on a yearly basis in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The event consists of six races in a six day time span. The distance covered in every race is 100 laps on a 400m track. Starting in 2002, the women's race was no longer a six day event, but has had editions of three, four and five days.

Brussels sprout suit

In the first race, the winner of the previous year wears a brussels sprout suit. Riders collect points based on their finishing positions. In the following races the suit is worn by the leader of the competition, similar to the yellow jersey

Yellow jersey

The general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...

 in the Tour de France

Tour de France

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. The suit (spruitjespak in Dutch) was introduced as a tribute to 1997 Elfstedentocht

Elfstedentocht

The Elfstedentocht is the world's largest and longest speed skating competition and leisure skating tour, and is held irregularly in the province of Friesland, Netherlands.The tour, almost 200 km in length, is conducted on frozen canals, rivers and lakes between the eleven historic...

 winner Henk Angenent

Henk Angenent

Henk Angenent was a Dutch speed skater, specialising in marathon skating and the longer distances. On 12 March 2004 in Calgary, Angenent skated 41.669 km in one hour, which was the world record in this event until 15 March 2007, when Casper Helling skated 300 metres more...

 who grows Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprout

The Brussels sprout is a cultivar of wild cabbage grown for its edible buds. The leafy green vegetables are typically 2.5–4 cm in diameter and look like miniature cabbages. The sprout is Brassica oleracea, in the "gemmifera" group of the family Brassicaceae...

 for a living. Angenent was interviewed often in the media after the race, and his occupation a regular subject, resulting in this tribute. Angenent, who retired from competitive skating 2009, has only worn the brussels sprout suit in an official Six Days of the Greenery race once.

Previous results

Year	Gender	First	Second	Third
1998	Men	Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a small town named Gelselaar in the Achterhoek, started as an all-around speed skater, finishing in 8th position three times at the Dutch All-around Speed Skating Championships in...
1998	Women	Sandra de Ronde
1999	Men	Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a small town named Gelselaar in the Achterhoek, started as an all-around speed skater, finishing in 8th position three times at the Dutch All-around Speed Skating Championships in...
1999	Women	Janny Zonderland
2000	Men	Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a small town named Gelselaar in the Achterhoek, started as an all-around speed skater, finishing in 8th position three times at the Dutch All-around Speed Skating Championships in...	Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud is a French marathon speed skater.He was the first non Dutchman after Oleg Bozhev to win the Essent Cup in 2002-03, while he won the cup another time in 2005-06. In that year he also won the Dick van Gangelen Trophy and the Six Days of the Greenery...	Peter de Vries
2000	Women	Janny Zonderland	Marjanne Smit	Jenita Hulzebosch-Smit
2001	Men	Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud is a French marathon speed skater.He was the first non Dutchman after Oleg Bozhev to win the Essent Cup in 2002-03, while he won the cup another time in 2005-06. In that year he also won the Dick van Gangelen Trophy and the Six Days of the Greenery...	Rob van Meggelen	Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a small town named Gelselaar in the Achterhoek, started as an all-around speed skater, finishing in 8th position three times at the Dutch All-around Speed Skating Championships in...
2001	Women	Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering is a Dutch marathon speed skater, short track speed skater and cyclist who currently lives in Den Ham. Bekkering has several nicknames like Beeks, Daantje and Dikkie Dik. Her sister, Eyelien is also a cyclist.Bekkering started her speed skating career, aged 9 in 1986...	Janny Zonderland	Hillie van der Wal
2002	Men	Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud is a French marathon speed skater.He was the first non Dutchman after Oleg Bozhev to win the Essent Cup in 2002-03, while he won the cup another time in 2005-06. In that year he also won the Dick van Gangelen Trophy and the Six Days of the Greenery...	Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a small town named Gelselaar in the Achterhoek, started as an all-around speed skater, finishing in 8th position three times at the Dutch All-around Speed Skating Championships in...	Ard Alderts
2002	Women	Lieke Splinter	Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering is a Dutch marathon speed skater, short track speed skater and cyclist who currently lives in Den Ham. Bekkering has several nicknames like Beeks, Daantje and Dikkie Dik. Her sister, Eyelien is also a cyclist.Bekkering started her speed skating career, aged 9 in 1986...	Linda Verdouw
2003	Men	KC Boutiette KC Boutiette KC Boutiette is an American speed skater from Tacoma, Washington and four-time Olympian.He was first of the wave of inline speed skaters who made the transition from inline to ice in order to have a shot at going to the Olympics.Among American speed skaters, Boutiette's story is half legendary...	Jeroen de Vries Jeroen de Vries Jeroen de Vries is a Dutch marathon speed skater.As of 2006, De Vries has won eight marathons on artificial speed skating tracks, including one during the 2006 Six Days of the Greenery. In 2005, he won the Alternative Elfstedentocht at the Weissensee in 5:13.57 hours.-References:...	Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a small town named Gelselaar in the Achterhoek, started as an all-around speed skater, finishing in 8th position three times at the Dutch All-around Speed Skating Championships in...
2003	Women	Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering is a Dutch marathon speed skater, short track speed skater and cyclist who currently lives in Den Ham. Bekkering has several nicknames like Beeks, Daantje and Dikkie Dik. Her sister, Eyelien is also a cyclist.Bekkering started her speed skating career, aged 9 in 1986...	Petra Grimbergen	Jolanda Langeland
2004	Men	KC Boutiette KC Boutiette KC Boutiette is an American speed skater from Tacoma, Washington and four-time Olympian.He was first of the wave of inline speed skaters who made the transition from inline to ice in order to have a shot at going to the Olympics.Among American speed skaters, Boutiette's story is half legendary...	Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud is a French marathon speed skater.He was the first non Dutchman after Oleg Bozhev to win the Essent Cup in 2002-03, while he won the cup another time in 2005-06. In that year he also won the Dick van Gangelen Trophy and the Six Days of the Greenery...	Roel van Hest
2004	Women	Mischa Coolen	Mariska Huisman Mariska Huisman Mariska Huisman is a Dutch marathon skater and speedskater. She was the first winner of a mass start worldcup in Astana.At this moment she is the number 2 on the world ranking list.-References:...	Lieke Splinter
2005	Men	Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud Cédric Michaud is a French marathon speed skater.He was the first non Dutchman after Oleg Bozhev to win the Essent Cup in 2002-03, while he won the cup another time in 2005-06. In that year he also won the Dick van Gangelen Trophy and the Six Days of the Greenery...	Miel Rozendaal	Peter Baars
2005	Women	Elma de Vries Elma de Vries Elma de Vries is a Dutch marathon speed skater and inline speed skater. She is the older sister of marathon speed skater Bob de Vries.-Biography:...	Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering is a Dutch marathon speed skater, short track speed skater and cyclist who currently lives in Den Ham. Bekkering has several nicknames like Beeks, Daantje and Dikkie Dik. Her sister, Eyelien is also a cyclist.Bekkering started her speed skating career, aged 9 in 1986...	Jolanda Langeland
2006 2006 Six Days of the Greenery The 2006 Six Days of the Greenery of marathon speed skating was held in the Netherlands, between December 11 and December 16, 2006. The tournament hosted six races of 100 laps in six days in the chase for the brussels sprout suit....	Men	Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman Jan Maarten Heideman is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in marathon speed skating.Heideman, currently living in a small town named Gelselaar in the Achterhoek, started as an all-around speed skater, finishing in 8th position three times at the Dutch All-around Speed Skating Championships in...	Andrès Landman Andrès Landman Andrès Landman is a Dutch marathon speed skater.As of today Landman won two marathons on artificial speed skating tracks, including one during the 2006 Six Days of the Greenery. In 2004 and 2005 he rode five races in the orange suit as the leader of the Essent Cup...	Kurt Wubben Kurt Wubben Kurt Wubben is a Dutch marathon speed skater.As of today Wubben won eight marathons on artificial speed skating tracks, including one during the 2006 Six Days of the Greenery....
2006 2006 Six Days of the Greenery The 2006 Six Days of the Greenery of marathon speed skating was held in the Netherlands, between December 11 and December 16, 2006. The tournament hosted six races of 100 laps in six days in the chase for the brussels sprout suit....	Women	Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering Daniëlle Bekkering is a Dutch marathon speed skater, short track speed skater and cyclist who currently lives in Den Ham. Bekkering has several nicknames like Beeks, Daantje and Dikkie Dik. Her sister, Eyelien is also a cyclist.Bekkering started her speed skating career, aged 9 in 1986...	Maria Sterk Maria Sterk Maria Sterk is a Dutch marathon speed skater.In 2005 she finished in third position of the Essent Cup and on 11 February of that year she announced to attack the women's world hour speed skating record, which was held by Lian van Tol at that time...	Elma de Vries Elma de Vries Elma de Vries is a Dutch marathon speed skater and inline speed skater. She is the older sister of marathon speed skater Bob de Vries.-Biography:...