Amsterdam · Sports & events

The Eredivisie runs August to May in the south-east, twenty minutes by metro. Buy through the club; away fans face restrictions at big games.

An October race that starts and finishes inside the 1928 Olympic Stadium and runs out along the Amstel. Flat, fast and free to watch.

The outdoor 400-metre oval in Oost opens from autumn to early spring, rents skates and lets anyone on between club sessions.

The dead-straight course in the Amsterdamse Bos hosts regattas through spring, and the surrounding woods are the city's running and cycling ground.