Late afternoon on the 8 February Wiebe Wieling, chairman of the organising committee, said that the race was off – the committee had to be realistic – safety issues had made the race impossible.
Vasario 8 d. popiet organizacinio komiteto pirmininkė Wiebe Wieling pranešė apie atšaukiamas lenktynes – komitetas realiai įvertino saugumo klausimus, kurie tapo neįmanomi.