Jos Hermens made it not the 1, but 4 Miles of Groningen: ‘There were already many of those ‘miles’ in the world’

The 35th 4 Mile takes place on Sunday. In the run-up to this, Dagblad van het Noorden brings a story every day. It must be clear for good, says co-initiator Ger van Gelder. ,,We owe it to Jos Hermens that it became 4 Miles.”

Ger van Gelder at the original starting point of the 4 Mile. ,,The middle class did not want us through the center.” Photo: Jaspar Moulijn

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