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The 20 km of Brussels (French: 20 km de Bruxelles, Dutch: 20 km door Brussel) is a 20. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname 1 km race that has been held each year in Brussels since 1981, usually in May. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is It has a maximum number of 25,000 entries, which are normally sold out quite quickly after places go on sale in March.

The race is a major event in Brussels, with a huge turnout of supporters. The course is quite challenging for newcomers, particularly due to the gentle, and largely invisible, climb that covers most of the first seven kilometres. The biggest drawback of the event is the organisation of the start, namely two bottlenecks, where the 25,000 participants have to squeeze through the Cinquantenaire arches and then two comparatively small gateways. Jubelpark ( Dutch for "Jubilee Park" or Parc du Cinquantenaire ( French for "Park of the Fiftieth" pronounced /paʀk də sɛ̃kɑ̃tnɛʀ/ Apart from this, and the surprise experienced by tired runners finding the 20 km marker 100 m away from the finish, it is a very popular event, proven by the speed with which the places are snapped up every year.

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