St. Nikolaus himself, with his long purple cape and a tall golden staff, was on hand Saturday to hand over the letters to the three elves. The trip will take roughly two weeks as the three cycle ...

Three postal workers set off on Saturday on their nearly 3000-km bicycle journey from St Nikolaus, Germany, to the small town ...

Santa's elves start early in Germany. Three postal workers set off Saturday on their nearly 3,000-kilometer (1,860-mile) ...

Santa’s elves start early in Germany.   Three postal workers set off Saturday on their nearly 3,000-kilometre bicycle journey ...

The three-week journey will see the cyclists hand over thousands of Christmas wish lists to Santa Claus in Rovaniemi.