Monthly Archives: July 2010

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No doubt it was one of the most emotional races in a long time. The elemination race on the San Benedetto track became a big disapointment to CadoMotus skaters Bart Swings, Maarten Swings and Ferre Spruyt.

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For the first time in her racing career Mariska Huisman took a individual medal at the European championships; bronze at the elemination race. Happy faces all around!

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Great champions have to face big disapointments sometimes. Bart Swings, Ferre Spruyt and Maarten Swings had to face a major one today.

Bart Swings crashed at the first start of the elimination race, and therefore the pack restarted. A bad indication for what was about to happen

The elemination race at the track in San Benedetto del [...]

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The 29th of July the European Championships in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, finally start. The Belgium team with Bart Swings, Ferre Spruyt and Maarten Swings did their final preparations today.

CadoMotus followed their last training session and asked about their expectations and feelings.
"It is going to be hard to be as succesfull as last year [...]

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Thursday July 29 the European championships inline speed skating start in San Benedetto del Tronto. 9 days of high level competition for as well junior and senior skaters from over 20 countries.

San Benedetto del Tronto, a city of 48,000 citizens, is located at the Mediterranean sea. The Vesmaco track, which is short and tight (175m) [...]

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Otterlo has hosted the most crowded race of the season in the Netherlands for many, many years. Yesterday, for the 24th time, thousands of spectators along the 600 meter course, saw CadoMotus winning in the ladies and mens race.

Every year Otterlo finds something to attract those thousands of spectators. This year sprinting twins Ronald and [...]

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Within one week the European championships inline speed skating start in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy. A big competition with CadoMotus athletes amongst the favourites. Ferre Spruyt is one of them.

"My ambitions haven't changed", he says. Earlier in the year he made no secret of his desire to win an individual golden medal at the [...]

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Yesterday the third stage of the German Inline Cup took place in Bremen. CadoMotus took the victory!

The Belgian CadoMotus team members once again showed their strenght and supremacy in a race against Bont-Arena, Powerslide and some strong German teams like Stadler. "But Ferre and Maarten controlled the race extremely well", says winner Bart Swings.

(C) bartswings.be

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14.271s for his flying 200m on MPC RoadWar

Winner Bart Swings at the WorldCup in Geisingen in April this year, next to former Dobbin-sprint record holder Andres Munoz and Diego Rosero.
© Stephan Repke

Bart Swings DIARY

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KPN Inline Cup in Staphorst had some obvious parallels with an inline cross race.
Bad weather, slippery sections, up+downhill and straightforward racing with multiple attacks and small cheasing groups.

Bart Swings leading one out of many attracks.(C) TIMS

Ferre Spruyt fighting bad weather conditions.(C) TIMS

Finally rain specialist Crispijn Ariens was caught up between the two Swings brothers in [...]