Monthly Archives: October 2010

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Bart Swings did it again. He is the new World Champion in the elimination race!

On the tight and slippery road course, Swings took the lead in the last two laps, taking 10 meters on the rest. Diego Rosero came close in the last meters, but finished second. Joey Mantia took the bronze.

Bart Swings World Champion [...]

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6.22,59. With a new 5k personal record, Jonathan Kuck made a big impression at the American Cup race in Milwaukee.

Kuck paired with Trevor Marsicano in the 5k, both racing on the Marchese Record blades. They were fighting a close battle until the last lap.

"They killed everyone", says coach Paul Marchese. "Unfortunately Trevor fell on the [...]

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At the final day of racing at the track in Guarne, CadoMotus athletes performed great, but unfortunately, no medals were added.

Elma de Vries qualified for the 1,000 meter final, leading the complete semi final race, making the final on fastest time. In the final, Brygite Mendez took another Colombian gold and Elma finished on a [...]

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Bart Swings took another silver medal in the 20k elimination race. Caught between two Colombians, he once again showed his class.

Helper Maarten Swings was eliminated early in the race, and therefore Bart had to fight alone, against strong duo's, specifically the Colombian super stars Diego Rosero and Jorge Cifuentes. Cifuentes took the gold, Rosero the [...]

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Bart Swings took the silver in the first race at the World Championships in Guarne!

The 10,000m points elimination race is one of the hardest races possible, and therefore Swings' favourite. Last year he took the victory in this event, but now Colombian Diego Rosero was a bit stronger.

The very experienced and super strong Diego Rosero [...]

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Long track skaters are finalizing their season preparations, everybody getting ready to hit the season in shape. During some pre-season racing, Bob de Jong, Trevor Marsicano and Jonathan Kuck clocked some impressive times... On the Marchese Record!

In Milwaukee, 2010 World allround runner-up Jonathan Kuck and 2009 World Champion Trevor Marsicano did a test race. Marsicano [...]

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He is known as the loyal helper of his own brother, pleased with his role in the shadow. Meanwhile, Maarten Swings is a crucial player in the CadoMotus team and, for a good reason, member of the Belgian team for the upcoming World championships.

These will be his second World championships, a special experience for the [...]

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Only some skaters switch from junior to senior without any problem. Manon Kamminga is one of them. As a first year senior, she has had a great season so far. "But I don't put any pressure on my own shoulders for these World Championships."

She collected a silver and bronze with the Dutch relay team at [...]

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Ferre Spruyt had some clear goals before the season started: to become a European champion and World medallist. "A medal would perfect my season", he says, a week before the start of the World Championships in Colombia.

What are you looking forward to the most this tournament?

The race! I'm curious how I do between the World's [...]

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10 years ago, she took her first medal at European championships. Her last few seasons though, have the best so far, taking a bronze and silver at the European Championships in Italy. Now she's heading to Colombia, to skate another World Championship!

She has been a member of the Dutch team since she was a little [...]