European Championship gold Kjeld Nuis at 1500 meters: ‘I was able to pump through’ | To skate

sport">Nuis was in the penultimate stage ahead of Krol and the Belgian Bart Swings. With his time, he set the bar high for the two slot skaters. Krol tried to attack Nuis’s time, but had to bow his head in the last lap.

sport">Tijmen Snel had to skate alone in the first stage and came to 1.46.61. He finished tenth.

sport">Nuis was very proud of his first title in two years and the first since he rides with coach Gerard van Velde. The 32-year-old skater said he drove a nice race in which he could “pump through” until the end.

sport">“I was quite unsure about my 1500 meters after the World Cup competitions,” Nuis confessed, who finished sixth, seventh and eleventh in those international competitions this season. “I was really stuck with my hands, wondering if I had enough content. The fact that it has been successful twice in a row and also with good times, gives me a lot of confidence. Now I can start working towards the Games.”

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