:quality(80)/cdn-kiosk-api.telegraaf.nl/e94c9546-2bfd-11eb-a5c0-02c309bc01c1.jpg "NK allround: Patrick Roest and Jorien ter Mors lead after first day | Ice skating")
sport">Roest finished after a difficult race in a time of 6.15.31 minutes. With that he was slightly faster than Marwin Talsma, who set the second fastest time with a personal record of 6.16.04. Marcel Bosker ended up in third place in the 5000 meters with 6.17.41.
sport">In the ranking after two distances, Roest is in great shape. On Sunday, he defends a margin of 2.28 seconds on his teammate Bosker in the 1500 meters. Title holder Jan Blokhuijsen, who finished fifth in the 5000 meters (6.21.89), is number 3 at 3.45 behind the classification leader.
sport">Roest won the 500 meters earlier on Saturday in a time of 36.47. He was not completely satisfied with that either. The versatile skater from Lekkerkerk aimed for a time of 36.0, but due to a number of small mistakes, including a too carefully driven last corner, he had less margin on his competitors than he had hoped.
sport">At the 5000 meters, Roest was surprised by a lightning start by Blokhuijsen. The three-time world champion all-round quickly got hold of his overconfident opponent, but was unable to continue to a strong time afterwards. At the NK distances, Roest triumphed three weeks ago in a time of 6.10.16.
sport">“Fortunately, I still win in the 5000 meters, but that says it all,” Roest admitted to the NOS. „I did not get in well and was also surprised by the fast start of Blokhuijsen, which meant that I had to start in the corners to get past him. But technically it just wasn’t going well. It was all a bit shaky. I was also unable to make any adjustments during the ride. It was mainly a matter of fighting. It was enough, but I am certainly not satisfied with it. Still, I’m still in good shape in the rankings. ”
Jorien ter Mors in action.
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Jorien ter Mors
sport">Jorien ter Mors starts on Sunday as classification leader on the final day of the NK all-round for women. The three-time Olympic champion managed to maintain her leading position in the general classification in the 3000 meters on Saturday, not exactly her favorite distance.
sport">The 30-year-old eye-catcher of Team IKO set the fifth fastest time with 4.07.65 minutes. That was enough to keep the first place in the standings, after her marked victory in the 500 meters (38.32).
sport">On Sunday, Ter Mors defends a margin of 0.88 seconds on Antoinette de Jong in the 1500 meters. The defending champion set the second fastest time in the 3000 meters: 4.04.19.
sport">Melissa Wijfje won the 3000 meters with a time of 4.03.10. She is in third place in the standings, 1.72 seconds behind Ter Mors.
sport">Ter Mors did not know what to expect on the 3000 meters. The 2013 Dutch all-round champion has not trained for a second on the longer distances this season. She is preparing for the NK sprint next weekend in Thialf. In addition, the three-time Olympic champion will mainly focus on the 1000 and 1500 meters in view of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.
sport">Ter Mors wants to take her second distance victory at this NK on Sunday at the 1500 meters. After that, there is a chance that she will cancel for the 5000 meters. That endurance test may put too much strain on her physical condition for the rest of the season.
sport">“But who knows?” Ter Mors said WE laughing knowing. “In any case, the 3000 meters went very well. It had been a long time since I had driven that distance. However, I got into my swing. Only in my last lap did the acidification hit hard. However, I only see that as a great challenge. It is a good training stimulus for my 1500 meters. It is now a matter of good recovery and being fresh at the start on Sunday. Hopefully I can significantly increase my lead over the competition. Then we will see if it makes sense to still drive the 5000 meters. ”
Program
sport">Sunday, November 22
- 1.45 pm: 1,500 meters women
- 2.39 pm: 1,500 meters men
- 3.32 pm: 5,000 meters women
- 4.26 pm: 10,000 meters men
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