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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397418347434640062009-12-08T23:05:17.593+01:00Pure Skating News | Speed Skating News from Inline and IceSpeed Skating News from the world of Inline and Ice. Track, Road, Marathon Shorttrack and Longtrack news, skaters, events and behind the scenes. Skate news, reviews and analysis. Skater bios and interviews.Pure Skating Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797540316858288909noreply@blogger.comBlogger326125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-767569361085743362009-12-08T13:19:00.011+01:002009-12-08T23:05:17.604+01:00CadoMotus athletes make flying start

Ronald Mulder, Shane Dobbin, Elma de Vries, Mariska Huisman and Bianca Roosenboom have two things in common. They are all supported by CadoMotus in the summer and they all made a flying start into their winter season.Ronald Mulder surprises the World, storming the podium and grabbing a national recordRonald Mulder is most likely the biggest surprise of the ice season. Supported by MPC wheels and

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-48758587907899445222009-12-02T05:43:00.018+01:002009-12-02T22:29:52.798+01:00Talking Blades: the CadoMotus ST

CadoMotus ST and Marchese ZERO ST compared with other shorttrack blades In November, CadoMotus introduced their latest shorttrack offering: the CadoMotus ST blade, joining the Marchese ZERO ST in a growing stable of ice speedskating products that now includes 3 blades. The CadoMotus ST is a mid-level blade based on the same deformation-control technology as the ZERO, with a different feature-set

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Not as much in the spotlight as some other coaches, but Bart Schouten's name has been synonymous with success... DE: Er hat den deutschen Eisschnellläufern Beine gemacht - Bundestrainer Bart Schouten. 10 Jahre war der Niederländer erfolgreich in den USA und Kanada, jetzt will er mit Deutschland zur Olympiade... videoEN: Dutchman Bart Schouten has attended two Olympic Games as coach - and his

Pure Skating Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797540316858288909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-47618318944994640672009-11-21T15:30:00.003+01:002009-11-23T07:10:21.463+01:00Shane Dobbin: Road to Vancouver (video)

"Training with Shane will be great", says Chad Hedrick ahead of the two skaters training together in Salt Lake in the lead-up to the Vancouver Games. Wanting to skate under 6:35, Dobbin's 5,000 meter time of 6:22 in Berlin, Germany at the first World Cup race of the season was definitely impressive. Skating in the B-group, his time placed him 9th overall and ever-closer to realizing his Olympic

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-25139699153993342312009-11-20T15:02:00.008+01:002009-11-24T02:37:20.389+01:00World Cup skaters talk about the Marchese Record (video)

"Some of them are definately skating better on them", says Bart Schouten, head coach of the German national long track team. CadoMotus and the German long track team have worked together over the past few months as part of the Marchese Record blade development program. Now, Bob de Jong, Bart Schouten (head coach) and German national team members Robert Lehmann and Jörg Hugo Dallmann talk about

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For German, Belgium and Dutch skaters, this might be your best shot to have molds/casts made by Davide Mariani.Davide Mariani, World Class boot maker from ItalyOn December 1st Davide Mariani is in Zwolle, Netherlands, to make molds/casts for the CadoMotus teams and for all other interested skaters. To make a booking to have Davide mold your feet, please contact CadoMotus via support@cadomotus.com

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-64889080116110667602009-11-09T10:14:00.012+01:002009-11-13T05:01:36.403+01:00Record blade makes World Cup debut

At the Berlin ISU World Cup, held last weekend, the Marchese Record made its international longtrack debut After claiming two silver medals at the Dutch National championships, Bob de Jong continued his run of podium placements at the World Cup. After a hectic start in which De Jong almost touched Sven Kramer when changing lanes, he managed to find the right rhythm again and finished strongly

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-31575346334853708292009-10-29T14:05:00.005+01:002009-11-06T00:06:45.337+01:00World Team signs for another year

After a very successful first year, CadoMotus is proud to announce that Shane Dobbin, Bart & Maarten Swings and Ferre Spruyt are ready for a second year together.A World title, multiple European titles and a huge number of wins in competitions throughout Europe, from which the Dijón marathon was probably the pinnacle; the CadoMotus World Team men had a season that gathered momentum throughout and

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-88381817569202839152009-10-26T11:09:00.003+01:002009-10-26T11:25:42.759+01:00Inline skating on the Brno circuit in Czech

Last weekend for the first time inline skaters took over the Masaryk Circuit in Brno, Czech, famous for its MotoGP races.Frozen because of the very low temperatures, but satisfied after a 5 hour team race, all 150 participants and organizers are happy to repeat the event next year, in the growing skating nation of the Czech Republic.The general winner of the event - that was supported by

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It has been a goal for CadoMotus since its inception to have a year-round catalogue that equips all speed skating sports... and as winter 2009/10 gets underway that goal is another step closer to reality.Winter @ CadoMotus.comGerman Jörg 'Hugo' Dallmann & his Record bladesThe 'ice project' is a collaboration between CadoMotus Skating, Marchese Racing and Kees Douma. Paul Marchese is the #1 boot

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-16612331099201358342009-10-15T10:16:00.006+02:002009-10-16T04:47:00.535+02:00New corporate logo for CadoMotus

CadoMotus Skating presents its new corporate logo The original logo has been simplified into an easy-to-reproduce monochrome design of horizontally-aligned text. CadoMotus:A new corporate logo for 2010See the new logo already on the web at www.cadomotus.com

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"We showed we don't fear anyone, not even Mantia. I think that's the biggest asset of the World Championships"A Gold medal, one silver and all other races where finished within the top 10. Bart Swings skated phenomenal during the World Championships in China last week. Better than he could have hoped for.Winning the Gold was a dream coming true for the 19-year young Belgium. "I hoped for a medal,

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-872461104480046322009-09-19T11:24:00.004+02:002009-09-19T11:50:28.011+02:00Bart Swings conquers Haining!

Bart Swings did the incredible. As a first year senior he grabbed the gold in the points/elimination race. An impressive and fenominal effort from the 18 year old Belgium CadoMotus World team member. After he and helper Ferre Spruyt had to start in the back, Swings immediately took control over the race and never lost it. Bart Swings celebrates the victory with his great helper and friend Ferre

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-26786550688989005722009-09-18T09:38:00.003+02:002009-09-18T14:03:12.871+02:00The biggest marathon of the year

Saturday the biggest skate marathon of the year takes place in the German capital Berlin. Allmost 8,000 skaters gather at the Brandenburger Tor, amongst them 2007 winner Hilde Goovaerts, Elma de Vries and Jannitta Spigt from CadoMotus60,000 people from 122 nations registered for all the events held thoughout the weekend, from which 41,000 join the running marathon on Sunday. The inline marathon

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-48842087125626196292009-09-16T14:39:00.003+02:002009-09-16T15:11:59.602+02:00World Championships approaching

The CIC World Championships inline speed skating start this Friday. More than 40 countries are represented in the city of Haining, China.The city of Haining is the host of this years World Championships, with an impressive indoor facility for the track races. Dutch sprint champion Bianca Roosenboom is looking forward to skate in the arena, which holds over 2,000 spectators.The indoor skating

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-41385909192844197132009-09-09T13:38:00.002+02:002009-09-09T15:31:08.279+02:00Erben Wennemars road to Vancouver

The Dutch Erben Wennemars prepares his last Olympic dream; Vancouver 2010. On inlines.Don't think this last challenge of the 33-year old is coming with less ambition. On Twitter, Erben shares his day to day life, which consists out of training, training, eating, sleeping. And inline skating...Check out his training pictures and his Pro108 4x110 skate. Links:Follow Erben on Twitter

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-89877183236746794152009-09-09T12:12:00.003+02:002009-09-09T12:18:39.239+02:00Swings and Spruyt looking forward to China

The World Inline Speed Skating Championships start at the end of next week in Haining, China. Bart Swings and Ferre Spruyt are packing their bags, getting ready to race at the highest level. Bart Swings and Ferre Spruyt during the race in Hoogeveen, a stop-over in their preparation to the World Championships. (C) TIMSThe World Championships are by far the most important and spectacular races of

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-90468783557943798822009-09-07T10:49:00.003+02:002009-09-07T15:19:46.803+02:00Arjan Smit and Brooke Lochland win Twello

The 13th and second last race for the World on Wheels series in the Netherlands was held in Twello on Saturday. Rain and difficult circumstances and two wins on CadoMotus HiLo frames and MPC wheelsPictures of the World on Wheels race in Twello, (C) TIMS ImagingIt was the first victory of the 31 year old Arjan Smit, silver medallist at the 2002 World Championships in Belgium and multiple Dutch

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-18673782108023953762009-09-01T13:13:00.005+02:002009-09-03T09:37:44.493+02:00Unveiling the Marchese RECORD LT blade

Marchese Racing lifts the lid on its longtrack project with the RECORD LT blade...CadoMotus & Marchese together with design engineer Kees Douma have been working hard developing blades for the approaching Olympic year, and today marks the release of the new blade... together with the ONE ST boot and ZERO ST blade, the RECORD LT blade is the result of more than 2 years collaboration on the

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Check back today with pureskatingnews.com as Marchese Racing lifts the lid on its longtrack project with the RECORD LT blade...The countdown to September 1 is over, pre-season ice training camps are in full swing, an Olympic Winter season has begun, and the RECORD LT blade will be unveiled today...

Pure Skating Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797540316858288909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-74878063226700488652009-08-31T14:58:00.005+02:002009-08-31T15:25:39.261+02:00Brooke wins in Sneek, Bart second

An open criterium race in Sneek was held last Saturday, with good performance from CadoMotus athletes. One win, four podium spots.Picture (C) TIMSThe wet and windy ladies race was decided in a sprint, in which Lochland (CadoMotus/BOB) was the fastest, followed by Anniek ter Haar and Hilde Goovaerts (CadoMotus World), who is returning in the peloton after she gave birth to son Gust."I like it a

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-16742408833807898352009-08-28T11:17:00.005+02:002009-08-28T11:34:16.231+02:00The Hell of the North, by Frank Fiers

"I could not have imagined that at the age of 38, I could still be this nervous for a race", said Frank Fiers, member of the Dutch based Univé/Stouwdam/CadoMotus team, ahead of the 100-kilometer race in Hallum, Netherlands… known as the 'Hell of the North'.38-year old Frank Fiers about the Hallum race, last weekend: "I started feeling the nerves about 2 weeks before."Never one to be discounted in

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-35789369329362582382009-08-24T10:47:00.007+02:002009-08-24T20:46:14.908+02:00DJ Nation wins in Switzerland

CadoMotus World Team member DJ Nation took the victory this weekend in the Linthmarathon in Tuggen, by a solo breakaway. DJ Nation sitting in the lead group, just before he launches his final attack. DJ Nation celebrates his victory in the small town of Tuggen.About half way the race, DJ Nation dropped off the rest of the leading group to go alone and finish 50 seconds ahead of Nicolas Iten and

CadoMotus Nieuwshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291489424431004358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-89890591424547766032009-08-19T12:09:00.001+02:002009-08-19T12:29:44.967+02:0010 New Skinsuits to be Won in August

Subscribe today to the Pure Skating bulletin for a chance to win one of ten New CadoMotus Skinsuits in August! Win 1 of 10 CadoMotus Skinsuits during August with the Pure Skating bulletinTen lucky bulletin subscribers will be chosen at random at the end of August to win a New CadoMotus Skinsuit - the 3 new suit models (available now in the cadomotus.com online store) feature:Anatomical shaping

Pure Skating Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797540316858288909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039741834743464006.post-64471742055299768672009-08-14T07:07:00.018+02:002009-08-14T12:23:24.863+02:00EK09 Road Wrap: Rise of the Belgians

Thanks in no small part to an individual 5-gold haul from Bart Swings, and 8-medals from CadoMotus' Belgian men, Belgian speedskating has ascended the European ladder from 4th in 2008 with 9 gold/19 medals to 2nd in 2009 with 13 gold/32 medals... While Italy (29 gold/83 medals in 2008, 36/71 in 2009) retained the overall nations title, the rise of the Belgian team to second has displaced Germany

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