Kjeld Nuis edges Joep Wennemars to win Dutch 1,500m qualifier
Kjeld Nuis beat Joep Wennemars by 0.05 seconds to win the 1,500 metres at the Dutch World Cup qualifying tournament in Heerenveen.
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Kjeld Nuis won the men’s 1,500 metres at the Dutch World Cup qualifying tournament in Heerenveen, edging Joep Wennemars by five hundredths of a second. Nuis finished in 1:45.35 at Thialf; Wennemars clocked 1:45.40, and Serge Yoro was third in 1:45.68.
The top five skaters qualify for the first block of four World Cup events. Sijmen Egberts took fourth in 1:45.78, while Tim Prins secured fifth with 1:45.82. The opening World Cup meetings are scheduled for 13–15 November in Beijing.
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