Tim Verbaanderd became Dutch champion in the 5 kilometers on Saturday afternoon. The Veldhoven athlete was in 14 minutes and 0.14 seconds the fastest during the Dutch Championships held this weekend in Hengelo.
The just 25-year-old Verbaandert was ahead of Mike Foppen for a tight second. That was handsome, because breeding was still in the final of the Olympic 5 kilometers in Paris last year. Nik Lemmink came in 14 minutes in Hengelo and more than 8 seconds as third.
It is not the first national title that Verbaandert, member of Eindhoven Athletics, has achieved this year. In February, the former football player of the place una already won gold on the NK Indoor. That was on the 3 killometer.