They had to leave the victory to the United States, who won in a world record of 3.32.49. Norway came second and China third.
In the Dutch trio, De Boer replaced Marcel Bosker, who is injured. The Norwegians were much faster at the opening against the Netherlands. The lap times of the occasional trio increased, which meant that the Netherlands did not reach the times of France and Japan.
World record USA
The Americans Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran are the world champions and were already world record holders. Their opponent Italy was eliminated by a fall.
In the Dutch skating association’s aim to enter the Olympic Games with the maximum number of nine skaters, a place among the best six in the World Cup rankings for the team pursuit is necessary.
Response from the Netherlands
“This was bad,” Huizinga said. “And then we are lucky that Italy falls. This is Tjerk’s first match with us, but with the three of us this was not good enough. The speed was not there and in the end I was also in ruins and the boys behind me also had a hard time.”
Huizinga pointed out the importance of a good team pursuit. “We still have to earn enough points for two starting tickets in the World Cup. That is still a headache.”