National coach Rintje Ritsma did not want the team pursuit team that will compete at the Olympic Games in Milan to compete in the European Championship distances. The trio Chris Huizinga, Stijn van de Bunt and Marcel Bosker trained together for the first time this week and the three skaters are not participating in the European Championships, partly due to their individual routes. The national coach also wanted to protect them.
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Rintje Ritsma hits back after criticism: ‘We are a bit done with that sewage journalism’
Bytaketonews
Jan 9, 2026