Due to the harsh conditions in Calgary and competition from Denis Yuskov Sven Kramer had to fight a lot this weekend all round for his seventh world title.
“The conditions were just so bad” Kramer said. “I’ve felt ever fresher after 10 kilometers.”
With a winning time of 12.56,69 on the 10 kilometers polished 28-year old Frisian a lag of 7.30 seconds Joeskov (13.12 , 49) away. In the final standings had to admit the Russian 0.43 point on the winner.
The pre hoped attack on his own world records at the 5 and 10 kilometers, however, remained out.
“They have fortunate that this rink is located at 1100 meters altitude, because ice can make them really not here, “Kramer said. “The ice is just too soft when they make this ice Thialf, then never come track records there..”
Hard Cases
Despite the disappointing times over the long haul the triple Olympic champion held a sense of satisfaction to his seventh title. “When I saw that Joeskov did not make it to 10 kilometers, I was really excited.”
“Even with knowing what kind of preparation I’ve had this week, I’m just hard cases”, pointed Kramer on the fact that he crashed Thursday in the morning workout. “That’s not nice, I had just suffer.”
It did not like the Dutchman Sunday one of his best 1500 meters of the season to put down (1.44,18), despite a troublesome intersection in the beginning of the race where he had to prioritize Joeskov.
“Sin. That intersection I saw it coming, but Joeskov accelerated very sharply in the corner. He just waited for me. That was I might have done, it is part of it. I should have to anticipate something better in the corner, but luckily I was able to switch the button and start with two fast laps of 26.1 and 26.4. “
Mega Heavy
Kramer lost as the third distance only 1.26 second to world champion in the 1,500 meters, where the skater Lotto Jumbo Saturday had said that he still any difference among the half second would be satisfied.
His behind Joeskov the 10km therefore was only 7.30 seconds, despite a nice beginning of the Russian, it was never really that he would hold that margin Finally, the distance
Kramer. “Halfway through I saw that Joeskov his lead in the standings could not keep me. I also knew that if I’m mega heavily on the 10 kilometers that he certainly would get heavy the “
” My own 10 kilometers was certainly not to write home about -. I wanted actually around 12:50 ride – but there is no more about it later. The feel of the title now dominates “
Kramer crowns himself for seventh time world champion allround | Overview:. Results of the World Cup round
By: NU.nl/Daan Knight
Picture: Reuters
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