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Shane Dobbin road to Vancouver (video)

2009-11-21T15:30:00.000+01:00

"Training with Shane Dobbin will be great", says Chad Hedrick. Both will join forces on their road to Vancouver. His 6.22 at the 5,000 meters in Berlin, Germany, the first World Cup race of the season, was impressive. He placed 9th overall and comes...

World Cup skaters about their Marchese Record

2009-11-20T15:02:00.005+01:00

"Some of them are definately skating better on them", says Bart Schouten, head coach of the German national long track team.CadoMotus and the German long track team have worked together over the past few months to develop and improve the Marchese...

Get your Davide Mariani cast

2009-11-18T14:54:00.004+01:00

For German, Belgium and Dutch skaters, this might be your best shot to have molds/casts made by Davide Mariani.Davide Mariani, World Class boot maker from ItalyOn December 1st Davide Mariani is in Zwolle, Netherlands, to make molds/casts for the...

Record blade makes World Cup debut

2009-11-09T10:14:00.012+01:00

At the Berlin ISU World Cup, held last weekend, the Marchese Record made its international longtrack debut After claiming two silver medals at the Dutch National championships, Bob de Jong continued his run of podium placements at the World Cup. ...

World Team signs for another year

2009-10-29T14:05:00.005+01:00

After a very successful first year, CadoMotus is proud to announce that Shane Dobbin, Bart & Maarten Swings and Ferre Spruyt are ready for a second year together.A World title, multiple European titles and a huge number of wins in competitions...

Inline skating on the Brno circuit in Czech

2009-10-26T11:09:00.003+01:00

Last weekend for the first time inline skaters took over the Masaryk Circuit in Brno, Czech, famous for its MotoGP races.Frozen because of the very low temperatures, but satisfied after a 5 hour team race, all 150 participants and organizers are...

New ice products showcased

2009-10-21T10:53:00.002+02:00

It has been a goal for CadoMotus since its inception to have a year-round catalogue that equips all speed skating sports... and as winter 2009/10 gets underway that goal is another step closer to reality.Winter @ CadoMotus.comGerman Jörg 'Hugo'...

New corporate logo for CadoMotus

2009-10-15T10:16:00.006+02:00

CadoMotus Skating presents its new corporate logo The original logo has been simplified into an easy-to-reproduce monochrome design of horizontally-aligned text. CadoMotus:A new corporate logo for 2010See the new logo already on the web at...

Bart's World Championships

2009-10-02T09:04:00.005+02:00

"We showed we don't fear anyone, not even Mantia. I think that's the biggest asset of the World Championships"A Gold medal, one silver and all other races where finished within the top 10. Bart Swings skated phenomenal during the World Championships...

Bart Swings conquers Haining!

2009-09-19T11:24:00.004+02:00

Bart Swings did the incredible. As a first year senior he grabbed the gold in the points/elimination race. An impressive and fenominal effort from the 18 year old Belgium CadoMotus World team member. After he and helper Ferre Spruyt had to start in...

The biggest marathon of the year

2009-09-18T09:38:00.003+02:00

Saturday the biggest skate marathon of the year takes place in the German capital Berlin. Allmost 8,000 skaters gather at the Brandenburger Tor, amongst them 2007 winner Hilde Goovaerts, Elma de Vries and Jannitta Spigt from CadoMotus60,000 people...

World Championships approaching

2009-09-16T14:39:00.003+02:00

The CIC World Championships inline speed skating start this Friday. More than 40 countries are represented in the city of Haining, China.The city of Haining is the host of this years World Championships, with an impressive indoor facility for the...

Erben Wennemars road to Vancouver

2009-09-09T13:38:00.002+02:00

The Dutch Erben Wennemars prepares his last Olympic dream; Vancouver 2010. On inlines.Don't think this last challenge of the 33-year old is coming with less ambition. On Twitter, Erben shares his day to day life, which consists out of training,...

Swings and Spruyt looking forward to China

2009-09-09T12:12:00.003+02:00

The World Inline Speed Skating Championships start at the end of next week in Haining, China. Bart Swings and Ferre Spruyt are packing their bags, getting ready to race at the highest level. Bart Swings and Ferre Spruyt during the race in Hoogeveen,...

Arjan Smit and Brooke Lochland win Twello

2009-09-07T10:49:00.003+02:00

The 13th and second last race for the World on Wheels series in the Netherlands was held in Twello on Saturday. Rain and difficult circumstances and two wins on CadoMotus HiLo frames and MPC wheelsPictures of the World on Wheels race in Twello, (C)...

Unveiling the Marchese RECORD LT blade

2009-09-01T13:13:00.005+02:00

Marchese Racing lifts the lid on its longtrack project with the RECORD LT blade...CadoMotus & Marchese together with design engineer Kees Douma have been working hard developing blades for the approaching Olympic year, and today marks the release of...

Marchese RECORD LT will be unveiled today...

2009-09-01T06:38:00.002+02:00

Check back today with pureskatingnews.com as Marchese Racing lifts the lid on its longtrack project with the RECORD LT blade...The countdown to September 1 is over, pre-season ice training camps are in full swing, an Olympic Winter season has begun,...

Brooke wins in Sneek, Bart second

2009-08-31T14:58:00.005+02:00

An open criterium race in Sneek was held last Saturday, with good performance from CadoMotus athletes. One win, four podium spots.Picture (C) TIMSThe wet and windy ladies race was decided in a sprint, in which Lochland (CadoMotus/BOB) was the...

The Hell of the North, by Frank Fiers

2009-08-28T11:17:00.005+02:00

"I could not have imagined that at the age of 38, I could still be this nervous for a race", said Frank Fiers, member of the Dutch based Univé/Stouwdam/CadoMotus team, ahead of the 100-kilometer race in Hallum, Netherlands… known as the 'Hell of the...

DJ Nation wins in Switzerland

2009-08-24T10:47:00.007+02:00

CadoMotus World Team member DJ Nation took the victory this weekend in the Linthmarathon in Tuggen, by a solo breakaway. DJ Nation sitting in the lead group, just before he launches his final attack. DJ Nation celebrates his victory in the small...

10 New Skinsuits to be Won in August

2009-08-19T12:09:00.001+02:00

Subscribe today to the Pure Skating bulletin for a chance to win one of ten New CadoMotus Skinsuits in August! Win 1 of 10 CadoMotus Skinsuits during August with the Pure Skating bulletinTen lucky bulletin subscribers will be chosen at random at the...

EK09 Road Wrap: Rise of the Belgians

2009-08-14T07:07:00.018+02:00

Thanks in no small part to an individual 5-gold haul from Bart Swings, and 8-medals from CadoMotus' Belgian men, Belgian speedskating has ascended the European ladder from 4th in 2008 with 9 gold/19 medals to 2nd in 2009 with 13 gold/32 medals......

Bart Swings talks about his thrilling victories

2009-08-12T09:52:00.011+02:00

It’s the never-ending success story of first year senior Bart Swings. Impressive speed, technique, passes and team spirit. It’s ‘the Swings’ that everyone has in mind when thinking about the European Championships held in his home country of...

EK09 Track Wrap: Bart Swings storms Zandvoorde

2009-08-04T07:18:00.000+02:00

In his first year as a Senior, Bart Swings has stamped his name on the 2009 European Track Championships in Zandvoorde, Belgium this week - winning the 1000m & 10km Points/Elimination events in a week of sub-World Record skating on the historic...

Double victory for CadoMotus in Otterlo

2009-07-28T10:30:00.004+02:00

CadoMotus' Bart Swings & Elma de Vries both claimed wins on Saturday in Otterlo, Netherlands - positive signs ahead of the European Championships which begin Thursday... Too strong - Bart SwingsImage: Tims ProSkateShotsBart Swings took a strong win...