Cycling
Coach Ten Dam Seeks Lessons from Swiss Preparation After Disappointing Women's Time Trial Results
Dutch women’s cycling team coach Laurens ten Dam analyzed the disappointing eighth and twelfth place finishes of Demi Vollering and Lieke Nooijen at the World Championship time trial in Montreal. Despite feeling they rode well, both cyclists were significantly slower than winner Marlen Reusser of Switzerland. Ten Dam attributed the gap partly to Vollering’s cornering issues but emphasized the need to adopt the Swiss model of intensive national team preparation, including early arrival and altitude training. He confirmed that this approach will be implemented for the upcoming Olympic Games, though it was not feasible during the current season due to riders' existing commitments with their teams.
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