With a fast intermediate lap and better final lap, Dijs was faster than the 1.43.02 that Nuis drove earlier. After that, his competitors, such as compatriots Patrick Roest and Thomas Krol, also failed to come under that time. Ning finished with 1:42.95, two hundredths of a second off Nijs.
Speed skater Wesly Dijs from Soest surprises with victory at 1500 meters in World Cup
