The Netherlands - The speed skating season has begun, and with its skating suits Bioracer immediately set the standard. At the World Cup Qualification Tournament (WCQT) in Thialf, from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, both the teams and the individual skaters in our Bioracer suits had an extremely successful tournament.

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In the 500, 1000 and 1500 metres (men and women), the 3000 metres for women and the 5000 metres for men, the top five qualified for the first four World Cups. In the 5000 metres for women and the 10,000 metres for men, which are only on the programme at the World Cup in Heerenveen (4 to 6 December), only the top two were certain of a place. After the mass start, for which the national coach makes the selection, the tournament closed with the team pursuit, where the winning men's trio qualifies for the first two World Cups.

Then the result we at Bioracer are particularly proud of. Of the 44 World Cup tickets up for grabs, no fewer than 28 went to skaters wearing a Bioracer suit. That is well over half of all available places.

The team events, such as the team pursuit and the mass start, also fell to the teams in Bioracer suits. All team events were shared between Team Reggeborgh and Team Royal A-ware, who also performed strongly in the individual events. 

Over the whole tournament, 12 of the 14 events were even won by someone in a Bioracer suit. The conclusion is clear: both individually and as a team, Bioracer was the one setting the clock.

Those individual results do not come from strong legs and lungs alone: they are delivered with the support of a very good suit, the Race Suit Rubber Sprint. In a sport where it often comes down to hundredths of a second, that is of the utmost importance. The suit is made of technical materials tested in the wind tunnel, for the best possible aerodynamics and therefore the least possible air resistance. On certain parts of the body, coated rubber provides muscle support, so the skater even saves energy during the race. It is precisely that small gain that can make the difference between winning and losing.

 For the mass start and the team pursuit, there is a separate version: the Race Suit Rubber Mass-Start - Teampursuit. Because these events have multiple skaters on the track at the same time, they skate with a helmet and this suit has no hood. That is the biggest difference from the Race Suit Rubber Sprint, which does have one. In addition, this suit meets all the requirements of the International Skating Union for cut-resistant parts. These parts are made with Dyneema and fully integrated into the suit.