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Men

Tijmen Snel

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    • Date of birth11 Dec 1997
    • Height181 CM
    • ProfessionAthlete
    • HometownHeerenveen
    • Place of birthAmsterdam
    • Start skatingHe took up the sport at age six in Leiden, Netherlands. At age 10 he became a member of the IJssport Vereniging Leiden speed skating club.
    • Club Team Jumbo-Visma [NED] / IJssport Vereniging Leiden [NED]:
    • HobbiesPlaying video games. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
    • LanguagesDutch, English
    • Other nameFredje, Snelle Tijmen ['Fast Times', a play on his name]. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; swabo-cyclingteam.nl, 31 Dec 2020)
    • CoachN/A
    • Former CoachN/A
    • General Interest
    • Sport Specific Information
    Winning the sprint combination title at the 2022 Dutch National Sprint Championships in Heerenveen. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
    "Better than yesterday." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
    Italian road cyclist Marco Pantani. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
    His coaches. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
    In 2022 he fractured his hand and needed about two weeks to recover. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
    To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (schaatsen.nl, 03 Mar 2021)
    He has competed in road cycling at the Dutch U23 national championships. (procyclingstats.com, 24 Jun 2017)
    His father took him ice skating at a rink in Leiden, Netherlands. "My parents did it and I first got in touch with the sport through them. Later on I mostly enjoyed the speed of it."