Duisburg Marathon Germany

After racing the night before in Emmeloord and getting home around 11pm, we had to be up at 4.30am to drive to Germany and start at 8am. This is one of our favorite races of the year to do though as the money is good, with little competition, so it has its rewards. Hilde, Jannitta and I were the only ones that went for CadoMotus. Mick came to watch but not skate. He thought it would be best to take it easy after having raced in Emmeloord after being sick with the flu.


L: Angie and Jannitta at the end of the race, waiting for the podium.
R: Jannitta on the big screen

From the start I took off strong taking with me Hilde and Jannitta and about 5 other girls. About 5km into the race we came to a small hill climb, where I left a gap for Jannitta to get away. After she was about 20mt up the road I then crossed to her, leaving Hilde to stay with the group and help hold them back from chasing. For the duration of the race Jannitta and I worked together to keep the very large gap that we had gained, sharing the lead every few minutes. We then came to the end and had to make our way into the stadium to the finish line (which is always very cool as you can see yourself on the big screen). A few minutes later, Hilde arrived with no one on her wheel and looking quite tired and red faced.



Jannitta and Angie crossing the finish line for the win. Bottom right: Angie, Hilde and Jannitta after Hilde finished.

Later she told us that with about 1 km before the finish, she took off and had to skate hard into the wind by herself. She didn’t realize how windy it was until she had to do it alone. Hilde then looked back and said she could see the girls getting closer which made her kick even harder to reach the stadium.


L: Jannitta, Angie, Hilde R: Angie and Jannitta on podium.

So with very nice victories going to the CadoMotus girls and a nice prize pool over this weekends racing, we are all very happy and looking forward to seeing how we go in next weeks World Inline Cup 25km team time-trials.


Above: Angie, Jannitta, Hilde in both pics.

Duisburg Ladies Marathon Results

1. Jannitta Spigt - (NED) CadoMotus World
2. Angeline Thomas - (AUS) CadoMotus World
3. Hilde Goovaerts - (BEL) CadoMotus World

In the mens race, Belgium’s Jimmy Pierloot won the event for the 3rd year in a row. He attacked just outside the stadium and ended up with a 10 –meter lead over Marcus Pape (GER) and a further 50-meter over Willem Hut (NED) who had just come from racing Emmeloord the night before.

Duisburg Mens Marathon Results

1. Jimmy Pierloot (BEL) 3-time winner
2. Marcus Pape (GER)
3. Willem Hut (NED)


Above podium: Marcus Pape (GER) 2nd, Jimmy Pierloot 1st, Willem Hut 3rd.