{"id":19669,"date":"2023-10-13T12:32:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T12:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/uncategorized\/european-champion-menno-koolhaas-on-challenge-mallorca-a-strong-field-is-racing-here\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:32:07","slug":"european-champion-menno-koolhaas-on-challenge-mallorca-a-strong-field-is-racing-here","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.challenge-family.com\/challenge-family\/news\/european-champion-menno-koolhaas-on-challenge-mallorca-a-strong-field-is-racing-here\/","title":{"rendered":"European Champion Menno Koolhaas on Challenge Mallorca: ‘A strong field is racing here’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow it’s time for Challenge Peguera-Mallorca. Around sixty professional athletes will start, all in pursuit of victory. Olympic, World and European Champions are preparing for an unprecedented battle. One of the participants is Menno Koolhaas. The Dutchman became European Champion Long Distance only one month ago at Challenge Almere-Amsterdam and is placed third in the Challenge Family World Bonus. Triathlon website Triathlon Today made an interview with Koolhaas and you can read it below:<\/p>\n

A month ago he became\u00a0European Champion Long Distance in magnificent fashion at Challenge Almere-Amsterdam<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 his 7:36 finish time was not only a Dutch and course record, but also the eighth time in the world ever recorded at a Long Distance \u2013 and tomorrow he will race again: Menno Koolhaas is getting ready for Challenge Mallorca and is looking forward to it. \u201cThe goal is to compete for the first spots,\u201d he says.<\/em><\/p>\n

Whether that will then be the win, a podium finish or perhaps just behind; Koolhaas does not directly express that. That\u2019s not very surprising, because tomorrow the Dutch athlete will be surrounded by an incredibly strong field of competitors, full of Olympic, World and European Champions. He will also meet compatriot Youri Keulen,\u00a0who won Challenge Barcelona last week<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m going into the race a little without expectations,\u201d Koolhaas said. It\u2019s a course that may not be entirely suited to me and there is a very strong field racing in Mallorca. But I think if I\u2019m in shape as like in Almere, I can certainly compete for the first place. And I will definitely do that: that\u2019s the goal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

No doubt Koolhaas will be watched more by his competitors, big names in this case, because of the European title he has won only one month ago. \u201cAlthough most of the starting field here is still not looking that into Long Distance, but mainly into Middle Distance, I think. On the other hand, I think maybe they also know what I\u2019m capable of at a Middle Distance. In addition, I\u2019m ranked well in the Challenge Family World Bonus and PTO Rankings, and I think a lot of people will look at that as well. Above all, I\u2019m really looking forward to the race, I recovered well from Almere and I think I have something left in the tank to show you guys.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For Koolhaas, the Challenge Family World Bonus is a nice extra reason to perform well again tomorrow. Currently Koolhaas is third in the standings, tied with Mathis Margirier and only behind Caleb Noble and Thomas Bishop, and with the prospect of a huge cash bonus at the end of the season, anything in terms of ranking is still possible. \u201cAlthough I think the win is going to be tough, but you never know how things turn out. I want to perform twice as steady as possible now,\u201d he looks ahead not only to Mallorca, but also ahead to next week already, when he will start at Challenge Egnazia, to earn as many points as possible there as well.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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