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Kjeld Nuis

Dutch speed skater
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  • Erin Jackson
    speed skating
    / Equipment and stride style

    In 2023 Dutch speed skater Kjeld Nuis broke the 100 km (62 miles) per hour barrier while skating on a 3-km-long natural ice rink on Norway’s Savalen Lake, recording a top speed of 103 km (64 miles) per hour. Nuis achieved the feat by racing behind a Dakar Rally car…

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    In 2023 Dutch speed skater Kjeld Nuis broke the 100 km (62 miles) per hour barrier while skating on a 3-km-long natural ice rink on Norway’s Savalen Lake, recording a top speed of 103 km (64 miles) per hour. Nuis achieved the feat by racing behind a Dakar Rally car…

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