Bart Hoolwerf

Club / Team

Team Reggeborgh: Netherlands

Other sports	He has represented the Netherlands in roller speed skating and competed at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Nov 2021; gooieneemlander.nl, 22 Aug 2021)
Famous relatives	His older brother Evert Hoolwerf has competed for the Netherlands in speed skating at World Cup events. His cousin Willem has also represented the Netherlands in speed skating at junior international level, winning silver in the small combination event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Bjugn, Norway. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Nov 2021; rtlnieuws.nl, 25 Feb 2021; gooieneemlander.nl, 03 Mar 2021)
Ambitions	To compete in the men's mass start at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (schaatsen.nl, 05 Oct 2023)

Name of coach

Roy Boeve [club]

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Hobbies

Playing the guitar. (Instagram profile, 17 Oct 2023)

Reason for choosing this sport	His family enjoyed speed skating and roller speed skating.
When and where did you begin this sport?	He began skating at age three.

Other information	MASS START AMBITION In 2022 he left Team Jumbo-Visma and joined Team Reggeborgh as he believed the switch would help him to progress in the mass start event. "[Mass start] is not a primary goal at Jumbo. They are just super good at the 5000m and the 1500m. So I've had conversations about what's possible. I could focus a bit more on the long track, but the thing is that I really remained part of that marathon team. But I see for myself that if I want to go for that mass start, you need a few people around you who will guide you in it and do everything with you. Reggeborgh wants to set up a mass start branch, a kind of mass start team. And they really want to get started on that. In principle, that does not yet exist, so that is a risk, there are still many things uncertain. The marathon team is up, the sprint team is up, but things still have to happen. I want to make that mass start my speciality and get the most out of it." (schaatsen.nl, 15 Feb 2022) FAMILY BUSINESS His family run Hoolwerf Heiwerken, a construction company in Eemdijk, Netherlands. (schaatsen.nl, 26 May 2022)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning silver in the men's mass start at the 2023 World Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 04 Mar 2023)