HYROX Heerenveen 2026 Results: Louis Osselaer shines at Thialf as the Netherlands turn up in force
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HYROX Heerenveen 2026 Results: Louis Osselaer shines at Thialf as the Netherlands turn up in force

17 May 2026ROXWALL5 min

Thialf, the temple of speed skating, turned into a HYROX arena. 8,628 athletes, a Dutch grip on the race and the cameo of an Olympic legend in doubles: this is the story of a one-of-a-kind stop.

Thialf: from Olympic ice to fitness racing

Heerenveen is not just any city for Dutch sports fans. It's here, inside the Thialf arena, that some of the greatest chapters in world speed skating were written. For four days, from May 14 to 17, 2026, this Olympic temple welcomed a discipline just as demanding but much younger: HYROX. And it worked. 8,628 athletes filled the ice ring, transformed into a fitness racing course, in an atmosphere that regulars quickly called one of the season's wildest. You can find the full rankings and station-by-station splits on roxwall.fr/results/heerenveen.

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Pro Men: Louis Osselaer flips the script

The Pro Men category was billed as a Belgium-Netherlands duel on Dutch soil. Belgium's Louis Osselaer took the upper hand with a solid 00:54:09, the fastest Pro Men time of the event and the fifth-best Pro performance of season 8. Behind him, two Dutchmen saved local pride: Sam Schoeman in 00:54:58 and Maarten Enthoven in 00:55:44.

  1. Louis Osselaer: 00:54:09 (BEL)
  2. Sam Schoeman: 00:54:58 (NED)
  3. Maarten Enthoven: 00:55:44 (NED)
  4. Thierry Willigenburg: 00:57:04 (NED)
  5. Ward Lemmelijn: 00:57:10 (BEL)
  6. Jesse Owen: 00:57:22 (GBR)
  7. Luc van Overdam: 00:57:28 (NED)
  8. Toby Wilson: 00:57:41 (GBR)
  9. Marc Dean: 00:57:49 (GBR)
  10. Thierry Delalonde: 00:57:59 (FRA)

Five Dutchmen in the top 10 and France's Thierry Delalonde sneaking into 10th with a sub-58. The unofficial local Louis Osselaer, from the nearby Flemish side of the border, turned this race into a technical exhibition.

Pro Women: Germany takes an all black-red-gold podium

The Pro Women produced one of the weekend's strongest images: three German athletes on all three steps of the podium. Seka Arning confirmed her status as a circuit cornerstone with 00:59:25, ahead of Jana Lebenstedt (01:00:19) and Henrike Mauersberger (01:02:56). Three athletes, three different schools, but the same race discipline.

  1. Seka Arning: 00:59:25 (GER)
  2. Jana Lebenstedt: 01:00:19 (GER)
  3. Henrike Mauersberger: 01:02:56 (GER)
  4. Meike Klomp: 01:04:24 (NED)
  5. Rozemijn Wiersema: 01:05:27 (NED)
  6. Charlotte VandeNlindenloof: 01:05:29 (BEL)
  7. Carolina Silva: 01:05:46 (POR)
  8. Anne Stellaard: 01:05:53 (NED)
  9. Jildau Hoekstra: 01:06:00 (NED)
  10. Marine Christmann: 01:06:02 (FRA)

France's Marine Christmann cracks the top 10 in 01:06:02. A ranking earned through a smartly paced race, never rushed.

Open Men: the home crowd cheers

In Open Men, Dutchman Jordi Fuhler lit up the home crowd with a winning time of 00:55:36, ahead of Germany's Moritz Kümmeler (00:56:52) and Ireland's Caolan Clancy (00:58:29).

  1. Jordi Fuhler: 00:55:36 (NED)
  2. Moritz Kümmeler: 00:56:52 (GER)
  3. Caolan Clancy: 00:58:29 (IRL)
  4. Lloyd Mulholland: 00:58:55 (GBR)
  5. Wouter Bakhuis: 00:58:56 (NED)

Open Women: Marianne Koster makes Thialf roar

Seven Dutch women in the top 10. That alone tells you how loudly the crowd backed their athletes. The win went to Marianne Koster (01:05:28), ahead of Belgium's Ansofie Mertens (01:06:49) and Nienke Van Dijk (01:07:01).

  1. Marianne Koster: 01:05:28 (NED)
  2. Ansofie Mertens: 01:06:49 (BEL)
  3. Nienke Van Dijk: 01:07:01 (NED)
  4. Roos van Aalderen: 01:07:03 (NED)
  5. Afke Rijpkema: 01:07:21 (NED)

Pro Doubles: Osselaer doubles up, Erben Wennemars steals the show

Just hours after his individual win, Louis Osselaer came back with Emile Mattheeuws to win Pro Doubles Men in 00:49:28. A physical and tactical statement. Dutch pair Thierry Willigenburg / Hidde Weersma were not far behind, at 00:49:51. And the icing on the cake: 5th place for the duo Ronald Mulder and Erben Wennemars. Yes, that Wennemars, an Olympic speed skating medallist, an absolute Thialf legend, who treated himself to a HYROX day in 00:55:37. When an Olympic champion comes back to race at home in a discipline that didn't exist in his era, you've got a moment of history.

Pro Doubles Men, top 5

  1. Louis Osselaer / Emile Mattheeuws: 00:49:28
  2. Thierry Willigenburg / Hidde Weersma: 00:49:51
  3. Cem ter Burg / Maarten Enthoven: 00:51:06
  4. Luc van Overdam / Kees Aardenburg: 00:52:42
  5. Björn Looijen / Sam Schoeman: 00:53:01

Pro Doubles Women, top 5

On the women's side, Rebecca Frank and Seka Arning led the race in 00:55:55, just ahead of Michaela Disseldorp and Iza Tulkens (00:56:52). A high-class duel between Germany and the Benelux that sums up the weekend's vibe.

  1. Rebecca Frank / Seka Arning: 00:55:55
  2. Michaela Disseldorp / Iza Tulkens: 00:56:52
  3. Tegan Frizelle / Naomi Patel: 00:59:41
  4. Isabelle Hoffmann / Jessica Schaaf: 01:00:53
  5. Stephanie McInnes / Megan Richardson: 01:01:21

Mixed Doubles: the grand finale

For many, the Mixed Doubles format is the emotional heart of a HYROX weekend. At Thialf, it was Tom Franssens and Senna Gimenez who closed it out in 00:52:38, ahead of Patrick Martens / Jana Lebenstedt (the Pro Women's runner-up doubling up in style, 00:53:45) and Johann and Rebecca Frank (00:55:38).

HYROX Heerenveen 2026 by the numbers

  • 8,628 participants from May 14 to 17, 2026 inside the iconic Thialf arena.
  • Peak attendance on Thursday May 14 with 2,642 athletes on the floor.
  • Impressive Dutch dominance: 3,147 local athletes, more than a third of the total field.
  • Best Pro Men time: Louis Osselaer in 00:54:09.
  • Three German women on the Pro Women podium: a rare event in the circuit's recent history.
  • Notable cameo from Erben Wennemars, a Dutch speed skating legend, in Pro Doubles.

What next? Onto the rest of the season

Heerenveen closes this May 2026 double salvo on an emotional note. The detour through Thialf, well off the usual HYROX venue template, will stay in everyone's memory. The Dutch confirmed they're a rising fitness racing nation, and the Germans reminded us they are, collectively, the current European benchmark.

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