{"id":55025,"date":"2026-08-24T12:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turner.nl\/uncategorized\/turner-title-sponsor-of-the-womens-marathon-skating-team\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:06:24","slug":"turner-title-sponsor-of-the-womens-marathon-skating-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turner.nl\/en\/team-turner-2\/turner-title-sponsor-of-the-womens-marathon-skating-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Turner, Title Sponsor of the Women’s Marathon Skating Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Turner Management Consulting is the new title sponsor of the successful Top Division marathon skating team featuring Lisa van der Geest, Iris van der Stelt, Merel Bosma, Dieuwertje van Kalken, and coach Jan-Martien van de Wetering. The team and sponsor made the announcement today at \u201cDe Boom\u201d in Leusden. The women\u2019s team has been the top team in the highest division for three years in a row and has found a fitting partner in Turner. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Many parallels<\/strong><\/h2>

Jeroen Visscher, managing partner at Turner, sees many parallels between marathon skaters and Turner\u2019s organizational consultants: \u201cAs specialists in Strategy Execution, we know how to achieve ambitious results and what that entails in terms of teamwork and perseverance, together with our clients. I recognize that in these young women. They demonstrate what you can achieve with this mindset, in addition to their professional careers.\u201d<\/p>

Many highlights<\/strong><\/h2>

Coach Jan-Martien van de Wetering summarizes the highlights of the past three years: \u201cWe\u2019re proud of the gold medals at the Alternative Elfstedentocht\u2014in 2017<\/a> for Lisa and in 2019<\/a> for Iris. Add to that Lisa\u2019s victory at the 2018 Dutch Open Championship and Iris\u2019s win at the 2017\u20132018 KPN Cup. Merel Bosma<\/a> also claimed her first victory last season. Junior champion Dieuwertje van Kalken joined the team last season and immediately placed fourth at the Dutch National Mass Start Championship. In short, there have been many highlights, and we remain just as ambitious for the upcoming season.\u201d <\/p>

Inspiring for Relationships<\/strong><\/h2>

\u201cIt fits with Turner\u2019s athletic spirit to partner with this top-tier team,\u201d adds Patrick Eppink, who is responsible for sponsorship at Turner. \u201cFor example, we\u2019ve been organizing the Tour de Turner for eleven years now\u2014a large-scale cycling event for our business partners. We also regularly take business partners behind the scenes at top teams such as Real Madrid and Ajax. We want to actively involve the women in these kinds of events because their stories inspire us and our business partners. In addition, we believe it\u2019s important to support entrepreneurial elite athletes.\u201d <\/p>

Mutual trust<\/strong><\/h2>

Lisa van der Geest looks back on January 30, when the previous main sponsor, mkbasics.nl, announced its departure. \u201cIt was the day before Iris van der Stelt won the Alternative Elfstedentocht. As a team, we were determined to keep going, so we rolled up our sleeves and worked hard to attract a new sponsor. Turner recognized and appreciated that attitude, and that fosters mutual trust.\u201d <\/p>

Turner has signed a one-year contract, with the intention of committing to the team as the main sponsor for the long term. Other sponsors are staying on: CMP for apparel, C\u00e1domotus for equipment, Torq for sports nutrition, and Cannondale is providing its latest road bikes and mountain bikes, ensuring the women will be well-prepared when the season kicks off in October. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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