What is the Noble Calendar?

It sounds like something medieval, but actually it is a ranking of skaters based on their personal records. The fastest times on the all-round distances are taken together for a point total. Due to clap skates and better suits, among other things, the skaters of yesteryear are not at the top. Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk did dominate the list for a long time. Currently, Patrick Roest is the leader in the men ahead of Shani Davis, Sven Kramer and Chad Hedrick. In the women, Cindy Klassen has been the leader since 2001 ahead of Miho Takagi and Irene Schouten. Ireen Wüst is only sixth, mainly due to her 5000 metres. Gunda Niemann did lead for a long time, but not as long as Klassen.