Whakakī i te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te mutunga o te tau 2005-06, ko Van Dijk he kaieke taapiri mo te
Ko te 2006 World Allround Speed Skating Championships i Calgary. Na te mate o Renate Groenewold i uru a Van Dijk ka mutu i te 8 o nga waahanga katoa, ka eke i tetahi rekoata whaiaro i nga tawhiti katoa. I whakataetae hoki ia i etahi atu whakataetae o te ao, tae atu ki a. I te tau e whai ake nei i wini ia i te mētara hiriwa i te 2007 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships i te kaupapa 5000m. I te ao, i uru ia ki nga whakataetae ISU Speed Skating World Cup.