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Raced up a big mountain this week. Strange race - 40km flat to start with no one doing anything then a 20km climb @ 6% which might as well have been a mountain TT.
The valley at the bottom
Road stayed at 6% the whole way - no ramps so nowhere to really push on.
This guy was always going to beat me in a sprint (World championships point race finalist) so i hoped to be able to drop him before the finish - didn't happen and he beat me in the sprint...
The valley at the bottom
Road stayed at 6% the whole way - no ramps so nowhere to really push on.
This guy was always going to beat me in a sprint (World championships point race finalist) so i hoped to be able to drop him before the finish - didn't happen and he beat me in the sprint...
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XC race @ Baardegem, Belgium. Some serious mudeating! Ended up 6th, teammates on 1 and 3.
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JamieL, is that in Qatar?
Looks more like Oman.
Looks more like Oman.
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In the UAE but only just - think it is about 5km to the border with Oman.
http://www.strava.com/segments/5520402
http://www.strava.com/segments/5520402
Finished my first ever UCI race this weekend. 4 days of cross-winds, echelons and punctures. Think i spent more time chasing back on than actually riding in the peloton. 17th on GC and should have been higher - away in a group of 6 on the first stage, 1' ahead of the peloton when we got to a roundabout with 3km to go and there were no marshals. Went the wrong way and ended up being given the same time as the main group...
Otherwise had great fun and as a team we picked up an 8th and a 5th.
Absolutely mad racing but i loved it.
Getting away on stage 1. The guy in front is a Pro with a UK continental team, went on to win the overall
Stage 2 had an average speed on 46kph through the hills. Bit faster than anything i've ever done before
This fellow almost took out the peloton when he tried to run out in front of us...
More pics and a bit of a summary:
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Otherwise had great fun and as a team we picked up an 8th and a 5th.
Absolutely mad racing but i loved it.
Getting away on stage 1. The guy in front is a Pro with a UK continental team, went on to win the overall
Stage 2 had an average speed on 46kph through the hills. Bit faster than anything i've ever done before
This fellow almost took out the peloton when he tried to run out in front of us...
More pics and a bit of a summary:
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The guy who won is my mate, Roman. He's one hell of a rider!
From Danish Championship Master this weekend, 3000meter TT
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Thats a collector helmet you've got there!
micky wrote:Thats a collector helmet you've got there!
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That kit is great. I never saw the thread on it. D'oh!