Again, I appoligize for the delay in posting, its been a busy week of racing and training.
Last Wednesday I rode alot. I got up early and did an hour spin on the rollers to prime the legs for the evening tace. Then in the afternoon we drove to Ruien for a little 100 km kermesse. It turned out to be a very international field with the American Cycling Center, a bunch of Bulgarians, some Dutch guys, French riders, lots of variety. The course was tough with some field roads, some cobbles, lots of wind and a bit of rain. I will keep the race summary breif as I understand it may be dull to read, but I ended up in a group of 19 that split from the 80 riders strong peleton. With only one lap to go a group of 6 split off the front of our group in the wind and I ended up sprinting to 15th. It as a solid result, any top 20 is in this part of the world. the moral is high and I am loving the racing.
After the race I experienced motorpacing for the first time. In order to get some big miles in I motorpaced behind Tinos Benz wagon the 55 km home. With the trunk door open an me glued to the bumper we got home in 1 hour and 5 minutes, it was fast and the way home was even hilly. Anyone who knows Belgium know the road from Ruien via Brakel to Liedekerke is not flat... By the end I was pretty cooked, but it was basically like doing a 155 km road race as the motorpacing simulated riding in a fast peleton perfectly.
I am really liking this living like a pro gig, life is good.
Here is a shot of the finale from a photographers website. Naturally this guy wants to sell his pictures so the quality is poor, but if you look close you can see me trying to gain some spots on the left side of the picture.
1 comment:
good work Per!
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