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| 28.07.2010 |
Don't miss to check out link1.
My team mate Todd Wells talking about our travel crash from Champéry to Val di Sole. He is my fave diary writer!
Link 1: http://yotwells.typepad.com/todd_wells/
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| 27.07.2010 |
A songo.info update:
Sanibonani,
The Spur High School Mountain bike League has kicked off on Saturday in Contermanskloof.
We left Kayamandi at 08:00 on Saturday for Contermanskloof and we got there in time for the registration and warm.
We had 3 kids on the 13-14; 4 kids on the 15-16 (youth) and 4 on the 17-18 (juniors).
They all did very well and they had lots of fun.
Azukile and Sipho did very well on the juniors as they did the race last year as well.
Sipho finished on the 3rd place.
It was a great day for our winter as it was not raining.
They are now looking forward to the Die Burger Challenge on Saturday.
The mountain bike group consist of school going and lost of unemployed young mans that we are doing our best to keep them out drugs and crime.
It is not easy for those young man to just do sport and stay out of trouble as in the Township is always a challenge for these young man as it is seen as a cool thing to do drugs or to be drank but I do believe that with God there is nothing impossible.
 
Link 1: http://songo.info/
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| 26.07.2010 |
Appends to race/event: 25.07.2010 // World Cup Champéry, CH
1 start plus 6 laps 1.45h racing time
7th place, 2.20min off winner Florian Vogel
So far at every world cup has a different winner! Hope my turn is coming soon too!?
Today I was just too slow in the on and off flat running riding sections. The Friday rain turned the course into a mucky mud bath in the forest trails. And when we had no deep mud, we had to wrestle against a jungle of slippery monster roots.
But there also have been some super nice sections, like a steep tricky s corner in combination with a drop afterwards. That was definitely my fave part, and I hope you enjoyed watching it too on freecaster.tv
Burry finished 6th. He tackled the roods, but they were stronger. His legs did not look so good after the race.
Todd was out there with the brand new Epic 29er and finished 12th. Well done!
My new 2011 Epic was a great motivation! Most probably you all have seen the big oversize tubing and through 142+ rear axle. It is amazingly stiff, and due that super precise to ride, great acceleration and last but not least also very sweet looking.
My best racing bike ever!
 
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| 26.07.2010 |
1 start plus 6 laps 1.45h racing time
7th place, 2.20min off winner Florian Vogel
So far at every world cup has a different winner! Hope my turn is coming soon too!?
Today I was just too slow in the on and off flat running riding sections. The Friday rain turned the course into a mucky mud bath in the forest trails. And when we had no deep mud, we had to wrestle against a jungle of slippery monster roots.
But there also have been some super nice sections, like a steep tricky s corner in combination with a drop afterwards. That was definitely my fave part, and I hope you enjoyed watching it too on freecaster.tv
Burry finished 6th. He tackled the roods, but they were stronger. His legs did not look so good after the race.
Todd was out there with the brand new Epic 29er and finished 12th. Well done!
My new 2011 Epic was a great motivation! Most probably you all have seen the big oversize tubing and through 142+ rear axle. It is amazingly stiff, and due that super precise to ride, great acceleration and last but not least also very sweet looking.
My best racing bike ever!
   
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| 21.07.2010 |
I am almost on my way to the next world cup in Champéry. Important racing is coming up! With the two world cups plus the marathon world champs straight afterwards.
After Israel I took 5 days off. Well, here and there I rode my bike down to the lake.
Instead of racing Swiss Champs I went freeriding and got some good fun base training done. Hope you enjoy the pictures of it?!
My route: Susten-Airolo-found trails above Airolo in the middle of nowhere-back Nufenen-Grimsel
         
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| 10.07.2010 |
Appends to race/event: 09.07.2010 // European Championships Haifa, ISRAEL
all pictures by Martin Platter
   
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| 10.07.2010 |
Appends to race/event: 09.07.2010 // European Championships Haifa, ISRAEL
all pictures from Martin Platter
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| 09.07.2010 |
Appends to race/event: 09.07.2010 // European Championships Haifa, ISRAEL
1 start plus 7 laps, 2.10hrs
4th place, 2.12min off winner Jaroslav Kulhavy
I arrived here in Israel really hammered, after being two days on the road coming from Estonia.
My legs felt like acid even the day before the race. I was expecting anything for today's race. I was even afraid I will be racing around 20th place. Might it was good that my body shut down so much, so I was on standby and recovered very well.
Surprisingly I had a good start and found myself riding comfortable in the lead with Kulhavy and Fontana. On a very steep rocky downhill Kulhavy crashed out right in front of me. Unfortunately I could not use him as a living cushion and I hit the rocks. After that my left knee, ankle, back and shoe was "broken". I have not been riding in such pain for a long time. Even now, lying on my bed under the cool aircon, it feels like a plier is pulling in my back. Not looking forward to a whole day of traveling tomorrow.
But all in all Israel was the trip worth. The event seemed to be well organized plus we had a good amount of spectators. And we definitely did not have to worry about rain and mud. It was ultra hot! I struggled a bit on lap 3 and 4 but then my head cooled down again. I was "warming" up on the rollers in a aircon room with a cooling vest on. From there on, I only did a few short intervals on the road and straight to the start.
By the way, we from the Swiss Team had incredible success. 5 gold medals in 7 races, and probably 3 or 4 more medals.
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| 07.07.2010 |
Estonia Trip
      
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| 04.07.2010 |
Appends to race/event: 04.07.2010 // Marathon Race Tallin, EST
70km, 2.20hrs, First Place
I have not seen rigid forks on racing bikes since more then 10 years. Today I have not seen any suspension fork on the whole first start row!!! Plus on AG2R roadie even lined up with a cyclo cross bike... Nobody had a advantage with they‘re bike to my full suspension Epic for sure. As soon as we went into a trail it was holiday for me, and on the super fast gravel roads I was hanging or freewheeling in they‘re drafts.
There have been very good road riders in today‘s bunch. Like Jan Kirsipuu (Tour de France yellow jersey holder for about 7 days) or several other young grand tour riders.
Our average speed must have been above 30km per hour. I did not like the first hour at all. Always sitting in the saddle and constant pushing is not my kind of racing, and when the first hills started I did not have the feeling for climbing any more.
I broke away in a technical trail with 20km to go. Luckily after that there have been not so many open drafting roads any more, so that made my today‘s win easier.
By the way in todays race there have been more then 1000 participants. It was a really nice atmosphere and I really enjoyed to be part of it.
  
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