Having the National Champs held only 30 minutes from my home was fantastic. Once again grabbing the National Champs jersey was even more fantastic. I raced as hard as a could, pushing myself, and often thinking “If this was a world cup race, how much would my legs hurt right now??” Well, I guess the answer is pretty clear; a little bit more, than the actual situation.. so then I tried to push it a little more. I’ve been training quite heavily in the lasts weeks leading up to this race, so the feeling of great speed was only really present on the first lap. But, my aim is to race really fast in the remaining races of the season, and that won’t be possible without some solid training
National Champ 2014
July 21st, 2014Little Bellas Race Academy Questions
July 13th, 2014The Little Bellas is a mentoring program for girls only. My teammate Lea Davison and her sister are the brains behind the program, which helps girls getting started with mountain bike in a fun and social way. I had the pleasure to meet some of the young girls last year and this year I will meet them again at the upcoming North American World Cups.
I just got interviewed by them and want to share some of the interesting and different Q&A’s with you below:
World Champion XCM 2014
July 9th, 2014
World Champion XCM 2014 (photo: Michal Cerveny)
Lean back and take the Grand Tour below
Inside Specialized Racing: Ep. 4
June 5th, 2014Season 2014, part 1
June 4th, 2014
Please buckle up (photo: Michal Cerveny)
The World Cup in Albstadt is dusted and done. I’m now back in Denmark for a little break after the first part of the season. Next race on the radar for me will be the Marathon World Championships at the end of June.
Consistency
May 27th, 2014
Photo: Michal Cerveny
World Cup number 2 for me this year! I was riding at the front of the race, and that was awesome! I was riding in 2nd to 6th spot the entire race, ending up in 6th and just missing out on the podium.
Wet
May 14th, 2014
The humble bulk of clothing from today’s training sessions (now clean again)
Lately Denmark has been wet, very wet! The weather menu has offered showers as starter, main course and dessert daily.
Ötztaler mountainbike Festival, Haiming
May 5th, 2014Haiming Slide Show from Annika Langvad on Vimeo.
Just returned from Austria with mixed feelings. Even though the result on paper was good (3rd place), the feeling in the race was everything else but. This race was a great wake up call
Baang 2014
April 18th, 2014
Photo: Michal Cerveny / Specialized
World Cup Podium at this years first big race! I’m thrilled over the moon! The reward for all the hard work throughout the winter had a sweet reward for me. It was absolutely amazing.
Cape Epic 2014
April 10th, 2014
Photo by Sam Clark/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS
It’s been over a week since we crossed the finishline in Lourensford and I’m now getting my mind geared for the World Cup on Sunday. Still, I’ll try and give you a summary of the past two and a half weeks (yes, you read it wright) that was the Absa Cape Epic 2014 as it comes to mind now.
