Danish Champion 2010 (Foto: René Delauran Mølgaard Andersen)

Luckily I don’t have to change my wardrobe this year. I’ll keep on riding in the red/white jersey for another year (more…)

A short note from Israel. We’ve  spent a few days already here with the Danish MTB National Team. 

Yesterday the team relay was thrown off at the race track. At the team relay the nations compete as a four-member team, each member doing one lap. The team must consists of a male, a female, an under 23 rider and a male junior. Klaus Nielsen was starting our race highly motivated by standing on the startline shoulder to shoulder with very strong starting riders from the other nations. Klaus did an excellent ride and passed the pace on to our U23 rider, Kenneth Hansen, who also put all his effort into throwing off some good speed before returning and making the shift to me. I pushed my force into the pedals, but found it a little difficult to really find a good rythm. Jonas Pedersen finished our game and managed to overtake some riders just before crossing the finishline. We finished 8 overall, which could have been better. I guess, more was expected from us, but hey, that’s the way it goes some times.

Today the junior riders are racing, Jonas Pedersen and Magnus Cort representing Denmark. Right now, I’m relaxing and will go watch the last bit of their race before going training on the course. I will cross my  fingers and hope they’ll do a great race!

The course is dry, dusty with lots of rocks and slippery, sandy turns. It has some really challeging sections and today I’m going to do some more practice out there. Friday will be race day, so keep your fingers crossed and watch out for another race report

Danish Champion Time Trial (Foto: Frank Rud Jensen)

Report later… for now the picture says it all I’m happy, relaxing at my parents in Silkeborg, preparing for tomorrows race – and eating strawberries and barbeque in just a second

Endelig blev til tid til race i solskin – det var et fantastisk løb.

Holstebro diskede op med en lækkerbisken af en rute! Vestjysk fyrreskovsplantage med et utal af skrappe korte opkørsler, rødder og masser af sving. Virkelig en rute, der krævede god teknik, da man konstant skulle dreje og accelerere. Jeg var lidt spændt på, hvordan mine ben ville reagere efter at have ligget stille i næsten en uge og brutalt vækket med dansen rundt i stilletter et par dage inden. Fra tidligere ved jeg, at min krop plejer at blive friskere og stærkere af at holde pause, så jeg håbede på, at jeg også denne gang ville komme ud stærkere. (more…)

Dagen skal ikke afsluttes med et blogindlæg med dårlig karma. Derfor lige et par gooood vibes herfra:)

Det er skønt at være mountainbiker, når man kan køre ud i de lokale skove og flyve afsted på de tørre spor i tre timer og ikke bekymre sig om så meget andet. Det er fantastisk at mærke, at al træningen har givet afkast og har forvandlet min krop til en toptunet fartmaskine, der stadig kan blive bedre.

En særlig stor tak til Mikkel Baagøe, som med kyndige massørhænder i dag fik løsnet godt op i mine trætte muskler og gav en dosis overskud og ny energi til at træne.

Inden så længe (d. 23. maj) ligger den tredje World Cup, denne gang i Offenburg, Tyskland (more…)