Annika Langvad

This week I’ve been living as a roadracer! Together with the danish U23 road boys I’ve been exploring literally every inch of the roads here on Lanzarote. Based at Club La Santa training has been very easy, since I only have to worry about training, eating and resting. I’ve even managed to almost read an entire book, which I can’t remember, when I last did. The U23 training is very organized. We ride in groups of 6, side by side, shifting at the front every 10th minute. We even have a support car behind us all the time. Very different from the mountainbike training I normally do, so please bear with me. I think this is makes an exellent base for my further training. The boys are very strong, so if you are interested in roadracing, my hint would be to watch out for them during 2012! (more…)

I listened to my gut feeling and just did some last minute changes for my 2012 season. Looking over my travelling and race scedule and my study plans, I though “ough, that’s going to be really tight!” My stubbornnes made me capable of combining the two things last spring, but I also think, that partly resulted in my being absolutely deadly tired the last half on the season. What I’ve also learned is, that biking at my level is not only about biking. Many things, events and focus on my person come with that. Till now, I haven’t had much energy to enjoy all that, but have more tended to see it as disturbing elements. I wan’t to make more room for that, sort of enjoying the “whole package”. I think, the skills I’ve collected, will help me find the balance between giving and drawing the line. (more…)

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Yesterday a journalist asked me, what the best part about being a mountainbiker was. I didn’t hesitate to answer: “my everyday”. Right now I enjoy my time in Copenhagen training with the guys, combined with local races. This is pure reloading towards next year. It reminds me, what made me mountainbike in the first place. (more…)

Summerbreak in Harz from Annika Langvad on Vimeo.

More suspension equals more fun

Wilkommen Sonnenschein.. (more…)

Yesterday’s round of the local SlushCup was great since for the first time for a while it was actually possible to ride the bike instead of running with it (more…)

Yehaa, the first snow has fallen in Denmark and this weekend I’ve been training on my new FUJI cross bike… (more…)