The first big contest of the year, the World Cup #1 in South African Pietermaritzburg
After some great results on Cyprus, I had hoped to do better than an 18th place, which ended up being my result in Pietermaritzburg. I did my best on the day, so in that way, I’m happy about my performance. There was no more in my legs. Everytime I tried to push it a little more on the climbs, I really had difficulties to get my legs going afterwards. So my strategy turned out to get as smoothly and efficiently through each lap with what I had. Funny enough, I first started to feel a little stronger towards the end of the race. The course itself was a tough one and very much “either or”. Either very physical demanding fast singletrack / climbing or very tecnical stuff with big rocks and jumps. Just what world cup courses are supposed to be like – testing your skills and physic to the limit.
This first world worldcup of the season however was a great awakener for me how high world cup level racing is. That’s why I look forward to the next one in Belgian Houffalize in the middle of April.
Hej Annika
Har set løbet på nettet.Den så rimelig hård og teknisk ud bane, hvor mange højde meter var den per. lab?
Godt kørt. 🙂
Nicolaj
Hej Nicolaj
Jeg kørte 932 højdemeter over de 5 omgange. Så altså knap 200m pr omgang (à ca. 5 km).
Ja, den bane er en hård nød 🙂
Mid of march.., first worldcup,…..a good race with high technic-levels….well done! 🙂 Bernhard
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– Dorthe