2 races was on the agenda this weekend.
As indicated I felt very strong coming back from the alps, and I had high hopes for these races. That lasted about 2 minutes into the first race, when i realised that there was a price to be paid for last weeks climbing. First acceleration and my whole body was in pain. Auch!
Saturdays route
On top of that I was mentally tired. To put it short I was fed up with racing about half way through the first of 6 laps, and I was already thinking of tonight’s game of football, pizza and beers….not the kind of focus needed if you race to win!
So I stayed in back of the peloton pretty much all the way through the race. I made a swifty appearance in the bunchsprint, but when things got a bit rough I just didn’t have it in me. I finished in 16th position and all in all I think we need to call this a good day of training.
Discussing race with teammates
Sunday and yet another race. To be honest I was thinking about staying home, but figured that if I didn’t race I would have to train anyway, so I went to Smørum to have a go.
Sundays route. 8 laps of 12 k
Similar story. No speed in the legs and not focused enough to make a difference. So again I was cruising my way through in the back of the peloton.
Well avg 40 k/hour is not exactly cruising, I guess. And on short laps like today the speed goes up and down all the time making it even harder.
Speed. Up, down, up, down, up, down
No breakaways succeeded, and I had a go in the bunchsprint. That actually went ok, but I mistimed it and started too late. I finished in 10th place though which is ok.
So 1 point and some good hard training – less than 2 weeks to La Marmotte now!
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