Nii nii, alustan siiski eilsest. Reis Saksamaale venis oodatust pikemaks. Hommikul vara viis Andre mind lennujaama, Portost lendasin Basel/Mulhouse lennujaama. Seal oli vastas mul väga rahvusvaheline seltskond, kuid eelkõige nimetan neid prantslasteks, nimelt siis tiimi manager, kes on portugaallane, kuid elab muidu Prantsusmaal, nende tiimi mehann, kes on prantslane, ja sõitja, kes on jaapanlane, veel lisaks ühest teisest tiimist prantslane. Lennujaamas sisestasid nad GPSi kogemata Albstadti asemel Abstatt ja nii olimegi paari tunni pärast hoopis teises kohas, kuskil kaks-kolm tundi kaotasime ajas. Lõpuks siiski jõudsime õigesse linna, kuigi väsinumana kui oleks soovinud.
Täna siis XCE sõit. Kuna hotell asub võistluslinnast 20km kaugusel, siis paljuski sõltun teistest ja nende toimetustest, kahjuks neist keegi teine seda võistlust ei teinud kaasa. Natuke liiga hilja jõudsin rada vaatama, tegin vaid kaks ringi enne rajal, kuid sellest piisas tutvumiseks, lihtsalt oleks tahtnud rohkem soojaks sõita ja samuti natuke rohkem sooja sisse saada, kuna rullikud mul puuduvad, siis tänaval edasi-tagasi sõites rahva vahel ei tule just sooja tegemisest väga midagi välja.
Kvalifikatsioonil tundsin, et lihased veel külmad, koht 26. Naisi oli vaid 30 stardis ja 32 sai edasi, alguses arvasin, et 16, uudis tegi head meelt, kuna tahtsin end veel proovile panna. Sattusin muidugi sõitma päris head aega näidanud naistega, olin kogu sõidu vältel kolmandal positsioonil ja kahe esimese hulka ei saanud, et edasi pääseda, kuid kaugele ei jäänud. Oligi minu jaoks läbi. Hiljem nägin et protokollis koht 23. Peale võistlust olin natuke nagu pettunud, aga samas andis motivatsiooni palju.
Nüüd siis juba xco võistluse lainel ja positiivselt pühapäeva ootamas.:)
So I start with yesterday. Travel to Germany was longer than expected. Early morning Andre took me to the airport, I flight from Porto to Basel/Mulhouse went on schedule, then people were there to pick me, very international growd, but I call them french. Team manager who is Portuguese but lives in France, then team mechanic who is French, then team rider from Japan and a rider from another team who is also French. They made little error while inserting the name of Albstadt and after some hours we were in Abstatt, so we turned and finally arrived in the right place, but much more tired than would have wanted.
Today was XCE race. As the hotel is 20 km from the race place then I depend on the others and their doings, and no one from them made the xce race. I arrived a little bit late to check the course, just did two laps, it was enough to have a look, but not enough to get warmed up and wihtout roller in the city center its not easy to get warmed.
So in qualify I felt that I am not warm, and placed 26. There were just 30 women and 32 get through, well first I understood that 16, then I was happy to know that I have a chance to make a better place. Of course I got to heat with good women, from the first corner I was in third position and could not make it to the two first, alrhought not far. So that was it for me. After I saw that overall I got 23rd place. After race I felt bit dissappointed, but it give me more motivation in overall.
Now already tuning to xco race and waiting positively for Sunday.:)
Täna siis XCE sõit. Kuna hotell asub võistluslinnast 20km kaugusel, siis paljuski sõltun teistest ja nende toimetustest, kahjuks neist keegi teine seda võistlust ei teinud kaasa. Natuke liiga hilja jõudsin rada vaatama, tegin vaid kaks ringi enne rajal, kuid sellest piisas tutvumiseks, lihtsalt oleks tahtnud rohkem soojaks sõita ja samuti natuke rohkem sooja sisse saada, kuna rullikud mul puuduvad, siis tänaval edasi-tagasi sõites rahva vahel ei tule just sooja tegemisest väga midagi välja.
Kvalifikatsioonil tundsin, et lihased veel külmad, koht 26. Naisi oli vaid 30 stardis ja 32 sai edasi, alguses arvasin, et 16, uudis tegi head meelt, kuna tahtsin end veel proovile panna. Sattusin muidugi sõitma päris head aega näidanud naistega, olin kogu sõidu vältel kolmandal positsioonil ja kahe esimese hulka ei saanud, et edasi pääseda, kuid kaugele ei jäänud. Oligi minu jaoks läbi. Hiljem nägin et protokollis koht 23. Peale võistlust olin natuke nagu pettunud, aga samas andis motivatsiooni palju.
Nüüd siis juba xco võistluse lainel ja positiivselt pühapäeva ootamas.:)
So I start with yesterday. Travel to Germany was longer than expected. Early morning Andre took me to the airport, I flight from Porto to Basel/Mulhouse went on schedule, then people were there to pick me, very international growd, but I call them french. Team manager who is Portuguese but lives in France, then team mechanic who is French, then team rider from Japan and a rider from another team who is also French. They made little error while inserting the name of Albstadt and after some hours we were in Abstatt, so we turned and finally arrived in the right place, but much more tired than would have wanted.
Today was XCE race. As the hotel is 20 km from the race place then I depend on the others and their doings, and no one from them made the xce race. I arrived a little bit late to check the course, just did two laps, it was enough to have a look, but not enough to get warmed up and wihtout roller in the city center its not easy to get warmed.
So in qualify I felt that I am not warm, and placed 26. There were just 30 women and 32 get through, well first I understood that 16, then I was happy to know that I have a chance to make a better place. Of course I got to heat with good women, from the first corner I was in third position and could not make it to the two first, alrhought not far. So that was it for me. After I saw that overall I got 23rd place. After race I felt bit dissappointed, but it give me more motivation in overall.
Now already tuning to xco race and waiting positively for Sunday.:)
Thank you for your insights from races and good luck for tomorrow.
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