Viimane Portugali maratonikarikasarja etapp toimus Santaremis. Kõik rääkisid, et rada on kiire ja tõuse vähe, kõik oleks nii ka tundunud kui rada oleks püsinud kuiv, 74 km natuke üle 1000 tõusumeetriga. Olin laentatud 29eriga. Öösel sadas päris parajalt vihma, kuid hommikuks olid vihmapilved läinud ja oli lihtsalt kergelt pilves ja parajalt soe 23 kraadi kandis.
Stardist ja järgnevatel kilomeetritel asfaldil olin kenasti koos suurema pundiga, kus oli peale minu veel kolm naist. Kruusateedele pöörates oli selge, et täna ei ole kiire rada, peale ühte mudasemat laskumist olid kummid kahekordse suurusega, kuid sai sõita ja olemine veel hea. Kuid kahjuks ei saanud enam eest väiksele hammakale vahetada, kuna siis tiris ketti raami vahele, seega olid kõik tõusud jõutrenni tõusud, 39 hammakaga eest, vahepeal tahtsid lihased küll plahvatada. Pidin kaks esimest naist eest ära laskma.
Kuid siis jõudsime väga kleepuva savi põhjaga radadele, oli liiga mudane, et rattaga sõita, ja muda oli liiga kleepuv, et ratast lükata, jooksud lihtsalt blokeerusid. Ainuke lahendus oli siis mitu kilo raskemat mudast ratast tassida, ma ei teadnud kas nutta või naerda. Lihtsalt jube!
Peale ühte pikemat muda-savi mülgast olime viie naisega jälle enamvähem üheskoos. Liider vahetus, kuid ma jäin oma kohale, ehk kolmandale, suutsin kuidagi need mäed ära punnitada, mõnel pidin ka ratta käe kõrvale võtma, kuid jõudsin finishisse, aega läks 4 tundi ja 11 minutit.
Ka kogu sarja kokkuvõttes olin naiste absoluutarvestuses kolmas.
Leidsin kaks pilti internetist, muda kraapimist raami vahelt oli ikka piisavalt!
I found these two pictures from internet, there was a lot of mud removal from the bicycle!
Kuid peale võistlust võisin tunda kergendust, pikk hooaeg edukalt seljataga. Sõitsin Santaremis korraldataval ratta festivalil ringi väikse ratta ja uue kiivriga ;)
After the race I could relax, long season was successfully behind. In Santarem bike festival I rode around with small bike and with new helmet ;)
The last Portugal Cup in marathons was in Santarem. All talked how fast and not hilly it was, it would have seemed that way if it would have been dry, marathon was 74 km with little more than 1000 elevation meters. I was with borrowed 29er. In the night it rained quite a lot, but by morning the rain clouds were gone and it was just little cloudy with warm 23 degrees.
From start and first kilometers on road I was in one bigger group with other 3 ladies. When we turned to off-road then it was clear, it was not a fast race course today, after some muddier downhill sections the wheels were double the size, but it was all good as we could still ride. But unfortunately I was unable to change into small bracket in front, because the chain started to stuck in the frame, so it was power hills all the way with 39 teeth in front, there were uphills were my muscles just wanted to explode. I lost the 2 women in front.
But then we arrived to roads with sticky clay mud, it was too muddy to ride and it was too sticky to push the bike, as the wheels just blocked with mud. Only solution was to carry the bike which was many kilos heavier with the mud, I could not decide if it was a situation where to laugh or cry. It was horrible!
After one longer mud-clay sections we were more or less together with five women. The leader changed I stayed in my third position, I managed somehow to power up the hills, some I needed to push the bike, but I made it to the finish with 4 hours and 11 minutes.
Also in the cup overall I was 3rd women in the general classification.
Stardist ja järgnevatel kilomeetritel asfaldil olin kenasti koos suurema pundiga, kus oli peale minu veel kolm naist. Kruusateedele pöörates oli selge, et täna ei ole kiire rada, peale ühte mudasemat laskumist olid kummid kahekordse suurusega, kuid sai sõita ja olemine veel hea. Kuid kahjuks ei saanud enam eest väiksele hammakale vahetada, kuna siis tiris ketti raami vahele, seega olid kõik tõusud jõutrenni tõusud, 39 hammakaga eest, vahepeal tahtsid lihased küll plahvatada. Pidin kaks esimest naist eest ära laskma.
Kuid siis jõudsime väga kleepuva savi põhjaga radadele, oli liiga mudane, et rattaga sõita, ja muda oli liiga kleepuv, et ratast lükata, jooksud lihtsalt blokeerusid. Ainuke lahendus oli siis mitu kilo raskemat mudast ratast tassida, ma ei teadnud kas nutta või naerda. Lihtsalt jube!
Peale ühte pikemat muda-savi mülgast olime viie naisega jälle enamvähem üheskoos. Liider vahetus, kuid ma jäin oma kohale, ehk kolmandale, suutsin kuidagi need mäed ära punnitada, mõnel pidin ka ratta käe kõrvale võtma, kuid jõudsin finishisse, aega läks 4 tundi ja 11 minutit.
Ka kogu sarja kokkuvõttes olin naiste absoluutarvestuses kolmas.
Leidsin kaks pilti internetist, muda kraapimist raami vahelt oli ikka piisavalt!
Kuid peale võistlust võisin tunda kergendust, pikk hooaeg edukalt seljataga. Sõitsin Santaremis korraldataval ratta festivalil ringi väikse ratta ja uue kiivriga ;)
After the race I could relax, long season was successfully behind. In Santarem bike festival I rode around with small bike and with new helmet ;)
The last Portugal Cup in marathons was in Santarem. All talked how fast and not hilly it was, it would have seemed that way if it would have been dry, marathon was 74 km with little more than 1000 elevation meters. I was with borrowed 29er. In the night it rained quite a lot, but by morning the rain clouds were gone and it was just little cloudy with warm 23 degrees.
From start and first kilometers on road I was in one bigger group with other 3 ladies. When we turned to off-road then it was clear, it was not a fast race course today, after some muddier downhill sections the wheels were double the size, but it was all good as we could still ride. But unfortunately I was unable to change into small bracket in front, because the chain started to stuck in the frame, so it was power hills all the way with 39 teeth in front, there were uphills were my muscles just wanted to explode. I lost the 2 women in front.
But then we arrived to roads with sticky clay mud, it was too muddy to ride and it was too sticky to push the bike, as the wheels just blocked with mud. Only solution was to carry the bike which was many kilos heavier with the mud, I could not decide if it was a situation where to laugh or cry. It was horrible!
After one longer mud-clay sections we were more or less together with five women. The leader changed I stayed in my third position, I managed somehow to power up the hills, some I needed to push the bike, but I made it to the finish with 4 hours and 11 minutes.
Also in the cup overall I was 3rd women in the general classification.
Puhka nüüd ka pisut! Naelaga pildi võiksid kuhugi fotopanka müüa ;-)
ReplyDeleteJa aitähh armsa kaardi eest! Äkki tulemegi külla, mine sa tea?
Kallistan, Merike
:) puhkan, tähendab et vähemalt paduvihmaga välja väntama ei lähe!
Deleteolete oodatud, kallid!