Nädalavahetusel mäe taga.
Minu Lapierre on veel hoolduses, vaja oli raamil mõned laagrid, kuna juba väga läbi sõidetud. Seega lahendus oli minna oma hardtail Cannondale´iga.
Nädalavahetuseks lubati väga kuuma ilma, nii kuuma et üle 40 kraadi. Teadsin, et saab väga valus olema, natuke lootsin, et ehk keha on kuumaga natuke harjunud, kuna eelmisel nädalal sai palju tunde rattal kuumas ilmas sõitetud.
Laupäeval rajale, väga lahtine, kuiv, palju kivi. Selline korralik ronimisrada, ühe ringi peale tuli 180m+. Samas olid laskumised lahedad, kuid hardtailiga kividel juba paar korda lõin kenasti tagaratast ära, pingggg. Ehk et võtsin kivide peal natuke rahulikumaid liine, kui muidu oleks fullyga võtnud. Kuid eks sellel rajal suurim osa võitmisel on ronimisel.
Pühapäeval stardis, ilm juba meie stardiks päris küttis, juba stardist läksin ilma prillideta, et oleks natukenegi rohkem õhku liikvel. Otsustasin rahulikumalt alustada, kuid hiljem ei saanud oma tavapärast rütmi sisse, ehk selline pidur oli peal nagu. Hiljem nägin, et keha ei lasknud pulsil kõrgustesse tõusta, et mitte päris üle kuumeneda. Aga no lõpetasin ja sain isegi viienda koha. Kokku oli meil viis ringi, et väheste km kohta (22km) tuli 900m+. Ja suutsin rattamaterjali ka terve hoida.
Aitäh kaasaelajatele!
Weekend behind the mountain.
My Lapierre is still in maintenance — some bearings needed replacing on the frame, as it's already been ridden hard. So the solution was to go with my hardtail Cannondale.
The forecast promised extremely hot weather for the weekend — so hot that it would go over 40 degrees. I knew it was going to be painful, though I hoped that maybe my body had gotten a bit used to the heat, since last week I spent many hours riding in hot weather.
On Saturday, the course check — very loose, dry, lots of rocks. A proper climbing course, with 180m+ of elevation gain per lap. The descents were fun, but with a hardtail I managed to hit the rear wheel quite hard on the rocks a couple of times — pingggg. So I ended up choosing slightly smoother lines over the rocks than I would have with a full-suspension bike. But on this track, the biggest factor in winning is definitely the climbing.
Sunday at the start — the weather was already cooking by the time our race began. I went without glasses from the start to get at least a bit more airflow. I decided to start a bit slower, but later couldn't quite find my usual rhythm — it was like I had a brake on. Later I saw that my body just didn’t let my heart rate climb too high, probably to avoid overheating completely. But hey, I finished and even got fifth place. We had five laps in total, and for such a short distance (22 km), there was 900m of elevation gain. And I managed to keep the bike in one piece too.
Thanks to everyone who cheered me on!
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