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Three races in three days in Belgium and the first race in Switzerland in 2012. Here's the report.
On the 27. December I was traveling with Florian Vogel und my coach Bruno Diethlem to Belgium. We stayed overnight in Antwerpen. The next day we took part at the classic cross race Azencross Loenhout. I had some problems with the course and the speed that they have here in the North. In addition I touched another rider and broke the breaklever. I struggled a little bit now becaus with just one bike you don't have a chance to finish the race. Fortunately they could fix it somehow and I had again two bikes. A flat tire took again the flow that I urgently needed. With no speed in my legs I finished on 41th position.
One day later in Bredene it was running better. On the flat and fast racetrack I could go more to the limit. The simpilier course helped me to finish as 18th.
A little bit tired of the last races we travelled to Leuven. The last of the three races in Belgium. There were again a lot of fast racers in the peleton. The nice course suited to me and I was motivated to go fast. Unfortunately I couln't pass any racer right after the start. But I found my rhythm and also in the tecnical parts I felt comfortable. The finishline I crossed as 22.
Back in Switzerland I started on 2nd January in Bussnang. The weather was a little bit frustrating. It rained really hard before the start. With a good start and legs I finished 7th.
Next week is the Swiss Championships in Beromünster.
Results:
Loenhout
Bredene
Leuven
Bussnang
Bussnang:
Veröffentlicht am:
11:13:10 04.01.2012 von Martin Gujan
On the 27. December I was traveling with Florian Vogel und my coach Bruno Diethlem to Belgium. We stayed overnight in Antwerpen. The next day we took part at the classic cross race Azencross Loenhout. I had some problems with the course and the speed that they have here in the North. In addition I touched another rider and broke the breaklever. I struggled a little bit now becaus with just one bike you don't have a chance to finish the race. Fortunately they could fix it somehow and I had again two bikes. A flat tire took again the flow that I urgently needed. With no speed in my legs I finished on 41th position. One day later in Bredene it was running better. On the flat and fast racetrack I could go more to the limit. The simpilier course helped me to finish as 18th.
A little bit tired of the last races we travelled to Leuven. The last of the three races in Belgium. There were again a lot of fast racers in the peleton. The nice course suited to me and I was motivated to go fast. Unfortunately I couln't pass any racer right after the start. But I found my rhythm and also in the tecnical parts I felt comfortable. The finishline I crossed as 22. Back in Switzerland I started on 2nd January in Bussnang. The weather was a little bit frustrating. It rained really hard before the start. With a good start and legs I finished 7th.
Next week is the Swiss Championships in Beromünster.
Results:
Loenhout
Bredene
Leuven
Bussnang
Bussnang:
| 1 | HEULE Christian | Cannondale p/b cyclocrossworld.com / VC Gippingen | 01:01:40 |
| 2 | ZAHNER Simon | BMC Racing Team / VC Meilen | + 00:00:03 |
| 3 | WILDHABER Marcel | SCOTT-Swisspower MTB Racing Team / VC Eschenbach | + 00:00:42 |
| 4 | FLÜCKIGER Lukas | Team Trek World Cup / VC Bützberg | + 00:01:09 |
| 5 | VOGEL Florian | SCOTT-Swisspower MTB Racing Team / RC Gränichen | + 00:01:32 |
| 6 | LANG Pirmin | ATLAS PERSONAL / VC Pfaffnau-Roggliswil | + 00:01:58 |
| 7 | GUJAN Martin | Cannondale Factory Racing / Swiss-Bike Master Prättigau | + 00:02:09 |
| 8 | COLOMBATTO Laurent | AMCBisontine | + 00:02:12 |
| 9 | BIANCO Marco | Arcobaleno carraro | + 00:02:35 |
| 10 | BRÜNGGER Nico | EKZ RACING TEAM / VC Hittnau | + 00:02:39 |
Veröffentlicht am:
11:13:10 04.01.2012 von Martin Gujan
