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Randers Bike Week 2017
It really never gets any easier, it actually just hurts more and more.
Movie by yours truly, photos by: licenscykling.dk, lalafoto.dk, Melle Waldeck
HINT: First, watch the video above, get into the melacholic mood of green winter roadtripping and amateur road racing, then play the below album and read on ...
Pre-race
Trampen Slaget Vid Lund
Windy AF, with a finish climb, like 100km or so
kantvind would DESTROY the peloton, so stay up front
2.5 laps meh, then just 5 places too far back and ... after jumping 3 gaps and getting stuck on the wrong side of the echolon for the whole megakantvind section ... dropped
Chilled for a lap or so, chased down a Klubben Cyklisten dude, then Simon&co came riding by, I joined and we did the laps to the end, I dropped my little bunch in the last climb to get the small victory hehehe
Ringen Allians Sturup GP
Ride there for warmup, bla bla bla,
start race, Emil goes and we do nothing for 8 laps while he's in a break with Per and some other dude
Then I try some stuff, nothing, then Rikard is in break, I try something, nothing, then we sprint
Riding home was more fun
Randers
Day 1 - Street race in Aars
Context
30 minutes on a 1.4km lap in town with a MONSTER COBBLED climb
Look at it, look at it hard: https://goo.gl/maps/Ywa7WrgGdQw
I am sure people get tired walking it for fucking sunday brunch, imagine going all out (yeah, it's a crit so ALL OUT) for about 15 times, into motvind ... mhm
Plan: AAAAARRRTHGGGGHHHHH ONE CANNOT BONK IN 30 MINUTES
Race
AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH
3 dudes go, H40, ok, chase
AAAAAARRRGHHHHHHHHGHGHGH
CHHAASEEE
Time check - lap about 2.x minutes, ok, 15 laps
AAAAAARRRGGGGGHH
That goes on for about 4 laps
Legs: KHM KHM
Ok, ease off a bit
Couple of dudes come round, I join
They are going hard
aaaaaarrrgggghhh
For about 2 laps
Legs: KHM KHM
Ok, ease off even more, more dudes and Glenn come by
Hold on for a lap or so
get dropped on the climb
GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER
BREATHE, BREATHE, BREATHE FFS
Ok, I got this, I got this
REGAIN COMPOSURE, CHASE MODE ON
Start gaining, we have like 7 minutes to go, I can catch a couple of guys
Ok, the hill is not hurting that much
puncture
NOOOOOOOOOOO
FUCK
DNF
Fun facts
Cars met going the wrong way on the track: 1
I apparenlty do blowup after 3 laps at cca 350W
Cobbles hurt, they also make you feel sorry for your bike
That is until you hear A riders GO, then you feel sorry for their bikes
Day 2 - berglop
Context
7 laps of the most hilly lap danish races have seen (according to organizers, I believe them), 7 LAPS
Plan - survive, zen for first 2 laps, see what we're dealing with, kittens and cake, kittens and cake, then ... whatver, finish
Race
We go, roads are soaking wet, water everywhere
BANG PSSSS
People are afraid of turning
BANG PSSSSSS
People are afraid of descending
BANG PSSSSS
First punchy climb, all good, legs good, reach top, people are already being dropped
jump gaps, all good,
maaaan, I GOT THIS, I FINALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE DAY
BANG PSSSSS
Me? noooo, ufa, close one
t t t t t t t
WHAT
t t t t t t t t
THE
t t t t t t t t t
FUCK
t t t t t t t t t
PUNKA
s s s s s s s s s s s s
ssssssssssss
Foljebil: do you have a wheel in the car?
Me: ??????? WHHHAHAAAATTT TTHHHEEE ... no
Foljebil: ok, bye
Stop by the side of the road
What should I throw? Bike? Naaaah, we know how that goes ... bottle? I already lost too many ... should I rip that sign out of the floor and throw it ... wait, no, smash it into the fence ... eh, messy and muddy ... maybe kick the fence, rip off the sign ... eh, I'm bored now, I hope it does not rain ...
(5 min later)
make hitchiking sign to passing cars
(10 min later)
Amager dude comes walking
Yo, sup, punka? Yeah, same here ... so, is there a car? yeah, should be ... how's it going, ah, it's going ok ... (we catch up on gossip and transfers, differences in racing Seeland vs Jylland etc.)
(10 min later)
C and H40 comes by, no Glenn ... hmmmm ...
Dropped group comes by, dude crashes in the corner, we comment on the action
(10 min later)
A tow truck with a flat bet shows up, Glenn and Rickad in the car, bikes in the back - YO, JUMP UP
Throw the bikes on, jump in the back and OFF WE GO
See the race from the reverse perspective until AB guys catch up and the dude starts flooring it on downhill to not get caught
Does not look like a good day to die, with the punka and all ...
Get to the finish, get funny looks from people
You know, cos it's me, Glenn and Marcus in the back, whole fucking club ...
Fun facts
Rotweilers observed along the course, without a leash: 1
Times thought OMG WE'RE GONNA DIE: 2
Personal bests for: 30s, 1min, 2min
Day 3 - linjelop
Context
8 laps on what was supposed to be much flatter than berglop lap, but was still insanely hilly, like, INSANELLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU DENMARK????
Plan - at this point, just make it to the finish with the bunch
Race
Stay up front, stay up front
NO MATTER WHAT STAY UP FRONT
First climb: ugh
First kantvind: uugh
Second climb: Ugh
Second kantvind: Ugh
(did I mention, the lap is a combination of climbing and kantvind sections, always following the climb)
Look back: fuck, we dropped everyone (it's like 15 of us)
Third climb: UUUUUGHHHHHHHH (fuck I am breathing heavy, am I breathing heavy? dude in front of me looks back ... yeah, I am breathing heavy ...)
Robert brings a bunch of people back
Hej Glenn!
Glenn: UGH
Lap 2: PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT ATTACK IN THE CLIMBS
and they attack in the climbs
climb 2: dropped
Also dropped on climb 2: Glenn and Richard
Chasing group picks us up, we chase and we're back together by end of lap 2
Lap 3: PLEASE FOR T ... whatever, fuck you all
Second climb: dropped
MOTHER FUCKER
Ride for a lap solo, get caught by 4 dropped guys, ride 2 more laps, get a puncture
Fun facts
Personal bests for: 5, 6, 12 min, HR all the way to 2 min
Day 4 - criterium
Context
11 laps on same track as day 3 but shorter and with a new climb (look at it, LOOK AT IT: https://goo.gl/maps/SpqdKYRZUGy), at the end, you get massive headwind, ... yeah, only in Jylland
Plan: PLEASE JUST MAKE IT TO THE FINISHLINE
Race
Lap 1: All out sprint to climb, all out climb, all out attack in kantvind
Lap 2: -||-
Lap 3: ok, shit eases off a bit
Lap 4: meh
Lap 5: descending to the first climb, doing like 55 passing the polka dot jersey dude on the left as he closes the line and elbows me (literally, pushes me, as, uses force to dislocate me, not like Sagan magic elbow, proper push) into the grass off the road ... and I am like, ok, this is muddy, so my tire will dig in and ... oh, and there is some large stones there as well, ehh, goodbye .... wait, grass is not muddy, hop, back on the road. Ride up to the guy and politely as possible say: excuse me sir, that was a bit rude, please restrain your ... AHAHAHAH, #no: YOU DO THAT AGAIN AND YOU ARE FUCKING GOING DOWN YOU PIECE OF SHIT .... hold your ... DID YOU GET IT? ... line ... IT'S NOT YOUR LINE IF I'M ON IT ... Contemplate: do I have an aggression problem?
Lap 6-10: some attacks, lungs are breathing heavier and heavier, I actually try and attack in the kantvind, Glenn does some solid work, anyhow, we're having fun, people are still pushing eachother around, good times, I try and pull/pace up the climb ... fun
Lap 11 (last lap): I know they will attack, so I am up front going uphill, like 5th wheel or so, but then there is this dude, his handlebar keep bumping into my ass and I am like: ok, enough aggresion for today, I need some shelter anyhow so I move behind him WOOOOOP WRONG MOVE as they attack he opens gaps FUUUUCK NOOOOO ... .by the top I am dropped, 4 guys come by, I join, all I think is: hold that wheel, hold that wheel, just get the wheel, I love that wheel, that is my wheel, I LOVE YOU WHEEL ... never caught the bunch
Fun facts
By this time racing without velotooze seems weird, like REALLY weird
These help me do what I love, go pay them a visit: Musette 184 RACEDAY
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Hatten av för Lunedi i HusiesvÀngen
Det Ă€r lite mĂ€rkligt att HusiesvĂ€ngen inte drar fler. En vecka före VĂ€tternrundan, vanligtvis i bra vĂ€der. Det borde krylla av cyklister som vill fĂ„ sig ett sista test före avfĂ€rden till Motola.Â
SvÀngens kusin - nya Malmö Velo Classic drog över 500 cyklister nÄgra mÄnader senare. MÀrkligt. Det Àr, gissningsvis, ungefÀr dubbelt sÄ mÄnga som stÀllde upp i dag.
I Ă„r var en skĂ„pbil master och starten gick lugnt till. Tempot var inte sĂ„ uppskruvat som det kan vara men ganska snart hade vi en tydlig första- och andraklunga.Â
VÀgen ut till Staffanstorp och vidare ut mot RomelÄsen gick som vanligt fort. Trots en mycket hÄrd kantvind som tvingade klungan att anvÀnda hela vÀgens bredd. Vid vÀndningen snittade vi runt 37 km/h.
Vinden och hastigheten krÀvde dock sina offer nÀr vi kom till Slimminge och de andra backarna vid RomelÄsen. VÄr klunga sprack direkt och mÄnga fick slÀppa en bra bit före krönet.
Nu vĂ€ntade sex mils körning i kraftig kant- och motvind. Svordomarna var mĂ„nga men hjĂ€lpte förstĂ„s inget. Vi som var kvar gjorde vĂ„rt bĂ€sta att ta oss hem. Och hĂ€r, liksom pĂ„ vĂ€gen ut, var det cyklister frĂ„n CK Lunedi som tog ansvar.Â
SjÀlv tog jag inte mer ansvar Àn som krÀvdes men fick ÀndÄ slÀppa nÀr vi kom ut pÄ vidderna vid Kongsmarken. Det fanns inget kvar i benen, eller nÄgon annan stans heller för den delen.
Dagens fÀrdkost fungerade uselt och vattnet var slut innan vi nÄtt bokskogen.
NÀr jag gick i mÄl efter tre timmar och fyrtiofyra minuter var kroppen helt slut. Frun och barnen fick hÀmta mig med bil.
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Signwork LĂžbet 2017
An empirical study on how the race was ... not won ... with GIFs ... for feels
Photo by: Tommy KjĂŠrulff Eriksen
Weirdo Shrine by La Luz
Setup
Team: - Jonte, Glenn, Christian, Patrik and me
Team status:
- Jonte tired and not in shape, working too much
- Glenn back after 2 weeks of rest, no motivation after VĂ€ttern,
- Christian's 2nd race this year, has been training he says,
- Patrik's first race apperance in 2017, no training whatsoever I believe
- I am back after 3 weeks of beer drinking and 1 minute interval sessions Track: A square 8ish, with 2 major kantvind sections, uphill motvind finish sprint
Plan: Attack out of the box 2km in into kantvind, ruin it for everyone. Then repeat until we break the group and have legs. Apparently I am the captain of the team for the day, I have no idea why or what that actually means
Execution of the experiment
Segment 1 - the attack - [0km, 10km]
Start easy, move up to the front as we near the turn to kantvind
Me, Glenn and Jonte line up, enter the corner and BOOM
3 man team tempo, good positioning, good exchange
We manage to stretch the peloton, but noone wants to pitch in as we hit motvind
The weird dude comes by, gives us a hand and rides away, yeah, I guess we've been pulling a bit too hard
Pace eases off
Summary - the attack was well executed but not much came out of it.
Segment 2 - getting the feelling back - [10km, 25km]
As pace eased off there is a couple of attacks including Glenn, some chasing but noone really manages to go
Summary - standard early race dynamics, been there, done that
Segment 3 - the messing around - [25km, 45km]
As we enter into lap 3 shit gets a bit realer than before as attacks get more powerful
Glenn manages to go, stays up front for a while, but is eventually caught
As he's up front me, Jonte and Christian are riding nicely on the left, all calm and good, too calm actually
I move up to the front of the peloton to pace the group a bit since I got a feeling someone will go and we don't want to accelerate too much since Glenn is out there
While I am doing this I was kinda expecting my two teammates to stay where they were so they can react if someone goes, since you can't really respond from the front
Nope, Christian is on my wheel
Acceleration happens and boom, 5 guys are going, 10 guys are going, where are you Ringen .... everyone is going just as we are going uphill
FUCK FUCK FUCK
AAAARRRGGGHHHH CHASE ... Close the gap, look back FUCK now THAT IS A GAP people are getting dropped WTF??
Chase and hold for the next 10km over narrow windy kantvind roads
Dig very, VERY deep
FML
Eventually come back to the group, Glenn comes by: You good? Yeah, NOW I am ...
Summary - due to fucking around I was almost dropped, none of our guys dictatet the race dynamics, Glenn was doing well up front, the rest ... well ...
Segment 4 - the Miha - [45km, 55km]
Noone has the balls to attack in the first kantvind so we chill until the ABC lĂžbet straight where we ease off a bit and Patrick shoots like a rocket
Into motvind, so he burns out in about 5 minutes
At this time, we have an the big Amager dude in a break (who you might remember from 3 Dage i nord and Marcello Bergamo, the one who likes to solo tempo the race ... I guess all that training paid off), he has like a minute I guess and an FBL dude chasing, he's like 20s in front of us
As we approach the little roads I have a good position, about 6-8 guys are just done working hard so enter small roads, a bit of a lull and BOOOOOOOM
I am away, push, push, push, PUUUUUUUSH
Don't look back, don't look back, don't look back
Look back - YAY, I AM AWAY, ALONE, AGAIN
FFS
GET TO THE FBL GUY, MUST GET TO THE FBL GUY
GO LEGS GOOOOO
I am going all out, like AAAAALLLLLL OUT
And I am actually gaining
I AM GAINING AND I AM NOT DYING YAAAAAAAY
Legs start to burn
look back, I have like 20s, maybe more? 10s to FBL
And we're gaining on Amager dude, YAAAAAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PROPER BREAKAWAY YAAAAY
Must ... chase ... down ... FBL
Almost there
Wait ... did FBL just catch Amager? No waaaay ...
Wait ... did Amager ease off to get caught and now they're going full speed again?
Wait ... am I losing ground now?
SERIOUSLY
HEY GUYS I AM RIGHT HERE
NOOOOOOO
FML
Fade gracefully, get caught, join the peloton
Glenn's definition: attack and accelerate in an attempt to bridge and catch the breakaway, get halfway there but fail miserably and get re-caught by the peloton instead = do the Miha
Summary - I got exposure, again, and a move named after me
Segment 5.1 - This one is gonna stick - [55km, 65km]
First one - Finishing lap 3 Patrick decides to go with some guys, me and Glenn pace the group and Glenn says: this one is gonna stick
And it sticks, for about a quarter of the lap, then they're caught
Segment 5.2 - Look at those two go - [65km, 75km]
After Patrick was caught IMMEDIATELLY Jonte and Christian go, beautifully on the left, synchronized as fucking synchronized swimers
First I was like
But then I was like
Amager dude was fading so they team up and off they go
For a while, they are caught by end of lap 4
Summary - 2 solid attacks, good job guys
Segment 6 - Till cramp do us part - [75km, 88km]
Right, enter last lap, situation: there is a FBL dude up front, about 1 min ahead and we're all tired, VERY tired
Aaaaaaanyhow, enter bigass kantvind section and we chill so I decide to GO
Good move, as they catch me the inertia takes them waaaay past me so I have to chase
FML
So we try to organize a chase, but noone wants to chase
I must say, the best job award goes to the other FBL dude messing about with our attemps, he did a better job at fucking with us that we did with chasing
It's like everyone was so tired that they would just let him ride up front and take turns and not do shit
Me and Glenn were shouting: GO AROUND, PASS HIM, GO AROUND, HE'S FBL, HE HAS A DUDE UP FRONT
Didn't help ...
GIF - kudos, my FBL man, you know your shit
At some point I even try to push Rikard up to work but nooo
So we chase some more, we accelerate some more, I make a big effort just before a slight climb, so I get slightly dropped
try to close gap and BANG CRAMP
CRAAAAAAAAMP
I'M OUT
Summary: FML
Segment 7 - It's all so quiet [88km, 97km]
Ride solo to finishline, keep a good pace, enjoy the calm after the storm
there you have it ...
These help me do what I love, go pay them a visit: Musette 184 RACEDAY
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How I qualified for Gran Fondo Worlds
Part 2: Marcello Bergamo Cup, UCI Gran Fondo Maraton Franja
Final Man 12"LP/CD by CONTAMINATED
Marcello Bergamo Cup, day 1
Team: Glenn and me (should have made a movie with this title by now)
Track: up and down with a long climb at the end
Plan: Dictate the pace, chase down attacks, be aggresive, like in SjĂŠlland
Race
BOOOM, IT IS ON
Chase, chase, chase
Still chasing
Chasing uphill
Chasing downhill
Chasing in kantvind
First half lap chase like a motherfucker
Hmmmm, isn't there a climb at the end of the lap
Last part of the lap: climb
BONK, dropped
Ride another lap to cool down with 2 Danes
Summary
Should not have bridged
Fun facts
I chased the winner and his 3 breakaway buddies, the german winner soloed to victory, dropping everyone
Also, he should totally race in B, TOTALLY.
Also, new max 17km NP record. I HAVE BONKED WITH EXCELLENCE
Simon was also dropped, he was NOT happy
Marcello Bergamo Cup, day 2
Engulfed in Obscurity 12"LP by ENGULFED
Track: flat, with monster kantvind sections (rumors said much tougher than the first day)
Plan: do not attack, stay in the bunch (for 50 minutes according to Glenn), be zen
Race
Stay zen in the klungan for 52 minutes
Elapsed time: 53 minutes. Hello!
Glenn is in the break, so it's defense time
Man, the german is like a ... bouncy spring, he's fucking fast and aggresive
Anyhow, fun fun fun, Glenn is caught, so I give it a go, a couple of times
There is still 2 guys out in front, but whatever
I plan to attack into a small climb, followed by a descent
I squeeze past and BOOOOOM, I LAUNCH LIKE A ROCKET
Don't look back, don't look back
10 seconds
Don't look back
10 more seconds
Look back - I AM GONE
ALONE
YAAAAAAAY
GO GO GO
GO GO GO
I AM GOING
I WISH I WAS ON TV
Right, ok, so ... emmm ... where am I going?
Uh, there is a group up front ... wait, that's not the 2 from our race
hmmm
HMMM
NOT COOL
Look back
I have like 30 second
MOTHERFUCKER
AMAZING
Well, LET'S DO THIS
GO GO GO
GO GO GO
go go go
go go
go
motvind
Ok, I am done
Let's make this graceful
Join the bunch
Plan 2: attack in the other climb
Plan ruined by the confusion caused by passing H50
Anyhow
Plan 3: Bring back the 2 escapees who have like 30s on us
ATTACK
GO
GO HARD
PULL PULL PULL
And we got them
Fuck up entry into beforelast corner
no grip on bars due to shit tape and humidity
Try to move up
Nope
Kinda sprint, but not really
Summary
Need new bartape
Fun facts
Bought new bartapes, orange color and meat pattern
Meat does not look good (once you see it ...), replace with orange ... WIN
Prepared the best carbonara ever according to Glenn
Salt for the Healer by OCULUS
Marcello Bergamo Cup, day 3
Track: kantvindish with a monster climb at the end
Plan: be zen the first lap, survive the climb
Race
Hmm, I have a headache
Hit a pothole so hard headache gets worse
Try to stay in the front of the bunch, but not do too much
suck at staying at the front but not doing too mcuh
Basically, oscillate up and down, chase, moove up, slowly drop, chase, move up, attack, get tired, drop, chase ... you know, oscillate AKA do the Simon
2km to big climb I ACTUALLY AM at the front and there is an attack happening, 4 guys + 2 chasing
Internal monologue: Hmmm, if I bridge, then WE bridge and we are 7 entering into the climb ahead of the bunch so even if I drop I have some buffer
GO GO GO
BRAAAAAAP
I bridge, we bridge
Confusion
We're caught, we slide back
All for nothing
Enter climb, waaay too behind, no buffer
legs numb
Fuck you you head
Make it through the climb, gap opens, stuck behind wrong guy
Get to the top, Glenn 3m just in front of me
Looking good
KANTVIND
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?????
Glenn gets good wheel
I get bad wheel
chase
Chase
CHASE
Hej Simon!
CHASE
CHASE
CHASE
Rejoin by the end of the lap
legs gone
get dropped after every corner
after 5 drops, I decide to call it: I'm dropped
Stop by the car, contemplate life and reality
Almost cry
Summary
I should not have bridged
Road trip
Distance covered: about 1200km
Car's listed top speed: 188kmh
My top speed: 182 kmh
Glenn's top speed: 152 kmh
He was probably the only non-german on the Autobahn that day concerned with fuel consuption
Memorable dialogues: 2
1. Hotel, south of Kassel, Glenn gets a free beer from the nice receptionist girl, we drink it on the terrace.
me: I remember seeing this Canadian movie once, about a bored receptionist at a hotel in the middle of nowhere who starts fucking guests for fun, just 'cos she's bored. Does not end well for her, dark movie.
Glenn: Dude, she's like downstairs!
me: Whaaaat, it was a good movie ...
2. After 1 day of driving, me: Glenn, I will listen to my pod now, I will sit here and listen to my pod, if you need anything, let me know, otherwise, I will be here and listening to my pod.
UCI Gran Fondo Maraton Franja
Track: 157 km, 2 climbs, 1 hard, 1 harder
Plan: do not fall
Race
Start at about position 100+100+100+100 = waaay too back
Consider the first 10km as a criterium
NP first 10KM: waaay too much
Make it to first group with the leaders, 100 riders or so
Avoid crashes
First climb: painful, but manageable
Managed to stay with the lead group
Avoid crashes
Stuck in same position due to crowd and smaller roads
Second climb: very painful but manageable
Lose some places
Descend like a madman, pass people
Small chasing group forms
Some yelling around organizing work
Some more yelling
And some more yelling
And we're finally working together
Kinda
15 min later we catch the group before us
And every kind of collaboration stops
Like, literally
So we chill for last 57km
Well, I chill, the rest are pretty burned out and kinda grumpy
Count the competition: about 7 guys in the same category, so ... just make sure I'm faster
NP last 50km: way too low for a race like this
Plan: attack solo at Merkator once we enter the city, get a kid to come along with me (wait, what's Merkator? Eh, you'll see)
Eventually, get to the main streets in the city
Also, get caught by another group since we were chillin', nahmean?
Pace picks up, some action going on, we're getting close to Merkator
I'm lining up on the side, a dude goes
Ok, he can go, I am waiting, waaait for it, waaaaait for it
THE KID GOES
BOOOM
WAIT WHAT?
He's going, acceleration, we accelerate, he bonks
idle
BOOOM, MIHA GOES
GOOOOO
don't look back
don't look back
look back
YES, I'M AWAY
NOW TO BRIDGE
GO GO GO
GO GO GO
BRIDGING
look back
YAY, GAP INCREASES
wait, not bridging
constant gaps
MUST BRIDGE
MUST CATCH DUDE
MUST DO THIS
MOTVIND
WHAT ... THE ... FUCK
get caught
UUUUURGGGHHHHHH
Stay kinda up front
Start sprint
Jump the roundabout and some other obstacles
Do kinda ok
Summary
Qualified for world championships, yay!
Fun facts
Totally pissed off Hanna when arriving late to ride with her and Glenn
Rode 2 hill intervals (dropped Glenn), 2/3 Valterrunt (dropped Glenn) as training for Franja
Valterrunt included: 1/2 salami and 2 aperol spritz
Also did a fixed castle siege race in Ljubljana, made it into semis (man, I got nothing on those fixed dudes, NOTHING. Fucking MONSTERS)
Get kudos for organizing work from a TuĆĄ guy I rode with.
Miha (not me): Dude, that was Mirko!!! No waaaay. Yeah, totally. ARE YOU KIDDING ME ... lol, I thought you were like BFF or something. No, I had no idea, that's why the hug and back slaps and shit ... clue who he was ...
Turns out tt was not Mirko, was Mirko's clone Vlado...
These help me do what I love, go pay them a visit: Musette 184 RACEDAY
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Memoirs from last month
Part 1: Vincoloppet, Sturup GP, ABC lĂžb
Photo by: Michael Strömgren
Hiss Spun by CHELSEA WOLFE
Vinco
Track: tough, loooong kantvind sections and climbs, prognosis said kantvind and warm
Team: Emil, Glenn and me. Ah yes, and Sebastian?
Plan: Attack like zee Germans, don't let the peloton breathe until the attack sticks, then defend
Race
I attack, out of the box
Emil attacks
Glenn attacks
Dude grabs my leg in kantvind and pushes me back as we are fighting for position
Ride up to the dude, extend finger: DO ... NOT ... FUCKING ... TOUCH ... ME ... AGAIN
repeat
Lap 2
Emil attacks so hard I was just like: woah, amazing ...
He's left there for a while, finally some bridge, we have a break
Offensive mode ON
In theory: chase down any attempt by Lunedi to bridge
In practice: maaaaan, chase down every, like EVERY attempt and stick to the cup leader from Lunedi with red Cervelo, be Quintana to his Froome, almost die in kantvind section while trying to bridge, barely manage to hold on
Serious crisis averted
Lap 3
After about 5 attempts the dude finally breaks away (not that he's that fast, nooo, my legs were numb and gone)
What was left of matches burn trying to bridge in kantvind climb, matches burned ...
I give up
Form a small chasing group
Yell at people for not working
Glenn yells at people for not working
Finally we're going, we have about 20-30s to first chasers
But since the swedes are happy just to sit in klungan so they can wave to their families while they scream HEJA PAPPA we never achieve much
WAS IT FUN? YEAH? MUST BE SOOOOOOO MUUUUCH FUN TO DRIVE A DAY AND THEN SIT IN THE KLUNGAN MMMMMMM
HĂ„kan disrupts the rhytm in at last climb, does not go well with me, swearing and tight moves, he ends up in gravel, upright
HĂ„kan's comment later: I'm ok, you can yell but you can't swear (fair point). I also paid the starting fee so I can YEAH WHATEVER
Since I do not like sprinting for 20th place I make a monster pull, Glenn does not get the memo ...
Emil does not have sprinter legs, ends up 6th
Meh
Summary
Should have bridged
Random impressions
Din Gata plays badass hiphop just as we slowly drive through the crowd to the road #malmörepresent
Fistbump Per from the car as he waits for B start, hiphop still blasting
Strömgren lost Emil's car keys, Emil was not happy
Glenn called me after the race to check if I am ok, he said he did not dare talk to me after the race, I seemed too angry apparently
AC in the car does not work
Sturup GP
Team: it seems me, Daniel and Anders (what a weird combination)
Plan: GO FULL BERSERK
Race
BOOOOM
Get the holeshot
I Stay up front
I chase
I accelerate
I slay
I slay
Per goes, with another dude
I go
Trying to brige, still trying to bridge, hmmm, still here, bridging, yeah .... nope, get caught
There is like 100000000 Lunedi riders so no chasing
Eventually Ă
hus brings Per back
Attack some more
Accelerate some more
Get almost taken down by Daniel from Ringen
Really, Daniel?
Anyhow, from what I see at least someone (= me) is having fun
The rest? The rest are ... well, waiting for last lap it seems
last lap
I don't remember really, kinda the most boring part of the race, Per came second, the OTHER Lunedi dude came 1st
Woah, much drama, such action
Summary
Should have bridged
Random impressions
Jakob looks cool with a tooth missing, just like me in 5th grade
Rafael did a good job in HSport, but got dropped last lap
It seems everyone is either having a kid or making a kid or thinking of making a kid
Crits in Sweden are booooooooooooring
I still don't get Lunedi, what's the plan? Bore us to death?
ABC lĂžb
Go to race pretty much just to hear Eva scream at us speak Danish to us again
Also, nice track, google it, the one by the small pet crematorium
Team: me and Glenn
Plan: attack, attack, attack, then defend
Race
Plan executed perfectly, we have Glenn in the break
Defend
Chase down people, demotivate them
This goes on for like 3 laps
At some point end up in a second break with the leader of the 4 day cup from Christiania team, we have like 5-10s on the peloton
Looks good, but they have a dude up front, right, so we're ...
Confusion, 2 accelerate, me and Christiania dude get caught
In retrospective, I should have contributed and we would have bridged, forming a 10 man break
Anyhow, regardless of my flawless performance of defending (I got complemented on that) Glenn drops from the break
My turn
Throw in a couple of attacks and accelerations, but since we're like all tired it does not go well
Get stopped by a bus jammed in a narrow section
We sprint for 25th again ...
Summary
Should have bridged
Random impressions
Christiania guys were handling bottles to riders on the wrong side of the road
Random A girl got really upset 2km to go, no one knows why
Borrowed a pump from A class cup leader
Passed a stopped bus 2cm from mirror while chasing and doing 50+
Trampen dude made a wrong turn in an intersection because he got blocked by a car + horse trailer combo
Flagvakt was shady AF, good thing Anna was not racing
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Ărestadsloppet and HillerĂžd
Do not mess with CK Ringen
Photos by Michael Strömgren
Disclaimer: this is gonna be an impressionist piece.
Ărestadsloppet
Morning, Malmö, Möllan
Glenn, selfie
Rondellen
drug dealers
missing
Glenn amazed
Is this it?
This is it!
Malmö!
Head north
Ruin it
distanspass
yes
13 mil
easy
Cykla
snacka, snacka, SNACKA
peppad, Peppad, FUCKING PEPPAD
FUCK YOU LET'S DO THIS
piss
next to the toalet
fuck the kö
fuck the plan
this is going down
right now
start
attack
4 guys break
hahahahah
together again
attack
stretch it out
kantvind, kantvind, kanta
streeeeetch it
pull, pull, burn
we're blocked
race is stopped
fuck you
riders coming in
good job we did
bla bla bla
riders coming in
bla bla bla
fuck you
JA
bla bla bla
JA
fuck you
ride again
attack
ATTACK
You are NOT resting
kantvind
lap 2
attack
you're are NOT going home happy
THIS IS SKĂ
NE
ATTACK
Ringen is gone
It's me and you
Glenn Glennan Nilsson
soft lap
gentle lap
pussies
line is your friend
as long as no one sees
love the line
break
haha
we own this
lap 3
attack
ATTACK
Catch break
Attack
Glenn shouts
AAAVLVVLFLFLFLFLFF
We broke it
Peloton is broken
Let's bring this home
Aye aye Captain
sprint
suck ...
celebrate
Glenn 3rd
Miha 6th
Mission done
Ride home
piss in forest
on the left
Recovery
250W
Möllan again
Beer
HillerĂžd
Elsöv gran fondo
fuck off
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3 Dage i Nord, day 3
#lightbreezebaby #puredk #braverthantheelements
Aalborg Cykle-Ring - Sparekassen Vendsyssel-lĂžbet - CRAFT Cup
Forgive Yourself by Publicist UK
Track Uphill start, then kantvind, kantvind, kantvind, repeat.
Plan Jonte, as we arrive: AH, NOW I REMEMBER, I raced here, tough track, climb and then this monster kantvind, race was destroyed as soon as we started, no shelter at all ... Thank you Jonte ...
So, plan - Attack IMMEDIATELLY OUT OF THE BOX, KILL EM ALL, then whater happens, stay in the race, help Glenn, Glenn must finish, MUST FINISH, Death before DNF
Weather Norwegians changed the progosis from light breeze to light air. Reality: same shit, cold, windy, rain, casual snow, HORROR
Race
Start, move on up, keep up front, lead the pack into the climb, do not lose the lead, do not lose the lead
Legs feel stiff, this is right out of the start, no warmup, nothing and I'm pushing 400W up a fucking hill into motvind
mhm, this will end well
The used to be superstrong last year but we do not know what happened, also has a good tan dude from Amager takes the lead and starts pulling
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT
10 seconds later he starts easing down
I wonder, he was so strong last year, what happened to him?
Anyhow, at some point he's tooooo slow so I pass and pick up the pace
This might actually work
350W
400W
Top of hill, everyone accelerates
500W
600W
turn right onto a fucking cycle path (not really, just a small road)
ENTER KANTVIND
ATTACK
ATTACK
ATTACK
IT'S MAYHEM
right turn, medvind, 10seconds, left turn, KANTVIND
MORE ATTACKS
OOOOMMMMGGGGG THIS FUCKING HURTS
Pace eases a bit into medvind, but we're still killing it
Fun fact: It was at this point Jonte was dropped. Same Jonte who explained what's gonna happen here. Irony?
Glenn is perfectly positioned, I am a bit further back, keepin' an eye out
AFAIK the rest of the lap was the same, as soon as we got a hint of kantvind someone went and it was hell
all ... out ... hell
(weird time lapse episode - you know that instagram picture I posted of the dude writing how tough it was in Oresdadslopp because of the kantvind and attacks? Attacks from me and Glenn that is ... Yeah, THAT was a holiday compared to this. Like, family vacation in fucking Gran Canaria with 1 EUR beer and 25 degrees C compared to ... well, since the germans were pretty much dead and gone at this point ... Stalingrad in 1943?)
Lap one done
As we go up the hill more and more people rejoin the main group since it's motvind
Well, this is an unexpected large group
And everyone is just lining up behind eachoter
I need to move up
Get stuck
Glenn passes: Miha, move up
I know, I KNOW, I AM STUCK FFS
To the left, to the left ...
Gap, gooo
move to front, accelerate
350W
400W
people start accelerating
450W
500W
everyone is accelerating
600W
FUUUUUUCK
enter cycle path and kantvind
ATTACKS
legs numb
go go og
ATTACK
drop back
people pass
get a wheel
move up
too much watt
fade
move up
fuuuuuck
another attack
a break is formed, 5 guys
the big ABC dude it there
fuck, fuck, fuck
we're 2nd group
chase, chase
second group and people are still attacking
WTF
CHASE FUCKERS, CHASE
no, attacks
hold on, hold on ...
tempo eases a bit, get up to Glenn
Glenn: nobody wants to chase, fuckers
Miha: I got you dog
Pick up the lead, GO GO GO
Take a turn, take another turn
Must do it for Glenn, must do it for the captain
It's like 3-4 guys, we're working and actually gaining
Another turn, more guys pitch in
Tempo is picking up
iiiiiiiii
can't work this hard much longer
all of the sudden 10 guys are working
ok, ok, I can do this
at some point Glenn signals to shift to the left instead to the right
just as I was moving back
aaaaaaand I am left with no wheel in the wind after a monster pull into a climb
Did Glenn just make me do another Glenn? #metaglenn
3 dudes pass me on the left
can't rejoin
5 more pass me
fading
can't rejoin
5 more
fading
slowing down
can't rejoin
3 more
WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE COMING FROM???? WTF???
finally, catch the last wheel
I'm dead
in Xert terms this means the black line drops below the red line too many times and you're dead, game over unless you're lucky enough to have the time to recover .... ahahahhhahahhahah FML
hang on for about 5 min
going into last turn mind plays the video of kantvind from previous 2 laps
I am sorry Glenn, I AM SORRY GLENN BUT I JUST WANNA GO HOME SNUGGLE AND HAVE WARM CACAO PLEASE DONT MAKE ME GO THROUGH THAT KANTVIND AGAIN PLEASE DONT I JUST CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE
DNF
That's it, deal with it ...
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3 Dage i Nord, foreplay
#lightbreezebaby #puredk #braverthantheelements #no
This is how we felt going there ...
Info
What: 3 Dage i Nord - set of 3 races in hell
Where: fucking the other side of the wall of the north AKA Nordjylland
Who: Glenn, Macke P, Jonte, Miha
How: drive about 1500km in a Golf variant blue motion TDI 7 speed with white interiors (not anymore hahaha)
Weather: slight overcast with light breeze from the south ... NOT
Bikes: 2 Cannondale supersix evo, 2 Meridas reacto, 2 fulcrum racing zero spare wheels
Random fun facts
Hotels visited: 3
Breakfast rescheduled to earler than hotel defined times: 2
Buffes attacked: 2 (shit Danish, amazing Lebanese)
McDonalds: 2 (Glenn big menu: big mac menu with extra big mac, used to be called Malmö FF menu in Sweden?)
Pizzerias: 1 (Comment: kebab pizza is ok, but far from Malmö quality)
Beers consumed: 4
Beer alcohol content: 4.2 - 4.5% #piss
Bauhauses spotted from confusingly far distance: 1
Cycling stores called to ask for neoprene gloves: 6
Stores that had neoprene gloves: 0
Big bridges passed: 3
Double rainbows seen: 1
Police cars: 1 in Denmark, 2 in Malmö
Closest we got to running out of gas on E45: 10km
Music played: yodl, turbofolk, trap, hiphop, skÄnsk klassiker, house (yes, in that order)
Amstel gold races watched: 2
Pictures taken: 23
Hashtags invented: 2
Hipster clubs joined: 1
Glenn's reaction time when a rainbow appears; forever
Glenn's reaction time when I drive 115 where 110: 0.02 seconds
New terms invented: 1 (to do a Glenn)
Races
Play this if you feel like an observer on the outside:
The Blackened Sea by Sea Witch
Play this if you feel like being inside the action:
Döda VÀgar by Mylingar
If you don't like it go listen to Aviiiiiiici or something, lemme know how it fits ...
Sparekassen Thy lĂžbet
Track
4x24km lap with 3 climbs at least the size of Slagelse last climb (which is considered huuuuge), or, think Vinningebacken, the whole deal ... kantvind between climbs, no shelter most of the time. It felt pretty much the whole lap was uphill ...
Weather
pouring rain, 3 degrees, strong wind from south
Jonte's comment: ehhh, it's only 90km, how hard can it be
Pre race
Breakfast too late, arrived to race too late, Garmin not working, pissing rain and cold, no warmup ...
Action
45 strong start, start onto open roads
Whole peloton is killing it downhill at about 60-70kmh
Everyone trying to position left and right
Internal intermezzo: Kinda reminded me of an Eslöv gran fondo I did when at the end of the first part of the big road all the old fat VÀttern dudes with too expensive bikes starting pushing forward over the whole road and taking selfies and shit just before we hit that kantvind where they all dropped ... . Something like that, yeah ... just ... in a different universe ...
AAAANYHOW
We enter the port, pushing it to the front so I can hit the climb positioned well
Climb is loooong, kantvind, and zee germans attack
Enter pain
Hanging in there
Made it to the top, ughhh
Glasses fogging up, fuck, I overdressed ...
Climb 1/3 done
Some corners, I slip a bit back, we start descending
We're going like 50 into some medvind it seems
Out of nowhere a crash, two guys go down, start sliding accross the road, everyone starts braking and as theh do, they go down, I am like ... iiiiiii I see myself down, left, right, I see Jonte fight his bike on my rigth, I see people riding in grass, I see mysel ... ah, an opening inbetween 3 bodies and 4 bikes ... NAILED IT
and now there is a gap
FUCK
there is the main group, 6-7 guys with Glenn chasing and me chasing them ...
I make it, eventually, fucking pushing like 400-500w down a hill ...
So I make it to this group which has like 5-10s gap to leaders, dead
Couple of guys work, Glenn passes, I hang in the back
Some more dudes take turn, Glenn passes
Fuck, we need to close the gap, we're so close ...
FUCK IT, I'LL DO IT
I join in and do a monster pull, bringing us to like 10m gap
Signal to change, enter corner and behold, CLIMB #2
LAdies and gentlemen, that is from now on known as a Glenn: leadout the group into a climb and get dropped
FIX MY LAMP
Enter pain
We reach the top and pretty much all 6 guys passed me, but we made contact
OHHHHH, YES, FUCK YES
Some shady roads, left, right, a descend, a u-turn and KANTVIND
and zee germans attack
The attack kills the group, we are now 3 groups, leading 7-8, chasing 10 guys and girls and chasing chasing 5 of us
By this point I am holding on for my life
We're not gaining
I take a pull
We're not gaining
long, looooooooooong kantvind section with a clearly visible climb #3 in the distance
We're not gaining
Try to take a turn, legs are numb
Slide back
FUCK THIS SHIT I AM DONE
DROP
ride nice and easy to finish
FML
Fun fact: people started: 45, people finished: 13
To be continued ...
I will post the other two races separately. Apparently people have very ... (checks facebook) ... short attention span so the posts seem ... (checks instagram) ... long to them since they cannot ... (ah, event invite, let's put interested) ... stay focused for more than ... what was I saying again? Ah yes ... I guess real life canont be described by only #hashtags and contains more emotions than just đ. Yeah? đđ
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Buildup to 3 Dage i Nord - Glenn in SĂžro
#puredk
Date Location Discipline, club Result 2017-04-01 SĂžro, Denmark Landevej, CK Ringen I got dropped, I don't care
Disclaimer
This is a guest post from Glenn, he provided the material, I provided the translated interpretation. I list both texts for clarity ...
Pre pre race
Woke up with a slight hangover in Hanna's bed ... in Kristiantad ... after celebrating her birthday ... we make sure we always celebrate when we get the chance when she's home ...
Body was feeling good, good food, good drinks, good ...
Translator comment: I am not sure where the body was good ... nahmean?
Vaknade i Morse hemma hos Hanna i Kristianstad efter en bra gÄrdag med Födelsedagsfirande eftersom Hanna aldrig Àr hemma sÄ fick vi ta det igÄr.
KÀnde ÀndÄ i morse att kroppen var med mig fick i mig bra med mat o vÀtska igÄr.
Pic from wild party night. Credits: Hanna's instagram
Pre-race
Season premiere in Denmark!
Drive from K-stad to Lund, pick up Macke P and with jodel blasting TO MALMĂ!
Pickup Rhubarb and set course for Denmark.
We talk: kantvind, terror attack, kantvind, kantvind, kantvind, kantvind.
We reach SorĂž, unpack bikes, leave car and ... fucking kantvind.
... dramatic pause ...
Get to the start, line up, standard speech from commisares ...
SÄ Race i DK sÀsongspremiÀr! Körde frÄn K-stad till Lund o hÀmta upp Macke P. PÄ med jodel i Bilen o vidnare mot Malmö.
DÀr hÀmta vi upp Rydbart och satte kurs mot danmark! i bilen gick snacket om Kantvind Terrorbrott Kantvind Kantvind Kantvind.
VÀl framme i Sorö lasta vi av Cyklarna och inser ganska snabbt de vi befareade i bilen...fucking kantvind! ...
stÀllde mig till start och de var som vanligt pÄ danska tÀvlingar...en liten saftey brif innan start "hÄll er till höger god tur" alltsÄ starten har gÄtt...
Race
So there I am, just starting to work my way up the peloton, reaching the first half ...
and then BAM, first kantvind
... THE SPLIT
I am like 3 places back from the split
Internal monologue: noooo, not now, not first lap, not first 5 km, nooo, please don't drop me
FULL FART (haha) and a bucnch of us trying to bridge ...
Looking good, getting closer and closer ...
We come around some trees and ... A FUCKING CLIMB ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
I am dead already when people start attacking
FML
It's over ...
Ride around like a training with a U19 kille
... Recent developments ...
drop the U19 kille (haha, take that, Junior)
(turns out he was in a breahaway for 2 laps and dead when he joined me)
Get caught by a group of C riders and A women riders
Chill
Notice a girl is wobbly AF
Notice flat front tire, ask: are you racing for positions?
YES
Give girl my front wheel
I OWE YOU ICE CREAM as she rides away ...
jag börja jobba mig uppÄt de gick fort direkt galet fort kom upp till hÀlften av fÀltet o sen i första kantvindspartiet sÄ hÀnder de... the split
jag sitter 3 platser ner frÄn att klara mig i första gruppen....
noooooo fuck noooo inte redan, inte första varvet, inte första 5km ska jag bli droppad.
SÄ full fart fram mÄnga sammarbetar för o komma ifatt... on the limit!
vi kommer nÀrmare o nÀrmare ... looking good ...
sen kommer det bakom trÀden och nerför en backe... kommer den en fucking backe ...
jag ligger pÄ rött och folk i fÀltet börjar attackera för att brygga upp till frontgruppen
jag som redan ligger pÄ rött flyger all vÀrldens vÀg! fuck itŽs over on the first lap..shit what happend...wintertraining didŽt help?
avslutade loppet som en trÀning med en kille frÄn U-19 som ocksÄ ville trÀna lite...
Post race
Realize I got a WATT record on my Garmin
Watch Paris-Roubaix and contemplate how much I suck
after the race i looked at my Garmin and seeing Wattrecord! fuck it was a fast one today.
nu ligger jag i min soffa och kollar reprisen av Paris-roubaix o kĂ€nner att jag aldrig kommer vara i nĂ€rhten av de dĂ€r grabbarna đ
over and out! @Glennan
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Slagelse
#ckringenisforthechildren
Date Location Discipline, club Result 2017-04-01 Slagelse, Denmark Landevej, CK Ringen 21/28 and about 15 dropped
Pre pre race
Waw, it's been a while since cross ...
I went to Tenerife after last cross race, you know, because everyone has to go to Canary islands to cycle, right? RIGHT?
Fuck that shit, one night we got so drunk we lost a friend, he never made it home, we assumed he was dead ...
I guess that's what happens if 5 shots cost 5 EUR AND you get a bottle of shit champaigne on the top ... #carbloading?
So ... experiencd looking for a corpse with a massive hangover in weird piss smelling corridors under bars in party alleys.
He was ok, he went to an afterparty with Norwegians. Fucking Norwegians ...
Never planned to touch a bike that week, would probably punch it after .... also, beer costed 1 EUR.
Ah yes, I was pretty fed up with bikes by that point, I counted 15 cross races and 13 road races from last season ...
I should probably write a retrospective post ...
By the looks of it I spend ... 28 days racing and ... at least twice that amount training, AT LEAST ... so ... FML ... wait, I have no life ...
UGHHHH
Come January I hooked up with a coach and this new super system called xert which has numbers and graphs and these projected values and shit and I started training again ...
Indoors, in front of a fan ... soooo muuuuuch fun
I like having a coach, I lack the discipline to be my own coach ... Ola, you the MAN!
So January, February, Marchuary was a combination of 3 - 5 - 5 - 1, XSS here, XSS there ...
What this means is: 3-5x hard session per week, rest, contemplate dying, train, rest, can one die from exhaustion, train, hate life, train, hate bike, train, recover, cook, eat, cook, eat, eat, WHERE IS MY CHOCOLATE??? Let's buy some chips ... I will totally start eating healthy when the season starts ... repeat
Nothing new ...
So I spend ... way more than 30 hours training in jan, feb and march ... ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
In the meantime we shot a promo video for a company to earn some money for the kids in the club. See screen grab above ... we had fun ...
At some point I get a VO2max and lactate threshold test, best numbers ever. I was in a shit mood tho, work got in the way that day, it got in my head, IN MY HEAD ...
But then I also started riding outside, like ... well,
- 130km with my cross bike in rain with dry chain lube (now THAT was funny)
- 120km and 100km with my road bike
- 1x lÄgtempo intervallen with klubben
- 1x shitty attempt at solo intervals that resulted in my knee hurting and me feeling like shit for 2 days
Ah yes, my knee started hurting on my bike, I guess the saddle went to shit ...
Get paycheck, buy licenses (plural, this shit is real yo!), sign up for Slagelse, let the tension rise ...
Shave legs, best 2 hours of the week ...
Contemplate cutting hair, but after a comment from Glenn: 'Dude, I am losing mine, so you are definitelly keeping yours, I encourage long hair' I decide to keep it ...
Stop by Musette and SLAM THAT STEM (thanks guys, you're the best)
Avoid alcohol whole week, yeah right, stress at work, meet deadlines, amazing, have 2 beers on Thursday, friday night ... well, I had a hof after 3 alkoholfree beers, let's leave it at that ...
Wait, are we doing the whole alcohol thing again this year? FUCK ...
Pre-race
Play this and read on ...
Yodh by ŚŚŚŚŚš
Samling klubben kl. 8, ahhh, the little perks of racing in C
Jonte shows up all wet, got cought by rain cycling form Lund #hardcore
We take a trashcan full of cans and a bag of cement out of the van and off we go, TO DENMARK!
Arrive at location, wait in line to pickup numbers, Jonte is shaking because he's cold, I take my jacket and cover him
His parents observing: Aaaaawwwwwww, rigtig bra vannër ... situation almost gets emotional for a second
Observe some TreBerg pros just chillin on their expensive bikes, observe some other pros chill on some other expensive bikes ... fuck me I am poor .... ehhhh
Marcus is coming by in D so we go and watch, the mandatory D break passes, mhm, he did not make it ... peloton comes by, he's in there HEJA MARCUS KĂR HARD ...
Me and Jonte: he looks tired ... yes, he does, he was sick whole week ... how was his training this winter? ... Well, not so good ... ah, he's a student, right, so just partying and shit, girls, booze? ... Haha, no, does not drink or party at all ... WTF? ... Yeah, he just plays videogames ... Ehhhhhh
Get to van, grab bike, try to register, system says I am a Junior, some dudes laugh at that, me too, hahahaha det ikke dig? neeej, det var ikke mig ... HAHAHA ... fuck me I'm old ... Eventually, things get sorted out ...
Notice the registration trailer is made by Adria, #ifeelslovenia
Also notice the bed inside has a sticker that says: MAX 70kg ... well, that's kinda pointless ...
Warmup, lineup for start, observe Jonte has no arm warmers ... take off arm warmers ... observe Jonte has no gloves ... take off gloves ... Jonte's dad: wanna take off the shirt too? Nah, forgot to shave chest ...
Observe a random Swedish cyclist from ... Jönköpings Cykelklubb ...
Observe the Sagan look and the lack of interest in marshall talking ...
All photos by: Tim R. Larsen
Plan
Plan before today: exchange in chasing down attacks, stay in front, don't attack unless it gets really booring
Plan today: Jonte - I'm just gonna chill for the first 2 laps, me: DEATH BEFORE DNF, AARGGGHHHHHH, you're kidding Jonte, right?
Race
We start, I stay up front, good job Miha
There is this huge ABC dude who is like all over the place, looking back, talking loud ... jerk, I hope you get dropped
After first couple of rolling hills we enter into a big road and KANTVIND
YES, I WAITED ALL FUCKING WINTER FOR THIS BRING IT OOOONN!!!!1!
booom, attack, couple of riders go, I am in front of peloton, normal pace, waiting for Jonte to launch behind ... nope
Pace picks up, I wait ... nope
EVERYONE SPRINTING FUUUUUUUCK
Chase, chase, chase ... ok, we're goood, contact regained
Right turn, again, pace picks up, as we hit the first smaller climb attack, uphill, kantvid
Left turn, kantvind, downhill, attacks keep coming, we're chasing, I am chasing for my fucking life here ...
Jonte? Nope ...
Random Swedish dude goes, for like 2 seconds ...
Big road, kantvind, new break of 3 is like 15s ahead, I lead the pack, try to chase ...
I tire myself out chasing and then everyone starts springintg again
AGAIN ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
... well, it was painful but I got back in pack, in the back
Oh, there's Jonte ...
(later, the xert graphs show it was like really painful, like, lines were crossing and shit ... amazing)
Final climb - kantvind, attack again UUUGHHH
Start-finish straight, kantvind, attacks again ...
Lap 1 done
Internal evaluation of the situation: This is gonna hurt ...
Lap 2 mellows down a bit, but it's still fucking crazy in kantvind
Big road, we're all over the place, avoind oncoming traffic by like 2cm just to have that wheel
RANDOM RANT: Hey douchebag driver, I wonder if you would be so fucking brave enforcing your right of way against an oncoming truck in your lane. Or a tank. Or a plane ... Yeah?!? ... I thought so ... fucking arrogant cunt, fuck you ...
I mean there is this downhill section with kantvind, we're going all out, really ALL OUT just to keep the wheel of the guy in front ...
Insane ...
Jettison an empty bottle just after the finishline #feelingpro
Lap 2 done
Notice Random Swedish dude is dropped, so is large ABC loudmouth ... haha
Internal reevaluation of the situation: Well, actually, this is manageable ...
ASS CRAMP
FML
At some point there is an attack and Jonte joins
GO JONTE ... but we all accelerate, so they're caught
Lap 3 is fun, we actually form a chasing group up front, we're 5-6 cyclist chasing a group of 3 that made it at some point
I even shout a bit since people stop working after a right turn
Mmmm, shouting at people ...
By the end of lap 3 just before the climb noone wants to really pull, so ... little break, we're looking at eachother ...
NOTE: last climb is a small road, so it's important how one is positioned, so about 2km to that intersection all hell breaks loose when people want to get into right position
There we are, just looking at eachother ...
and BOOOM, people start going, all over the place, chasing here, there ...
I do a bit of too much effort, shoft to the wrong side in the wind ...
Try to catch a wheel but everyone is zooming by, no gaps, no nothing
20 like riders pass me
FUUUUUCK
Chasing, chasing, chasing ... ok, contact
Last climb, finish straight fast pace ... I'm dead ... I definitelly burned my last match there
Internal reevaFUCK THIS SHIT, FUCKING WIN IT OR DIE
Death metal song plays in head ...
Last lap
Plan - keep things under control, stay up front, whatever happens, stay up front ...
It hurts, but I stay up front
I slide back a bit on the big open road and BAM, CRASH, BIKES FLYING AND THERE IS A RED TREK COMING MY WAY IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII OK, AVOIDED
Aftermath ...
chase, chase, chase ...
Internal thought: Maybe the DIE methafor was too much?
Close every gap, EVERY FUCKING GAP
Enter last climb, good position, all good, let's see if we can get the final attack in
LEG CRAMPS
I guess not ...
Ease the pace, nicely get to the finish with another dropped dude
Post race
Get to the van, change, barely walk
Buy a chocolate milk, cake and water with money I won at a cross race #feelingpro
Look for bottle in grass, no bottle, it's gone ...
Get in van, get home
Foam roll, eat, have 2 beers, watch a documentary titled 'The Swedish theory of love', sleep
These help me do what I love, go pay them a visit: Musette 184 RACEDAY
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Kantvindsparty pÄ vÄrpremiÀren
Det var trötta men nöjda ben som efter 65 km rullade in i Malmö lagom till domaren rullade igÄng Arsenal-Tottenham i London.
SÄ var det ocksÄ en ovanligt lyckad vÄrpremiÀr.
Jag hÀmtade upp Finn och Tomas i Limhamn och satte via en avstickare förbi Luftkastellet kurs söderut.
Strax efter Klagshamn utökades sÀllskapet av en frenetiskt kÀmpande mountainbike-cyklist och en kille som visade sig jobba pÄ Bikepro.
Bikepro-killen blev vÄr vÀgvisare och ciceron tills vi skiljdes vid avfarten mot VÀstra Ingelstad. DÄ hade han konstaterat att Tomas styrstam var för kort och att han behövde höja sadeln nÄgot.
Jag hade konstaterat att hans Fondriest-cross rullade vĂ€ldigt bra (och dessutom sĂ„g vĂ€ldigt trevlig ut, vilket inte alltid Ă€r fallet med cyklar mĂ€rkta Fondriest).Â
Efter lite tvekan beslöt vi att svÀnga förbi Svedala dÀr tydligen bara McDonalds och Statoil har öppet pÄ söndagar.
En hamburgare senare vÀnde vi hemÄt och dÄ vÀntade den kantvind som jagat oss hela turen, nu mestadels i form av kompakt motvind.
PÄ Lockarpsrakan frÄgade Finn om det alltid var sÄ hÀr blÄsigt i SkÄne.
Jag och Tomas försĂ€krade förstĂ„s att det hĂ€r var vĂ€rre Ă€n vanligt.Â
Fingers crossed.
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