13th at Winterberg GDC #1

i got solid 13th place from IXS Winterberg German Downhill Cup #1!

pretty happy with outcome even though my race run didn´t feel that great.
On qualifications i had to stop for about 7 seconds before finish line to get earlier start on mondays final. My flight left 20:40 from Frankfurt and i just made it! If i didn´t stop or would have stopped for just 5 seconds i would have missed flight :D 
Finals day was rainy and track got very muddy. As i said my run wasn´t perfect, i missed one important line before long flat section and i lost a bit of speed. Allthough i knew that in those kind of conditions everybody else might have problems aswell so i kept pushing, glad i did. after qualifying 99th i didn´t feel too comfortable taking hotseat only with about 3,5 seconds, i simply didn´t think that was enough. I hadn´t time to stay on hotseat so i told some guy to stay up there because i have to catch a flight.

Results: http://ixsdownhillcup.com/images/results/2013/Results_GDC_Final_Winterberg_2013_komplett.pdf

i´ll put some videos here when blogger start finding videos from youtube...

Interim report

While i am preparing for Winterberg GDC (at this point it's all about trying to get rid of this god damn flu) Oskar is enjoying attention he gets from girls. Just kidding, he is already eager to get back on his bike. Elise Kulmala took few pretty cool pictures as she met Oskar at Kalpis bike park. I think she borrows Oskars bike until her own Zerode arrives.

Bad news

I am sad to tell that Oskar broke his wrist on thursday. He was riding at Kalpis bike park in a bit rainy weather when his jump ended up being front heavy. He landed on his head and took the biggest hit with his hands. That means i had to book flights and rental car for myself as winterberg GDC/rookies cup will be held on next weekend. It is bummer to go there alone but injured are the nature of this sport and you just have to deal with it.
Six weeks and Oskar should be cast free and his wrist should be unbolted.

Training for IXS cup race

After Spain we have spent one day riding together at Kalpis and next saturday we will have one final DH day before Germany. At Kalpis we focused on corners and carrying speed out of the turns. Next saturday it´s about all breathing and being relaxed on bike.

Oskar in Kalpis, click to enlarge. Photo by Marko Turunen