NURBURGRING - Last weekend I just managed to finish in the the top 15 of the German Cycling Cup race 'Rad am Ring' on the renowned Grand Prix circuit of the Nurburgring, by far the toughest event on the GCC calendar. Considering the level of competition and the scalps I took, I was reasonably happy with the result, which also boosted me back to third place in the overall ranking. A more detailed report on the race will follow in due course.
GEROLFINGEN - Yesterday I took part in the Deutschland Tour Race Day in the Bavarian village Gerolfingen. A 80km flat event BUT ending with an uphill finish, in casu the 2 km long and fairly steep Hesselberg. For once the kind of finish I like, so I gave the event a shot. Unfortunately I only got to climb the Hesselberg during the warm-up. Halfway through the second of four laps, two guys made a braking manoevre for I don't know what and took me down with them in their crash. Another rider fell on top of me. A small but deep cut in my right shinbone and a destroyed rear wheel: game over.
Finishing 15th in Rad am Ring (thanks to Wolfgang Schaaf -Challenge Magazin- for the pic)
