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World Cup Champéry, CH |
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| Date: |
13.09.2009 |
| Description: |
Mountain Bike Race |
| More information: |
http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUzNDI |
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| 13.09.2009 |
1 start lap plus 6 laps
1.44h race time, 10th place, 2.49min off winner Burry Stander
First off all big congratulations to my team mate Burry who won his first world cup! Very well done, you rock!
Short pre race story written by our Scottish gentleman Sandy, also called the "dirty dog":
Susi being the pro that he is is also looking for ways of improvement and likes to test us mechanics out. The course at Champery was getting quite cut up and Susi always likes his fast tyres SLK’S, well just before the start in the holding box he decides to change the front wheel to a LK tyre no problem you think except he also wanted to change to thin brake rotors and thicker end caps, that done he rolls to the start line then he says can you cut out the centre knobs please the perfect gentleman he offered to hold the bike while I started to cut the tyre so with 3 mins to start all done and he flew off to one of his better starts this year. You are a star Susi.
Many thanks for sharing this with us Sandy! You are a start too who keeps cool at any time!!!!
For once I had a great start, even it was not easy battling up the very long asphalt road and then sprinting into the first single trail.
For half of the race I was racing in a group for the podium, until I had a nasty crash down a super steep wet chute. From that point on I was not good enough to gain any time any more.
Ha, but I still managed to step on the world cup podium and this has been a while ago. Finally we won the team competition! The three best riders of each trade team are counting for this competition.
The weather forecast looks awful for the next world cup in Schladming. It does not give you much room for hope. So Burry and myself will ride our road bikes to my home, and Claire our soigneur will drive the car. Like this we get a very nice long road ride done, and after our arrival on Tuesday in Schladming we can watch the possible rain outside.
  
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