Racing and cruising in Croatia, summer 2022

This summer's training and racing vacation included a trip to the island of Krk in Croatia.

I'm a bit late in writing this post, it's December and in the middle of winter, but here goes...

Swedish Marathon MTB Cup 2022 (Långloppscupen) - Second Place

 

After seven races in Svenska Långloppscupen I manage a second place overall in the cup. I was leading the cup before the last race but had mechanical issues at Bockstensturen and didn't manage to finish better than ninth. That dropped me into second overall.

All the races of the cup and positions:

Race              Position        Average Power  Weighted

Billingeracet     3               265W           290W

Lida Loop         4               256W           285W

Ränneslättsturen  11(sick)        214W           236W

Mörksuggejakten   4               259W           283W

Engelbrektsturen  1               259W           284W

Finnmarksturen    6               241W           277W

Bockstensturen    9 (mechanical)  216W           257W

Engelbrektsturen - Sprinting for the win and getting it

Result: First place

Equipment: BMC Fourstroke with Maxxis Aspen 2.2" front tire and Continental Raceking 2.2" rear

Type of race: XCM (marathon), 70 kilometers

Mörksuggejakten - Bouncing back

Result: 4th place

Equipment: BMC Fourstroke with Maxxis Aspen 2.2" front tire and Continental Raceking 2.2" rear

Type of race: XCM (marathon), 72 kilometers. Fourth race in the Swedish Marathon Cup

 

Ränneslättsturen - Riding in sub-optimal shape

Result: 11th place

Equipment: BMC Fourstroke with Maxxis Aspen 2.2" front tire and Continental Raceking 2.2" rear

Type of race: XCM (marathon), 78 kilometers

This race went badly so I will not dwell on, or write about it, too much.

Beskidy Trophy 2022 - Sooooo close!!! (Less than one minute from second place)

Summary

I finished Beskidy Trophy 2022 in third place. Less than one minute down on second place

Lida Loop - Fourth place

Result: 4th place

Equipment: BMC Fourstroke with Maxxis Aspen 2.2" tires

Type of race: XCM, 65 kilometers

Billingeracet - Third place

Result: 3rd place

Equipment: BMC Fourstroke with Maxxis Aspen 2.2" tires

Type of race: XCM, 77 kilometers

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Second place in Vega Winter MTB Cup 2021/2022

Today was the sixth and last race of the Danish Vega winter mountainbike cup. I've participated in these winter races for many years now. I think it's a great variation to all the indoor training that I do and it's A LOT OF FUN.

Ahead of today's race I was in second place in the M50 category. I was two points behind number one and I had a good margin down to third place so no worries there. You get one point for first place, two for second, and so on. And you're allowed to subtract one result from your total (your worst placed race). The dude in first place, Keld Pedersen, is a really really good cyclist. I checked his background out and he's been on the podium in the World Championships XCO race. I only managed to beat him in one of the six cup races.

The track today was a real rollercoaster. Up and down and up and down and up and down. Steep (short) climbs and descents. 800 meters of elevation in 28 km of total distance. For Denmark that's a lot. I finished third in my category and so I kept my second place overall.

Mountain Biking in Covid restricted Thailand winter 2021/2022

I managed to get away to Thailand this winter. Who would've thunk it? The hoops I had to jump through... I'll describe them below. But it all worked out... well, mostly.