at the Bike-Marathon Garda Trentino the Ronda Granda and Extrema went through 2in/5cm fresh snow. I was spared that and was allowed to make my way down the descents, with freezing feet at a temperature of 39°F/4° and fight my way into 16th place at the Ronda Piccola...

After a week of Lake Garda with training on the marathon track, the Bike-Marathon Garda Trentino, a riding technique course with Don Porno "Terrace-Philipp" on the 4 Cross track, all that was left to do was to drink our farewell coffee at the Caffe Trentino in Arco...

I will be standing at the head of the prologue of the stage race "Mad East Challenge 3" with my BSN-PIRATE team buddies Mady Winter, Alex Bauer and Leif Borlinghaus on Friday May 19th...

By the way, feel free to admire (or whatever) my cup balancing act at the presentation ceremony of the OPEN-Marathon Gran Canaria, in the new "bike sport news" of May 2006 in the team news section on page 70...

Ubi Blutsventje, esoteric ship's kobold of the Hoppetosse,
www.ubi-blutsventje.de