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Hello altogether,

Traditionally at saturday High Noon were the start of the bike-marathon in Albstadt with 86km to go and about 1600 altitude. We were lucky about the weather, while we had dark clouds, but no rain drop and even the temperatures were acceptable, when I think of the bike-marathon two years ago, when you thought not if, but when will I get a sunstroke.
The atmossphere is here real nutty, the people behave like maniacs. You got the feeling youīre a pro at the start and finish-line. You can praise the supporters for the great atmossphere and because of that you should think about a participation here.


There were about 2700 starters here, you donīt believe that thereīs so much space for all of them on the startline. You started in different blocks, so the peleton got splitted rigth from the start, so it doesnīt come to that much traffic jams.
Right from the beginning I started really fast to gain some meters, and it didnīt last very long when I rode up to the group started before me. Everything went well for me in the beinning, until I had to suffer about problems with my digest. Why I couldnīt say, I didnīt ate anything I neve used before.From Km to km it got even more worth, and my only thought was, to get as healthy as can be to the finish-line and no bothering about eating or drinking anymore. By 10 k to go I got cramps in my stomach, and I got this feeling like I had a bonk. Everyone else passed me without any appearance of effort. So, I barely made it to the finish and to the toilet in the hotel. And than I went to bed very early at 18:00oīclock without drinking ot eating.
If I hadnīt go to bed so early, you probably would go to the night-life of Albstadt. When you see both of the posters, they have much to go for....



Finally I gotta say that this year was like a plague. But like people say, Sometimes, life is a complete flop, and sometimes donīt, but in the end I was really pleased about my new jersey…


See you soon and Venceremos

Elvis



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