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Cyclocross at the Weser- Ems- Cup in Cloppenburg

We were really looking forward for the 5th run of the Weser-Ems-Cup. The course leads you thru the forest of Bühren, like in all the years before. The course got lots of roots, many turns, hills and hindrances.

Really good: the orange race suit, got its premier and shined bright in the forest.

When we 9 ladies lined up for the start, I said to the other: hey, what about riding me in front to the finish and I can show you the way with my bright jersey…

No one wanted my help, what a pity…
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( Start of the license women )

The start was on a road, the side walk was a steep downhill and because of that, poor Doro crashed, of course she stood up really fast but all the side was bleeding and marked with bruises all the people at the side clapped their hands when she got back on her bike again and rode on. I had to brake because of her crash and the group was away. I think I need to improve my starting period. So, I pushed the pedals and soon I was able to passes the women  in front of me, than on the next long straight the next. Some time later I saw a colourful jersey ahead of me, when I got her, I saw that she was strongly breathing and on the next straight I passed her as well. But than she got glued to my back wheel, and the whole time we battled for the 5th place and shortly before the finish I made a mistake, involving a root and so she passed me and finished 5sec ahead of me on the 5th place and I took the 6th.What a race…

By the way, Rainer and Sabrina van Ellen were watching the race and cheered to us and too some really good pictures. Awesome, thank you by the way.

Here´s another one by Rainer…
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Than it was time for the men´s race, they had to ride for 60min thru the forest of Bühren. He stood in the last line of the starting field, something went wrong, when the gave out the numbers, Guido wasn´t on the list and another one was exhited of having Guido´s number and to start from the front. So, he had to fight his way thru the filed like me and he managed it quite well….
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(Pictures by Rainer)

until he had the same situation like me, Guido and another rider from Hamburg battled themselves, afterall he finished on the 16th place, but I believe he still got some reserves for a place in the front, maybe in two weeks when we´ll start in Rheine??? 

We´re really looking forward to the next races and lots of greetings to all Pirates

Tanja and Guido

 

 

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