EnglishThe Duke. Always proclaimed to be the very last (for real this time!), only to rise from the dead in the next year. Legendary. I volunteered to help, but of course I couldn’t help but bring my camera and snap a few frames on the course.
Finally, a bike weekend with a few good friends. Awesome trails, inclement weather and great humor made for a wonderful time. Saturday’s route may have been a bit long considering the circumstances, and my MTB frame is gone for real now, but the weekend put a big smile on my face. Thanks everybody for being [...]
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23 July 2008 @ 11am
Tags: double insanity weekend, Ironman Austria, mountainbike, race reports, races, salzkammergut trophy, triathlon
Part 4: Ironman Austria As I lined up for the swim start, my strategy was very easy. Take it really, really easy on the swim (basically see it as a recovery swim from yesterday’s Salzkammergut Trophy), stay out of the usual fray and see how everything goes. With a little luck, I hoped to score [...]
Part 3: Back to Klagenfurt I knew that everybody else would be partying and getting together for a great time after the race, but unfortunately I didn’t really have much time for that…
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23 July 2008 @ 11am
Tags: double insanity weekend, Ironman Austria, mountainbike, race reports, races, salzkammergut trophy, triathlon
Part 2: Salzkammergut Trophy, 208km MTB Race Given that my plans included more than just one race, I took it very easy, especially on the first few climbs. After the start, the course starts almost directly into the first long (~10km and 900m vertical) climb. That was actually one of the things I really like [...]
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