monte generoso mtb marathon

this sunday i will start at the firs mtb marathon of the ixs classic series of 2008. the course is known as quite technical and beautiful singletrails. it is 3500 of climbing and 94 kilometers long. please keep your fingers crossed, because myself i don't have to time to do it, i have to be ready to break and pedal hard!

ride your bike - care about our nature

fotoshooting - first pics

fotoshooting leukerbad

first fotoshooting was yesterday on two spots at the torrent, skiing area in winter, bike are in summer. it was very interesting for us, such a great shooting.
many pics will follow tomorrow.
www.leukerbad.ch

lucerne week

this week i am in lucerne for a further education (sport- and eventmanagement). this education is six times one week and then i have to write an diploma thesis about a topic from my office. in 2009 i should get my diploma. so i am not training a lot this week but get some cultural impressions of a city i did not know a lot about until yesterday.

gantrisch

there are great bikesports very close to my home. its really worth to ride it. today i made a tour with ramon in the gurnigel, gantrisch area. some parts where still a bit covered by old snow. but we had heaps of fun! check out:
http://www.gantrisch.ch/cms/sport-freizeit/sommer/mountainbiking.html
happy trails.
simon

stomach upset

today my stomach drives me crazy. he's having fun to walk me every other hour to the shithouse. besides that i have a slight headache and i'm feeling weak. whatever! hope i'll be ready for some hard trainings on the whitsuntide weekend.

official race pictures

gardasee bike marathon

rocky mountain bike marathon at lago di garda

my marathon premiere was fun. lake of garda rocks. it was a great camping and biking weekend!

the race facts:
106 kilometers (ronda extrema)
5.29,56 hours (almost an hour back)
45th place (238 men classified)

5200 calories burned
154 average heartrate
177 max heartrate

the race report:
ramon made the pace from right after the start and did leed me into the first hill, where i found my rhythm quite fast. after the downhill to arco i had first little cramps in the inner thigh. these cramps where gone but came back after the great single trails in the middle of the race. ramon maybe did not drink enough or whatever is was, when he told me to rock on alone. we wanted to ride the race together, as a bc bike race test, but he said, i shall go. so i did. my legs where still good after 5 hours and i could push my limit on the last flat kilometers against the wind. riva was there, my emotions somewhere else. just great to finish a long bikerace. really.

the race thank you goes to:
irene for supporting us.
my brother thomas for all the inputs and knowledge about marathon.
ramon, he's not just a good biker, he's a great friend.