Paltinis MTB Project

2 Aug

Paltinis MTB Project is one of the best XCO events in Romania. This year also was a UCI C2 race so I knew that good competitors will come. For me the lowerback problems didn’t let me to train properly but I still managed to train on the course and learn it.

There were a few modifications from the last year but overall it was pretty technical. I simply love this kind of tracks.

Race day arrived and I felt pretty nervous because I wasn’t sure about my back. A good warm up did half of the job so I thought that I can race. But it wasn’t like this. After 5 minutes I’ve slipped on some gravel and I’ve crashed. I was ok, but when I wan’t it to get on the bike I saw that it was impossible to continue due to the damages.

It was painful because I want to make a good impression and I didn’t.

But I admit that having my family next to me during these moments, especially my wife Simona and also my sponsors means a lot.

Better days will come. Now I have to check my back and see what’s wrong with it in order to fix it and continue to race.

See you soon with the report from Cluj Triatlon where I’ve participated with my two buddies, Alin and Tudor for the Team Relay.

Cheers,

Vlad