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Maros Bike Marathon 2011

29 Sep

Bad luck and frustration. This is what I can say about the last important race of the year and one of the best organised races in Romania, not only because it’s a UCI race. I planned to race the short distance again and to force again a podium finish. I started pretty slow but I […]

A shy come back

19 Aug

As you must be already used too, this will be again a 2 (races) in 1 (post). The major problem is the time that seems that is not enough so I have to plan it really careful. I will start my short report with the Banat Marathon from August 7th, where I’ve raced the short […]

2011 National XC Champs

22 Jul

After 4 year the National Champs come back to the place that they belong: at Paltinis, Sibiu. It is situated at 1440 m altitude, being the highest resort in Romania. It was founded by an association – Siebenbuergischer Karpatenverein (S.K.V.) – in 1894 and three villas from that period still exist. We arrived there Friday […]

Surmont MTB Challenge

22 Jul

I was for the first time in Azuga, a very beautiful resort located at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains, an are that can offer a lot of fun in the summer but also in the winter with the longest ski run in Romania, called Sorica. Arriving there the day before the race, me and […]

Duna Maraton 2011

7 Jul

Together with my team we thought that it’s the time to race a bit outside Romania. Duna Maraton, which is the biggest hungarian marathon was a good idea so we’ve registered and took the chance. It is also included in the “Intersport MTB Marathons” series with Salzkammergut Marathon from Austria and Stupava Trophy in Slovakia. […]