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Nove Mesto na Morave MTB World Cup – FFWD XCO

30 May

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This race report should have been online earlier, but better later than never. 10 years ago, in May 2012 I had the chance to race my very first Mountainbike World Cup. Back then UCI strongly thought the XCE (Eliminator) was something for the future. Meanwhile things had changed and now the Short Track (XCC) is […]

Nove Mesto – where it all counts

30 May

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Better said, where mountainbike feels like home. The World Cup is held in Nove Mesto for 8 years (if I remember right) and it’s like a good wine. It gets better every year. More spectators, fine shaped course, the infrastructure set up just right, if you ask me, this is my favorite course and race […]

Nove Mesto World Cup – where the roots meet the rocks

9 Jun

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And here comes that story that I find more interesting. After Albstadt we (with Simona and Felix) went to Nove Mesto with a 2 days stop in Prague, in order to recover and visit. Iโ€™ve discovered that the course was a bit modified from the previous years: Expert Climb 2 was shorter and we had […]

Albstadt World Cup – muddy treatment

9 Jun

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That moment when I had to start writing again on my blog arrived and I canโ€™t ignored it any longer. My season started later, but it was an awesome start because the first two races of the year were the World Cups from Albstadt and Nove Mesto. And I will be honest. For me World […]

Albstadt World Cup – learning to suffer

6 Jun

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I am always happy and grateful when I have the chance to participate in a World Cup. The experience I get is higher than in any other race in Romania because of the high level, the course, the conditions and the stress. This was the 3rd time I came to Albstadt and every time I’ve […]