After our team training camp in the Arlberg region, we set off early Sunday morning towards Hohenems, where the Highlander cycling marathon was on the agenda as the final event of the training week. This fantastic event is always a dress rehearsal for the Ötztaler Radmarathon in a few weeks, not just for me, and so I had really set myself some ambitious goals for today. Early in the morning, everyone was still quite… read more
I slept great, the alarm didn't ring until 6, and thanks to my Transalp routine, every move was perfect, so I rolled into formation exactly two minutes before the start. The starting gun fired, and off I went into the first climb. It was fast, 350 watts, but I remember with horror previous editions of this race where I was fighting off breakfast at the Ova Spin... read more
Actually, after the series of empty promises, I had already written off participating in this year's Schwalbe TOUR Transalp and was fully focused on the cycling days in the Tyrolean Oberland. At the Kaunertal Glacier Emperor, I was able to promptly demonstrate my strong form with my first victory of the season, thus creating a good starting position for the… read more
Things have been pretty hectic for me the last few days – after Villach, I had several appointments in Landshut, Ingolstadt, Munich, and finally, I was also at the cycling weeks in Füssen. After a leisurely 180km ride yesterday, I traveled directly to the Kaunertal valley and, accordingly, started the race without any great ambitions. To be precise, I was… read more
Everything is ready. After our training camp in the Dolomites, we all traveled together to Lienz on Saturday, arriving around noon. I was able to use the afternoon for some organizational matters. My laptop had died in the Dolomites, which meant I'd missed quite a bit of work. Before the afternoon thunderstorm… read more
