Trofeo Alfredo Binda, World Cup #2

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Me with number 179

Well, what can I say? It was just soo hard. Two longer laps and three shorter laps, totally 120km´s. On the long lap there was one longer hill at 6km´s, and one shorter. The short lap had only the shorter hill.

Started almost at the last position. Tried to move up before the big hill, cause there I knew that it would be hard anyway. But it was not possible, everyone were fighting for there position. In the hill it droped a lot of girls infront of me so it was not dificult to pass, but just very hard. Had to put a lot of energy just to pass all the girls that droped and in the end I couldn´t keep up. The field was divided into two bigger groups, me in the secound, but we managed to come back to the first group. The group was at least a little bit smaller then when we started... Another big lap to go and then this long hill came again. Felt quit good in the beginning but closer to the top they speeded up a little bit more and once again the field was divided into two bigger groups, and I were once again in the secound group. When we passed finish we were 1:30 behind and then it was three smaller laps left.

With only two laps, 34km´s left, we were 4:50 behind. But after 4-5 km´s on that lap they took us out of the race(!) Everyone were very suprised cause we were not that far behind and we were a big group, around 40 girls.

Only 86 girls finished, and we had two girls from the team there. Josune was the strongest at 50th place.

Next week I have no race so the next race will be 6th of april, and then we have five races in 8 days in Holland and Belgium.

Ciao

Ps. Now I know who the easter bunny was. Thank you soo much Sandra and Cornel :)