Now when it´s a new year it´s time to make a summery of 2007.
2007 was my first year as a pro and I were in a Swiss team, Team Specialized Designs for women.
The first race was allready 11th of mars, wich is quit early for me. In Sweden the season does not start until the end of april.
In the spring I almost had a race every weekend...until I krasched at Grazia Tour in beginning of may. Got the big chainring in my right leg and had to saw. Got a lot of troubble with the wound and had to rest three weeks. Didn´t felt fit again until Grande Boucle in end of june. Were 15 at the last stage wich was the hardest stage, over Col d´Aspin and Tour Malet. Ended 17th in the general classification and 2nd in the classification for U23.
Directly from there I went home to Sweden for the national championships. First the time trial that went pretty well actually. Were 4th, only 30 secounds behind the winner and 7 secounds to bronze. Unfourtnetly I got sick for the road race...
After this it was time for the biggest stage race in Sweden, with riders from Norway, Denmark, Germany, Holland... We were over 80 riders to start and that´s a lot for being a womens race in Sweden! Won the time trial and ended 2nd in the general, after Elke Riedl, a girl from Austria. Very happy with that!
In the middle of july it was time for the European championships in Bulgaria. I got selected for the time trial and the road race. It was over 40 C and it was terrible to go on your bike, even if you went slow. The time trial was a nightmare!! The worst race I have done.
Time for the road race I got used to the heat a little bit and it went quit okey. Were able to stay in the group for the finish and the sprint. Just the first 15 got a place and the rest of us had to chear the 16th place, so I don´t know what I ended.
Directly from there I flew to Germany and Thuringen rundfahrt. The first time I did a 2.1 race. Soo hard!! But I made it :)
After this I went back home to Sweden for the rest of the season. The team didn´t had so many races left and I had to start the work with my new teeth here in Sweden. (Krasched on my face 2004 and hit out three teeth.)
Did some races in Sweden instead. First the world cup in Vårgårda, wich I were 54th. Then some races in the swedish cup, where I ended 5th, then one more stagerace that I won and then finally the swedish criterium championships. Normaly it ends up in a sprint and normaly I can´t sprint. Except for one rider, that went solo, there was a sprint for the rest of us. It was not a normal day cause this day I really could sprint! :) Were secound in the sprint and came at third place, really happy with that!
Since it was my first year I´m quit happy with the season. Got a lot of experience and now I think I´m better prepared for the following season. Tell you more about the future next time...

We are now back in Kalmar again and the christmas is over for this year. We had a great time with first my family, and then Thomas family and relatives. Lots of good food, and chocolate :)
Nice to spend some time together and just take it easy...

Today I have only been in the gym. Felt quit good. Have gone from 3x8 reps to 4x6 reps. So now it´s only a few times left until I go up and do 20 reps again.

I just want to wish you all a happy new year, or like we say in Sweden; Gott nytt år!

Merry Christmas!!

Last friday Thomas and I took the car up to my parents in Stockholm were we celebrated the christmas together with my family. Not the real christmas, but we made it two christmas this year. The whole family were there and we had a really nice time. It´s not too many times we all can get together...
Yesterday we continue our trip and took the ferry to the island, Gotland, were Thomas family live. It´s no snow here, like many other places in Sweden... (Quit sad with a green christmas, but I should not complain cause it´s soo much better when you should go on your bike.)
This morning we went on a morningwalk down to the beach and waited for everyone to wake up until we saw what Santa had brought us in the christmas sock. Lots of candy and a magasin with fun reading. A very calm morning, just the way the christmas should be... I hope you all also will have a nice and fun christmas with lots of chocolate and good food.

Merry Christmas everyone :D

Yesterday Thomas and I celebrated 2 years together :) Feels wounderfull!
Found a picture with some decoration I did for him at Valentines day this year...

Were at the gym in the morning and will soon go out and run. It´s difficult this time at the year cause it starts to get dark at 3 pm and I really don´t like to train when it´s dark, but today I think I have to, in the end anyway...

Ciao

Today I was fast!

I have a lap at 12 km´s here in Kalmar that I use to run in between. Today it was time again... When I start with my wintertraining in october, after three weeks rest, I use to do it on one hour. Last winter my personal best was 54.01, and that was in january. Today I felt I wanted to brake that record! (But I don´t want to run too hard eaither..)
With perfect weather, a little bit sunny and a little bit clowdy and minus two, I did my record :) 53.28 it was! But that I had to pay for on my second training. I felt quit tired on my indoor bike this afternoon.
I´ve only been eating and sleeping infront of the TV the rest of the day, been to tired to do anything else. Tomorrow it´s time for a long and easy ride. Looking forward to do some easy training now!

Ciao

Back in Kalmar

Last saturday morning I took the car back down to Kalmar. The weekend was really nice, a lot of rest and time to recover... Took a ride together with Thomas yesterday, not so easy like the rest of the weekend but way more fun then train alone as I always do otherwise.

Today we were at the gym in the morning, I´ve gone from 10 to 8 reps, but still 3 sets, so I have put a little more kilos on now. I feel strong ;)

Then home and eat a little bit before the second training today, wich was 1 hour and 15 minutes running. Did a little bit more then 15km´s and I came home just before it went totaly black outside!

I thought I should try to give you a picture everytime but I don´t have any, but then I found this, from the time a actually was a runner, and no I was not a sprinter! Everyone ask me that because of my big legs, but I did eveything from 1500 m to 10 000 m. But that time has passed!

Ended 4th in the cyclocross cup

This weekend it was two races. One each day. The start and finish were at the same place but otherwise there were different. But both days was really bad for me. First I thought I should have good legs since I had my easy week, but it turned out that my legs was really bad. It was the same thing for the European Championships, then I also had an easy week before, so I think I feel better when I´m training hard, cause then it´s not a chock for the body when it´s time to race. I don´t know... Just a thought! Anyway I finished 4th both days and also 4th in the GC.

After the races I stayed at Martin´s place for two more days. It´s a man that lives close to him that makes special soles for me. I have tried them since july and I feel much better in my back.

Now he is making some harder and better ones for my bikingshoes. I´m very thankfull!

I would also like to say thank you to Martin that helped me the whole weekend :)

Now I´m in Stockholm and working a little bit, but the reason I´m here is because I will see my dentist tomorrow. I hope I will be finished with my teeth soooon!