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Since the start area, the trail seemed interesting: suddenly entering descent with two opposing corners on the grass, then climbing through the woods, on a road that requires speed and strength until it enters the first section technique, perhaps the most representative of the route. The path filled with roots and steep turns riders guide the emblem of the competition: Hollenloch - hell - a narrow nk passage under a huge boulder entry was descending on a surface smooth and slippery cement.
If escaping from here after a portion of the climb, reaching the second section nk technique, near the walls of a former castle. nk It reached the entrance descent pulse in the neck, which makes maintaining the best possible nk drawn to be quite difficult. The edges were enclosed by wooden panels and did not leave much room to maneuver, especially for those with wider handlebars. Hence competitors embark on an almost vertical descent ends with a sharp turn left guarded by another wooden panel mounted specifically to "catch" controlled not exactly bike athletes.
This downhill end of the game Tudor Radu, who tried during training Saturday to find a trace something faster. Unfortunately will spend the next 4 weeks trying to recover from a dislocated shoulder.
From here the trail switchbacks to climb near the home, providing the audience enough time to pursue favorites after hiding in the woods, where they enter the final ascent. nk
On Sunday, the start was given to 15 local time, an hour late from what we are accustomed. After silence Austrian small village was "shot" gun referee UCI, there was a mad rush on the approximately nk 36 kilometers, including, besides the 8 laps scheduled, and a fast lap start 4 km.
Lucian has started best of our riders, followed a few meters from Tudy, which recovered position after position. Robert has led a constant race which certainly helped him and imbuntateasca technical skills, getting in fine 25th place with a time of 1: 50 ': 39 "Tudy entered in points, 11th place Lucian passed the 18- th finish line.
Hydration, technique and endurance were key elements in this race. Both experienced a competition points earned UCI C1 and believe will be of great use in the 3rd round of the World Cup XCO that Tudy and Lucian will be present. The competition will take place on Saturday at Val di Sole, Italy.