Category: Epic
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Epice de toamna ~ episodul 2: Crai, Leaota si un pic de Bucegi
Sunt zile in care contrastul pe care ti-l da lumina naturala e atat de puternic incat pare sa zgarie ochii. Ziua de azi e una din ele, si in timp ce fac poze pe drumul spre Saua Joaca stiu deca o sa trebuiasca sa scad din contrast, e efectul ploii de ieri care a curatat…
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Sezonul turelor epice, tour de Bucegi, varianta 2024
Concursurile anul acesta au fost concetrate in prima parte a anului si treaba asta mi-a placut. Dupa nationale de la XCM de la Geiger poti sa te relaxezi si ai in fata o vara intreaga in care poti sa faci si altceva in afara de concursuri si chiar a fost o vara super plina pana…
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SRMR Day 9, the goat path, Kegeti and the Chinese gold mine
This night I slept quite well. Stopping at 7 pm I probably managed to got fall asleep at 8 and the alarm sound at 3:30 am means that I got a solid 7 hours of sleep, good enough for one more day in the saddle but not enough to erase the lack of sleep from…
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SRMR day 8, the descent to Baetov and the climb to Song Kul
The alarm rings again at 4:30 and I manage to pack everything and be back on the bike in less than half an hour. Generally I really like the early morning start and I like being on the bike when it’s still dark and today this seems to work out. Even the legs feel OK…
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SRMR day 7, the Chinese border road and the old caravan route
It must have been past midnight when I finally managed to fall asleep, so when the phone rings at 4:30 in the morning I feel far from rested, but at the same time I know I need to get moving. It’s almost 12 hours since I arrived at the checkpoint and as I pack up…
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SRMR day 6, headwind, Kel Suu and the struggle to sleep
From all the elements the wind is the cyclists biggest enemy. If I can tolerate the cold, the heat, the snow, the rain and even the mud wind gets me mentally every time.. And it’s not that I don’t have the power, I’m but no means scrawny, it’s just the simple fact that you have…
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SRMR day 5 ~ Tosor pass and the road to Naryn
After 4 days of racing I start to wonder if there’s any way of knowing in advance what will make the day ahead of you a good day : is it sleep?, is it what you eat?, is it how you pace yourself? or is it a simple matter of perception? For example the way…
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SRMR day 4 ~ a race to the Arabel pass
The phone alarm sounds at 4:30 but when I check the weather outside I see that overnight it started snowing and a low cloud cover doesn’t promise anything good for this morning. In the end I decide to go back to the sleeping bag, snatch one more hour of sleep, wait for the daylight and…
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SRMR Day 3, cold, snow, sun and 270 kilometres in the saddle
When the alarm rings at 3:30 in the morning the first thing I do is to get out of the sleeping bag and check the conditions outside. The air is cold and crisp, the menacing rain clouds from last night have all but disappeared and a clear black sky full of stars stretches above. You…
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SRMR Day 2, tough climbs, headwind, rain and kymyz
When the phone rings at 4 am it’s hard to say if I had a good nights sleep or not, what I’m sure of is that it didn’t compensate all the sleep deficit from the last two nights. During such a race the question is not whether you can fully recover from one day to…