Well this was a very dissappointing result on the weekend, only managing 13th place. The race was held in the North of France in Cuincy and started at 8pm at night. The runs were 5km cross country and the bike 30km flat and very fast. Unfortunately, our team had only 3 athletes after the mid race withdrawal of Joerie Vansteelant and therefore we had to be conservative on the bike after hauling ass the first half trying to find a break . In the end, 5 guys went up the road and we had to play it safe and wait for the final run. My transition again let me down and it is something I need to consciously work on in prep for the World Championships, it is not just the 6 or 7 sec you lose but the lactic acid you accumulate trying to haul the deficit back which compromises the rest of your second run. I felt strong but couldnt get back in touch with the lead group which I was hoping to shake up. I was 45 sec down on first (9th fastest 2nd run) and the top 20 were all within 58 sec of the winner so that gives some indication of the depth and margin for error here. The team did very well to control the damage and we finished 2nd on team classifiction which cements our position in the overall classification.
Mid week I also did and interview on www.triathlonetduathlon.fr in the lead up to the race. It is a great website and recieves 1000 unique visitors a day so plenty of interest in Tri and Du news over here
Little Seb and Lianne have headed home today to try and get a routine back and I am looking forward to the next 2 races before heading home to get working towards the World Champs
Keep punshing
Radar
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