Platz 26 @ ORTLER Bike Marathon
Nachdem ich heuer im April bei der offiziellen Streckenpräsentation einen Vortrag in Südtirol halten durfte, stand ich nun am Samstag zum ersten Mal am Start vom ORTLER Bike Marathon.. Es gab insgesamt 4 verschiedene Strecken zur Auswahl – ich war natürlich auf der längsten mit 111 Kilometern und 3905 Höhenmetern unterwegs.. 🙂
Start und Zielgelände waren direkt bei der weltberühmten Kirche im Reschensee und auch die anderen Streckenabschnitte brachten uns Fahrer in eine traumhafte Landschaft.. Die Strecke selbst war mit Forststraßen, ganz wenig Asphalt, genialen Natur-Trails und einigen Flow-Trails unglaublich abwechslungsreich!! Deshalb verging die Zeit wie im Flug und als ich nach 5 Stunden und 26 Minuten als 26. von über 200 Teilnehmern aus der ganzen Welt über die Ziellinie rollte, war ich fast etwas traurig, dass es schon wieder vorbei war.. 😉
Meiner nächster Start ist am 19. Juni bei der Mountainbike-Marathon Europameisterschaft in Tschechien und dann geht`s wenige Tage später in Schladming bei der ALPENTOUR Trophy weiter.. Auf meiner Homepage gibt`s auch einige neue Beiträge über meine Aktivitäten in den letzten Wochen!!
Sportliche Grüße Lukas
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