Sönke siegt am Polarkreis
Deutlich nördlich des Polarkreises ließ es sich “world of mtb” Teamrider Sönke Wegner nicht nehmen, an einem 150km Mountainbikerennen durch die Tundra teilzunehmen.
Sönke startete zusammen mit 120 anderen Teilnehmern in Alta, der Hauptstadt von Finnmark vergangenes Wochenende in das Abenteuer. Die Strecke verlief teilweise entlang des weltberühmten Alta Flusses, in dem Amerikaner und Engländer gerne gegen eine Tageslizenz von deutlich über 1000€ Lachse fischen gehen. Nach einem längeren Anstieg, bei km 50, konnte sich Sönke vom Feld absetzen.
Ständige Matschgräben und Flussdurchquerungen zogen die Geschwindigkeit deutlich nach unten. Erschwerend kam hinzu, dass sich die Fahrer mit einem GPS-Navigationssystem selbstständig den Weg finden mussten. Die Locals nutzen ihren Heimvorteil dabei gut aus und versuchten die Lücke zu Sönke immer wieder zu schließen. Ein Tracker, der ständig Signale sendete, verriet den Veranstaltern, dass man sich auf der Strecke befand. Nach 8 Stunden und 30 Minuten erreichte Sönke als Erster das Ziel in Alta und ist somit erster Sieger auf dieser Strecke, die ihr Debüt erfolgreich bestanden hat.
„Rennen dieser Art liegen mir! Die Motivation, so einlanges Rennen zu meistern, besteht darin, dass es landschaftlich einmalig ist. Es ist ein Privileg so hoch im Norden Rennen zu fahren und ein Abenteuer dazu.“, freut sich Sönke nach getaner Arbeit.
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