Team WOMB erfolgeich beim BC Bike Race
17.07.2016 | Bereits zum 10. Mal wurde in British Columbia vor den Toren Vancouvers das BC Bike Race ausgetragen. Klar, dass wir von der world of mtb dort anwesend sein mussten. Aus unserem Team konnte Sönke bereits 2013 erfolgreich teilnehmen (https://worldofmtb.de/into-the-wild). Grund genug, ihn dort wieder an die Startlinie zuschicken.
Das Rennen über 7 Etappen ist von seiner Charakteristik komplett anders, als man sie in Europa kennt. Der Trailanteil ist mit über 75% extrem hoch. Die Singletracks sind teilweise von Trailbuildern gebaut und dementsprechend anspruchsvoll. Das sogenannte Shore-Riding verlangt extrem gute Radbeherrschung und viel Kraft aus dem Oberkörper. Demnach sind die Etappendistanzen mit 50km recht kurz aber mit einer Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 15km/h auch extrem fordernd.
Am Schluss konnte Sönke auf einem hervorragenden 11. Gesamtrang finishen. Doch damit nicht genug! Sönke finishte Etappe 7 in Whistler. Tag 8 nutze Sönke um an der lokalen Rennserie der “Whistler Off Road Cycling Association“ teilzunehmen. In Führung liegend rutschte er über einen Northshore-Trail weg und musste sich mit Platz 2 begnügen. Wir freuen uns über ein weiteres Highlight in der world of mtb Teamgeschichte und werden in einer kommenden Ausgabe ausführlich berichten.
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