So this past weekend saw the running of the first WP
provincial race of the season which was held at Zevenwacht.
I was not originally going to race but on Friday afternoon I
changed my mind and decided to go and have some fun as a good training
exercise. The event was a one day only event which meant practice and racing on
the same day. I already knew the track fairly well and did not need to do too
many runs beforehand. However when I arrived on Sunday I was having so much fun
I just carried on doing runs and did about 10 before the race run! Luckily the
track is fairly short and you can save your energy in practice.
Before I knew it, it was race time and I was a little tense
as always before a race run as I was determined to put down a good run. There
was only one shot so you had to make it count. I set off pedalling, focused on
being smooth and hitting all my lines. However the further into my run I got,
the more excited I was getting and I ended up pushing it harder and harder
which was so much fun. I smashed through the final section and whipped the big
table top towards the end. I finished with a time of 1:54:51 which was good
enough for the win J
Top 5:
1. Stefan Garlicki, 1:54:51
2. Adriaan Smit, 1:58:41
3. Adi VD Merwe, 1:58:87
4. Duran Van Eeden, 2:00:87
5. Dane Olsen, 2:01:87
I am really happy with the way the event went for me and I
am looking forward to African Champs this coming weekend in Pietermaritzburg!
Thanks so much to INVESTEC /Morewood / Seattle Coffee Co /
Virgin Active / Science 2 Sport / Red Bull / Adidas eyewear / Leatt / Bell
helmets / Sun Ringle / Spank / ODI / Csixx / Hayes for the awesome support!
Until next time....
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