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Thursday, May 30, 2002

World Cup number 2
Houffalize... The infamous tar seal starting climb caught me sleeping! I just didn't have the extra punch and within 1min I was back in 45th position, and out of the real race. The problem when you fall back this far early on, is that as soon as the track goes into single track, you have to wait your turn. I probably lost 1min just standing around! After this, I decided to race my own race, and focus on good technique and riding smooth. So it ended up being a good training ride, and I still managed to catch quite a few riders eventually finishing 23rd. The great news was that Susi had won! So, I got to drink Champagne and celebrate his victory. I knew he was going well, but to win a world cup is always amazing! Bart Brentjens retains the leaders jersey.
Kashi
posted by jeff lyall 5/30/2002 11:01:30 PM

Tuesday, May 28, 2002

World Cup, XC#2 : Houffalize, BEL : 25-26.05.2002
1 7 SUI19760313 SAUSER Christoph SUI VOLVO-CANNONDAL 1:49:37.00
2 3 BEL19760427 PAULISSEN Roel BEL LANABAU-RW 1:49:48.00 11.00
3 6 BEL19710305 MEIRHAEGHE Filip BEL SPECIALIZED 1:49:56.00 19.00
4 1 NED19681010 BRENTJENS Bart NED GIANT GLOBAL 1:49:57.00 20.00
5 2 CAN19740729 GREEN Roland CAN TREK VOLKSWAGEN 1:50:35.00 58.00
6 10 FRA19800816 ABSALON Julien * FRA MOTOREX-BIANCHI 1:50:37.00 1:00.00
7 5 GER19760520 FUMIC Lado GER TEAM-T-MOBILE 1:50:45.00 1:08.00
8 4 ESP19780824 HERMIDA Jose Antonio ESP MOTOREX-BIANCHI 1:51:10.00 1:33.00
9 9 ITA19771017 BUI Marco ITA LANABAU-RW 1:51:17.00 1:40.00
10 14 FRA19731117 DUBAU Ludovic FRA ORBEA 1:52:01.00 2:24.00
11 65 FRA19680808 DUPOUEY Christophe FRA GIANT GLOBAL 1:52:19.00 2:42.00
12 17 FRA19770720 POULY Peter FRA 1:52:48.00 3:11.00
13 19 POL19740801 GALINSKI Marek POL CCC-POLSAT ROAD 1:52:54.00 3:17.00
14 11 ITA19770721 FRUET Martino ITA 1:53:06.00 3:29.00
15 45 POL19780806 KARCZYNSKI Marcin POL LOTTO-PZU 1:53:32.00 3:55.00
16 29 CAN19801209 HESJEDAL Ryder * CAN SUBARU-GARYFISH 1:53:37.00 4:00.00
23 15 NZL19780630 LEUCHS Kashi NZL VOLVO-CANNONDAL 1:55:29.00 5:52.00
27 13 CAN19760503 MCGRATH Seamus CAN HAROLEEDUNGAREE 1:56:52.00 7:15.00
32 59 AUS19751114 FLEMING Josh AUS 1:57:49.00 8:12.00
40 32 AUS19800122 TABERLAY Sid * AUS 1:59:11.00 9:34.00
41 30 GBR19820412 KILLEEN Liam * GBR SUBARU-GARYFISH 1:59:23.00 9:46.00
50 53 AUS19710207 GORDON Craig AUS 2:00:14.00 10:37.00
51 46 GBR19661211 CLARKE Barrie GBR 2:00:29.00 10:52.00
http://www.uci.ch/english/mtb/world_cup/2002/index_02_houffalize.htm
posted by jeff lyall 5/28/2002 08:15:25 AM

Monday, May 20, 2002

XC#1 : Madrid, ESP : 18-19.05.2002
We just finished the first world cup of the year. It was definitely a different race from the norm, with only small climbs of max 50m each. It was also very hot, and it made for some different results. Bart Brentjens took the lead from the start, then there was groups of 5 and 6 behind. I was mostly in the second of these groups, and only got dropped with one lap to go, when I was stung by an insect. I thought it was a bee, and as I am now pretty allergic to bees, I got scared and ripped my helmet off. Luckily it wasn't, but by the time I was back on the bike, I had been well dropped by the group, and passed by 2 more riders. I rode the final lap well, but still finished 15th. Susi was riding with me until 2 laps to go, when he took off, finally finishing 7th, so it was a decent start for our team. Helena also raced today, and had a good race finishing 61st.

1 7 NED19681010 BRENTJENS Bart NED GIANT GLOBAL 2:02:37.00
2 1 CAN19740729 GREEN Roland CAN TREK/VOLKSWAGEN 2:04:47.00 2:10.00
3 9 BEL19760427 PAULISSEN Roel BEL LANABAU-RW 2:05:00.00 2:23.00
4 2 ESP19780824 HERMIDA Jose Antonio ESP MOTOREX-BIANCHI 2:05:38.00 3:01.00
5 12 GER19760520 FUMIC Lado GER TEAM-T-MOBILE 2:06:27.00 3:50.00
6 15 BEL19710305 MEIRHAEGHE Filip BEL SPECIALIZED 2:06:51.00 4:14.00
7 5 SUI19760313 SAUSER Christoph SUI VOLVO-CANNONDAL 2:07:07.00 4:30.00
8 36 ITA19750310 ACQUAROLI Dario ITA 2:07:15.00 4:38.00
9 17 ITA19771017 BUI Marco ITA LANABAU-RW 2:07:24.00 4:47.00
10 6 FRA19800816 ABSALON Julien * FRA MOTOREX-BIANCHI 2:07:30.00 4:53.00
11 27 ITA19770721 FRUET Martino ITA 2:07:36.00 4:59.00
12 28 FRA19740928 CHEVALLIER Jerome FRA 2:07:48.00 5:11.00
13 26 CAN19760503 MCGRATH Seamus CAN HAROLEEDUNGAREE 2:08:03.00 5:26.00
14 16 FRA19731117 DUBAU Ludovic FRA ORBEA 2:08:14.00 5:37.00
15 8 NZL19780630 LEUCHS Kashi NZL VOLVO-CANNONDAL 2:08:29.00 5:52.00

posted by jeff lyall 5/20/2002 08:43:06 AM

Tuesday, May 14, 2002

Hi there..
I have spent the past 5 weeks doing Swiss Cups, Swedish Cups and French Road Races, trying to get the speed up for the upcoming World Cups. The first round is Madrid, next week! Its all been going right to plan, so hopefully the legs will be good!
Its been a relatively nice spring, with only one really rainy, cold weekend, which of course had 2 MTB events. It was one of those weekends where you just have to keep your head up, and keep racing, although all you want to do is quit and take a nice hot bath!
The high light for me was taking my first win in Sweden. I have been trying for 4 years too win one of these races, and the technically talented Swedes were always too fast!
Oh yeah... some new web sites to check out!
http://www.volvocannondale.com and also http://www.sps-sports.com
kashi
posted by jeff lyall 5/14/2002 12:38:39 PM

Monday, May 13, 2002

12-05-02 Swiss Cup #3, Hitnau What a course... with the exception of a couple of short single tracks, this was 100% gravel roads. Talk about a road race!!! Luckily the climbing was quite steep, so this split things up a little bit. There was a group of 5, then I was in the next group of 5 behind. Susi rode well, and just lost the victory in a sprint finish to Julian Absalon (again!). I also had a sprint at the end, coming in 2nd of our pack, in 6th place. (Actually this is my best ever finish in a Swiss Cup!!!)

1. Absalon Julien, F-Raon aux Bois 80 Motorex Bianchi 1:52.44
2. Sauser Christoph, Sigriswil 76 Volvo Cannondale 1:52.45
3. Dietsch Thomas, F-Molsheim 74 Motorex Bianchi 1:53.32
4. Kalberer Thomas, Wetzikon ZH 77 Arrow Swiss Bike Team 1:53.45
5. Wabel Beat, Hittnau 67 Focus Gonso 1:54.48
6. Leuchs Kashi, NZL 78 Volvo Cannondale 1:54.48
7. Bundi Silvio, Chur 78 Athleticum MTB Team 1:54.48
8. Dilger Andreas, D-Kappelrodeck 78 Alb-Gold 1:54.59
9. Fleming Josh, AUS 75 Felt/Sram 1:55.19
10. Hochstrasser Thomas, Hagendorn 76 Giant 1:55.49
11. Taberlay Sid, AUS 80 Avanti/Oakley/Shimano 1:55.53
18. Gordon Craig, AUS-Springwood 71 Sobe-Headshok 1:57.26
26. Leis Mark, AUS 73 Giant/Treadlines Australi 2:01.02

05-05-02 Swiss Cup #2, Granachin
Mud mud, slippery slidey mud. My legs were a bit dull after yesterdays efforts, yet I managed to hold a steady pace, finishing 10th. Julian Absalon won his second Swiss Cup of the year.. he is going to be fast this year!!

04-05-02 Lake Garda MTB Festival, Italy, 40km Marathon.
This was one of those races I prefer to forget about. Heavy rain for 2 days before and throughout the race made this one cold and miserable race. Also, the course was just a huge climb, which would never end, and then a long gravel road descent. I finished 3rd, behind Sigi Bauer (Giant) and my team mate Christoph Sauser. Straight after the race we packed our things and drove to Switzerland for the next race!

posted by jeff lyall 5/13/2002 10:24:29 AM

Wednesday, May 01, 2002

28-4-02 hi guys. I just finally managed to win a race in Sweden! It was the third time I have raced in Mjolby, where they have an ultra technical, yet very flat course. I was happy when it rained a lot on Saturday, as it made the course very slippery, much like we have at home in Dunedin! We rode on mostly single tracks, with lots of greasy rocks, and wet roots. I felt like I was able to flow very well through all the sections, saving a lot of energy. From the start I took it very conservative, and sat back in about 6th postition, meanwhile a couple of riders rode off ahead. I was riding with Henrik Spar, who beat me last weekend. When I realised how easy I could follow him through the technical sections, I knew I had a good chance. I sat on for most of the first 2 (of 5) laps, and then made my move to catch the first two riders, Mattias Karlsson and Frode Michaelsen (from Norway). With 2 laps to go, I had the lead, and was still feeling great. I finished with 2mins lead, finally winning a major Swedish race after 4 years of trying!

21-4-02 I raced the first round of the Swedish National Cup (UCI E2) this weekend in Helena's home town, Uppsala. We had a beautiful sunny spring day, and the track was 4km of hilly single track, and about 2km of completely flat. The race resembled more of a road event, with big bunches forming on the flat sections. We were at least 6 riders at the front until 3 (of 8) laps to go, when Henrik Sparr opened a 20sec margin. I jumped across to him soon after and for a while I felt confident I could take the race, but then the group from behind caught up to us, and we were a big group again going into the final lap. Then it was just a matter of who had the fastest, freshest legs. Fredrik Kessiakoff, from Team Crescent, put the hammer down early on one of the small climbs and opened a gap on everybody. My whole body was flooded in lactate, and I was finally dropped by Henrik as well, so finished up 3rd. I was content with that though, considering how fast Swedes are in these flat conditions. I'm a bit frustrated though after all these years, I still have never won a Swedish Cup!
posted by jeff lyall 5/1/2002 08:48:16 AM

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