Bike O race 1:19:54 [5] 12.92 km (6:11 / km) +350m 5:27 / km
Last bike-O race. I had been leading in the Swiss Cup by 1 point (6 best races count), and as I only had 6 races so far, I could still go for more points. And I only needed to beat the other gal who had done almost all of the 13 races this year.
It was a very wet and cold weekend, and I was afraid that there would be snow in this altitude, but was surprised that the woods actually protected against some of the coldest winds.
I had trouble with my cold and could not power up most of the steeper hills like I had been able to. So, I pushed the bike and tried to fast walk, but my nose kept on "running" and the lungs hurt a lot.
Made a huge mistake to the second last control in as I had folded my map too close to the circle and did not see the route on the road around. I went straight up the hill pushing and huffing incredibly. I was appr. 6 min slower this way.
It was a very hard course (at least it felt it to me) but it seemed to be more my kind of area both o-technique-wise and bike-riding-wise. I did win by 6 min and won the Swiss Cup in the over 55 or Uhu (under hundred) class ;-).
I was really happy.