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Saw a great race this morning when the Women battled it out for the title of World Champion in Cyclo Cross. At the end the French girls came out on top, with Marilyne Salvetat taking the title and good old Laurence Leboucher coming in third. The US put in a strong performance with a 2nd place for Katie Compton.
Pity the Belgian television decided that the Men's Australian Open final in Melbourne was more important, but I managed to follow the race on the Dutch television.
After that I had about two hours before the Men Elite race so I went for a ride along the Meerdael Bloso's. Yesterdays' easy ride did me good because I really flew over the tracks. They were rather muddy at places and sometimes my semi-slick tyres were not giving me any traction at all. Good for the bike skills. Also had to slalom amongst the participants at a walking event but I knew which route they were taking so I changed my route from time to time to avoid the confrontation. When I'm on a roll I hate to slow down or stop.
Upon returning I watched the Men's Elite race which instead of the Belgian podium that was to be expected only saw Erwin Vervecken come through to take the World Title. Sven Nys and Bart Wellens were victims of too many crashes, not their fault but that is how it goes. Another Silver medal for the USA (the third - very good performance ) with Jonathan Page.
Ride Stats : 40K and 430 heightmeters in 1h59mins
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