Catrine Josefsson

Swedish Championship

2009-06-24T13:06:00.002+02:00

Soon time for the time trial... I´m a bit nervouse!!

Sorry for not updating before but haven´t got internet. Spain was quit good for me. Was hard, but I knew it would. I ended 28th in the general, and compared with last year that´s a step in right direction, (ended 44th then).

But now, it´s all focus at the time trial!

If I have internet I will update and tell you how it went..

See you!

Durango

2009-06-08T20:19:00.002+02:00

Came to Durango this afternoon. Laying in my bed and waiting for the others to come, then dinner.

Have been a long day today. Left home at 6:30 and then the day has been all about waiting, and waiting and some more waiting.

Tomorrow it´s Durango-Durango, which I haven´t done before... We will see how that goes!

Hasta luego!

Menorca

2009-06-04T10:24:00.005+02:00

I´m back from Menorca and we had a lot of success there! We won two of three stages, the general classification, and the team classification. For me I got 7th, 5th and 12th place, and 6th in the general. But we worked really well together and we are very happy about the results that we brought with us.

Now I´m in Switzerland and enjoy life!!

Recovery day today... We will see what the day has to offer :)

Next race will be Durango and Bira. The teams home races. I leave on monday.

Big infection in my teeth

2009-05-26T21:23:00.006+02:00

Yesterday I woke up with the worse pain you can imagine, in my front teeth. The once I crashed 2003 when I was racing on skates. My four front teeth were hanging loose outside my mouth, but luckily Johan Granath was there (he is an old skater and also a dentist) and could assist at the accident. He took them and tried to put them back on it´s place. Just to try to make the nerves survive, the faster you get them back the bigger chance is for them to survive.
A lot of visits to the dentist later they thought two had survived. But as you could guess the pain I had wanted to tell me something! I called a dentist here in Båstad and made an appointment. He did an x-ray and saw two dead nerves(!) So I wasn´t that lucky after all.

So, I had to go through the hell once more...
He had to make a hole on the backside and try to clean out the whole tooth from there. Auch!! Since it was two teeth he had to make it twice, auch auch!!
When I got back home I took pain killers and just went to bed. Felt soo bad!!
When I woke up this morning my over lip felt twice the size... Called the dentist again and she told me that it could be a normal reaction and she gave me some antibiotics against the infection. Tried to train today, but my body didn´t respond.

Tomorrow I take off for Bilbao, and on Thursday the whole team goes to Menorca for a 3-days race there. I hope I will feel better then!
The worse thing is that I have to make this cleaning thing with my teeth again when I get back the 15th of June. Just to make sure that the infection is all gone, before they can start for real.

So I´m afraid that this story has just started :S

Anyway I´m happy I found this clinic cause they really seem to take care of their patients! Short of time before I had to go, but they made time for me. That´s what I call service!

Time for bed and try to get better!

Ciao

2nd Skandis and 1st Kinnekulle

2009-05-19T21:45:00.002+02:00

I have done two races after Gracia. First one in Uppsala, a crit. Was 2nd after Sara Mustonen. After the race I followed Jessica, one of my team mates in my Swedish club, to her place. Stayed with her for a week and got good training company, before it was time for Kinnekulle last Sunday. It was a lap on 13km´s with one longer hill at around 2km´s. We did five laps, and on the third lap there were some attacks. When everything stopped I tried again and got away. Didn´t expect to get away but I had no choice then... Just to keep going! Thought they should catch me but they didn´t :) So got the first victory of the year. Fun!
Now I´m staying with Marie Lindberg in Helsingborg. First I thought I should stay at my parents house in Båstad, but we felt it was easier if I stayed here since we are training together this week. I´m getting spoiled with training company :) Tomorrow we have a rest day due! I really need it cause my legs feels terrible.
Next weekend I have two races in Halmstad. One time trial...

So long!

Båstad

2009-04-26T10:47:00.002+02:00

Now I´m sitting in my parents summer house in Båstad on the swedish westcoast. Been here since friday, had to help my mum to fix the other house they have here cause there were some people that should rent it from yesterday.

Have been shining weather here :) Done some more training on my time trial bike, it start to feel good! Otherwise we have just been taking it easy...

I will soon drive my mum to Halmstad. She has to take the bus home to Stockholm cause I need the car when I come back from Gracia Tour to take me home to Kalmar. But I´ll stay here until tuesday, and then the national team comes and pick me up and we all go to Chech Republic together.

See ya!

Sweden

2009-04-22T09:20:00.002+02:00

Came to Sweden yesterday. Had time to go and get my new time trial bike :) It looks really nice, specially with the new wheels that I got for birthday present from Thomas. I haven´t tried it yet due, but I will in a few hours.

Now I also know that I´m selected to do Gracia Tour with the national team, and we are leaving on tuesday. Will be fun!

I forgot to update and tell you that I manage to delete my record over Sattelegg before I left Switzerland :)

My new record is 39.35 and I realized that it´s more then 10km, it´s 10.8km.

Now it´s time for core training before I can get out on my bike.

Take care

Some pictures from Holland-by Fabiano Ghilardi

2009-04-17T20:19:00.002+02:00

Races in Holland

2009-04-16T20:40:00.000+02:00

We didn´t got a perfect start on our trip to Holland. Three of my team mates were flying from Bilbao via Madrid, and then two other girls were supposed to fly with the same plan from Madrid. The problem was that the plan was overbooked so they had to wait for the next flight to Amsterdam, which was more then 3 hours later. It all ended with a very late arrival to the hotel. Came in bed around 1:30 am, so no time for training or massage...

The day after it was time for the race in Dwingeloo, a 1.1 race. My legs were quit okay and it felt good. But it was a crazy race, 147 girls and everyone wanted to stay in the front, which resulted in a lot of crashes! I was lucky to be able to stay on my bike but with 10km to go there was a big crash that split up the whole group and I came in with the second group as 67th, 1.29 after.

On Saturday it was a new day, a new race and new chances. Just that I didn´t got such a big chance... Another crash made my day hard. This time all ready after like 37km, and after 38km the days only pave at 2.2km came. Had to chase hard for almost 50km to catch the first group, just that it was just before Vamberg started (a steep hill with 23%), and this we had to do five times. Third time up the hill the group was divided into two, and after been chasing the half race I was too tired to follow the strongest girls. So another day in second group, and a 68th place.

One day rest and then time for the first world cup, for me, for this year.
This time I kept away from all the crashes, but I heard a lot of ugly sounds from behind...
I got other problems instead!
With around 10km left to the finish my bike felt strange, and I heard some sound from my pedal. All the sudden I had my pedal, with crank, lose in my shoe(!) Called for a new bike and while I was waiting for my team car to get to me I was pedaling with one leg :S Didn´t wanted to lose too much time... Got a new bike and managed to get back to the group. The speed was not so high then, since there were a lot of girls away all ready, so I could finish in the group. Got 53rd..
Another girl that made the race fast, fastest of them all, was Emma that won the race. She also took over the overall jersey in the world cup. Amazing!! Congratulations Emma :)

Now I´m in Switzerland, but not for so much longer. On Tuesday I go home to Sweden. I have bought a time trial bike, a Cervélo, and it´s in Sweden waiting for me. I hope I like it :)

Hasta luego!

A long and nice ride in the sun

2009-04-07T18:30:00.000+02:00

Today has been a good day. Did five hours in wonderful weather! 26´C and sunny. In weather like this you can go on for ever...

Got 145 km´s and my legs felt good.

The time after the training until now I´ve been spending on the balcony. Ate a little bit first and then I fell asleep(!) Nice :)

Tomorrow I have a recovery day and then on Thursday I take off for Holland. Will do three races, two 1.1 races and one world cup. Will be hard!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE !!

Catrine

The spring is here again :)

2009-04-05T19:00:00.002+02:00

Is it not lovelly when the sun is shining and it starts to get a little bit warmer again!?

I just love it :)

Today I´ve had a recovery day. Went out on my bike for one and a half hour, had woundeful weather! Took a long and warm bath when I came back with a book in my hands. Very relaxing.

The afternoon I´ve been spending at the sofa, watching Ronde van Vlaanderen. Or if I should be honest I was sleeping a lot too ;)

Emma http://www.emmajohansson.com/ took the third place today at the women´s race!! Congratulations!!

Now I will continue to see the DVD box "24" It´s just soo good! But I have to save some for Holland next week.

Some days it feels great to be a cyclist!

2nd on VIII Balmasedako Emakumeen Saria

2009-03-30T09:35:00.005+02:00

Saturday was a cold and rainy day, and I had my first race of the year!

We did three small laps and one big. On the big lap there were two hills, one on five km´s. When we went out on the big lap there were two girls away with a small gap. When we reached the hill we could almost see them so I attacked. Got two riders on my wheel..

Catched both of the girls infront, but they droped, and on the top we were three girls. In the downhill just before the finish one of the girls attacked, and I just couldn´t follow. It was totally dangerous to go so fast in the corners when it was that slippery!!

I took the other girl in the sprint and got on 2nd place. Quit happy with my race, but when I was so close I just wanted to win!!

It is fun to get started anyway, and now I´m back in Switzerland and prepairing for Holland, in less then two weeks.

So long, Catrine

Spring yesterday and winter today

2009-03-24T17:11:00.004+01:00

Yesterday we had 10´c and sun. Perfect weather to go over Sattelegg. First time this year and ofcourse I clocked myself :) If I don´t have anyone to train with at least I can train against myself...

It took me 44:30 to get me to the top yesterday, quit okay for being in March. My record is 39:55 due but that was in May last year.

Today when I woke up and looked out trough my window it was snowing(!)

Such a different it could be just from day to day. Went on my indoor bike today...

I want to have summer!!

Now it´s only four days left to race..!

Catrine

Only six days left until the season starts

2009-03-22T16:37:00.004+01:00

Came back from my third trainingcamp yesterday. Had two more weeks with good training. Both Madelene and Jessica were really good to train with, the training gets so much better/harder if you have some one to train with. And also dad impressed me :)

Now I hope I´m well prepaird for the season!

My first race will be in Balmaseda, Spain on Saturday. It will also be the first time I meet my team mates for this year. We will have some new girls in the team aswell. Will be fun to meet them.

We will also get a new sponsor and new colours.

I like it :)

Taking off for Mallorca tomorrow, again :)

2009-03-06T21:02:00.002+01:00

Two weeks pass fast!

Can´t remember what I have done... Had some easy days directly after Mallorca, and then we got a visit from Sweden. A friend of Thomas, and his girlfriend stayed here for a few days. We went to see the Lindt fabric. I have passed the fabric a lot of times, and yes it smells wounderful, but I have never been in it. So it was on time! Mmm, choclat :)

This week I´ve been training quit easy aswell, since I go for another two weeks tomorrow. This time my dad meets me up from Sweden together with two friends to me, Jessica and Madelen. Also cyclists. Fun with company on my trainings again!

Now I have to pack.

Soo long!

Trainingcamp #2 is finished

2009-02-22T22:45:00.001+01:00

So, now I´m back in Switzerland again. Had two good weeks on Mallorca! In the last minute I got company from my team mate, Mireia and her boyfriend. They stayed with me and my mum for one week. It was fun with company!

I also turned 23 while we were there, got a spa visit with mum as a birthday present. We spended four hours at the spa, and we also got a massage. Really nice and relaxing, perfect restday!

And on my birthday I got a visit from Marie Lindberg, wich was fun! She was there with her team and lived in the next village just, so not so far away..

Came back from Mallorca yesterday. Quit late but had time to see the finish of Tour of California.

Today I had brunch with my swedish friends in Zurich :) Had almost no dinner yesterday, except for the ordinary sandwich you get on the plane, and we didn´t meet until 10 o´clock this morning so I could eat a lot!!

After the brunch I spend the rest of the day with my friend Carolin at her place.

Watched "Australia". Quit good. Then we made some dinner and do what girls are best at, talk!! Also a fun relaxing restday.

Now I´m sitting at home and watching the last stage of Tour of California. Crossing my fingers for Thomas!!

Taking off for Mallorca

2009-02-07T09:48:00.002+01:00

Today at 5 pm I leave for Mallorca. It will be nice!! My mum will meet me up from Sweden. This time it will be just me and her. We will stay in Alcúdia and will be gone for two weeks. This trainingcamp will be a lot of intensity... In other words, hard! But less hours due.

I hope it will be good.

Catrine

Restday in a perfect way!!

2009-02-01T11:51:00.003+01:00

Yesterday I had a restday and I spend it well :) I just let the pictures speak for them self...

Trainingcamp #1 is finished

2009-01-23T13:37:00.002+01:00

I got a lot of long and nice rides on Gran Canaria! In the end I were tired due, but after almost 60 hours in 15 days, I think that´s normal... Now I´m in Switzerland for the first time this year. A bit cold but I have just been taking it easy. Will try to recover as much as I can and prepair for my second trainingcamp on Mallorca, 7th of February. Only two weeks left...

Take care,

Catrine

Training record :)

2009-01-14T17:14:00.002+01:00

I´m still having a great time here...

Two days ago I did my longest training ever, in all kind of ways.

Emma Johansson (http://www.emmajohansson.com) is also here and I got a perfect day with her and her boyfriend Martin. We went around the whole island. It took us 7 hours and 30 minutes. 198 kilometers and 3678 meters of climbing. I weren´t much of help just sitting behind, but believe me, I had to take my as up the hills myself anyway ;) It was a quit hard day, first time I do over six hours, but it was fun! The time went by fast.

Yesterday I had a restday. I think I needed it. Spend it on the beach with mum again. Had perfect weather for the beach, sunny and around 22-25´C.

Today I were alone, did 4:40. Tomorrow I hope I get company, either by Jessica or Emma and Martin. The time goes a little bit faster with company.

Catrine

Gran Canaria

2009-01-10T19:10:00.000+01:00

I have had a great time here so far... Been training in nice and warm weather, except for today due. Got some rain on us in the mountains. But we were dry again before we got back to the hotel.

This trainingcamp I will just do a lot of hours and hope that I will get a good base for the season. Except for training I spend some time resting on the beach with my mum, very nice!

And she is taking good care of me :)

Catrine

2009 is here :)

2009-01-03T17:46:00.004+01:00

Sorry for my late update... I have no excuse!

I have done a lot this autum. I finished my course on the university, got my first points at the university :) I have also been working quit much. First selling fond advice, and then working for my mum. Between all this I have been trying to train a lot too. I have been feeling good and I´m much stronger in the gym this year. Hopefully it will be shone on the bike aswell.

Left Kalmar for this time this morning, with mixed feelings. I really like it there, but I know that I will come back :) And it will be fun to get started with the season for real soon. I´m now in Stockholm at my parents. My mum and I will go to Gran Canaria on monday and I will meet up with a friend from my swedish club, and her boyfriend. Nice to have someone to train with, and mum keeps me company and gets a nice vacation, and hopefully makes me some dinner too ;)
I will be there for two and a half week.

So long

Some pictures

2008-12-07T22:12:00.005+01:00

From one of my walks in October, in Kalmar. It´s just so nice! I love it there :) Close to the sea...

Thomas and I from our hiking

The olympic dinner

The reunion dinner

Me climbing

One month with vacation

2008-11-11T10:00:00.000+01:00

We had a great week in Switzerland with our friends before it was time for us to go home to Sweden. We have done soo much here the last month. I have been seeing a lot of friends!! Had a reunion with my clas from the gymnasium... Felt strange to be there again, but it was fun to see them all! I have started on my course on the university aswell. Also very fun, been climbing, and crawling in a big cave, and next time we go fishing :)

I have also got a job. I don´t know what it´s called in english but I´m selling fond advice for peoples pension. I´m working 5 hours every evening, so it´s perfect together with my training, and I´m now on my third week of training. Feels good to be back on track!

I hope I can post some pictures later on...

See you,

Catrine

Photos from Varese

2008-10-03T12:32:00.005+02:00

Emma and Susanne going strong

Emma in the big hill the last time

Maria, Helena, Johan, Peter and Alexander on saturday
On sunday early in the morning, waiting for the cyclist to come the first time
Maria takes some photos
Peter, Johan and HelenaThomas :)
Thomas again, this time I just got his back
The weather was perfect!
Our friends in west :)

Finally vacation :)

2008-10-02T16:57:00.004+02:00

Last weekend I were in Italy and watched the world championships in Varese. Went with Thomas friday after lunch. Followed him to his hotel and then continued to Maria, a friend of ours who lives in Stabio. It´s just 10km´s from Varese. She had visit from her brother with girlfriend and brothers to Fredrik, her boyfriend. I stayed there the whole weekend. *Thanks Maria* I had a very fun weekend with them!!

Both Saturday and Sunday we were cheering for the swedish cyclists on the big hill. There were a lot of people there, specially on sunday at the men´s race. The weather was perfect and we had a great time!! For the swedish girls it was close. Both Susanne and Emma were in the group of six on the last lap, but Susanne got problem with her wheel, and had to change, and then also missed her chance to the gold. Emma did a good try but ended 4th.

The men´s race was also very exciting in the end! Thomas was in the first group of 13 riders with only one lap to go. He tried to get away, but didn´t manage, it was only Ballan that manage to do that. For the others it was a sprint. Thomas had no legs to sprint and ended 12th! It´s a really good result, and I´m happy for him :) I were so nervous the last kilometer!!

I had a really great weekend :)

Now the season is over compleatly! Did my last training on the bike today. Now I will have one month with vacation and just some easy training, when I feel I want to! But not on the bike, maybe I run, swim or go on the inlines...

Thuseday we were at Alpamare, the biggest waterland in Switzerland, with our swedish friends Carolin, Tommy, Maria and Rikard. Felt like a little kid again, (if you ask Thomas I´m probably still a little kid). It was just sooo fun :)

Today we had Sandra and Cornel over for dinner. Very nice!

Tomorrow we will go to Zürich for shopping, and in the evening we will go out with Carolin, Tommy, Rikard and Maria. It feels great with rest!!

(I will try to post some pictures from the world championships later)

Take care, see you soon!

Autum is here

2008-09-16T14:12:00.003+02:00

Now the autum is really here. It´s cold and rainy :( When I came back from Sweden it was 20-25´c and sunny here. Wounderful! But it only lasted for three days, and from then on we have had 10-14´c and rain. Not fun at all, but I have been able to train anyway, and I have also started to run a little bit. Easier to run in the rain then to go on the bike..
Now it´s only a little bit more then two weeks until my rest. Counting down... I´m sitting and planing all the things I wanna do then :)

I will actually go a course that starts in end of october also. An adventure course. I think it will be fun! It´s nice to have something else to think about except for training.

What´s home???

2008-09-13T20:36:00.005+02:00

Now I´m back home (in Switzerland) after 10 days at home (in Sweden). If I should be honest I don´t know where I´m most.. Or what´s feeling most at home! Home could be here in Switzerland, in Kalmar where we live during the winter or at my parents in Tullinge, where I´ve been living for 15 years! But when I think about it, it gonna be nice to go home to Sweden as soon as Thomas just finish his season after the world championships. I have a feeling that it doesn´t matter where I´ll move, Sweden will always be home even if it´s not the place where I am the most.

I don´t have any more races this year, but I´m still training. My plan is to train all month out so I can take my rest together with Thomas in october. I will stay here until then.

When I were home my dad turned 50! Congratulations again dad :D

I had also time to meet my friend, Linda, when I were home. The greatest of the greatest :) She also makes the best applepaj!!

My biggest, and only fan!

2008-08-22T20:22:00.004+02:00

What can I say?! Been a while since I update my blog, but I have been on my way the whole time.

The Giro went okey all the way to the last stage. Got a flat, and I didn´t got a new wheele until everyone were gone, including all the cars. And the average that day where 43km/h, so it was impossible to get back. Had to quit the Giro at the last stage because of a flat. Felt bad, but what can I do?!

(photo taken by Fabiano Ghilardi)

After the Giro I went home to Sweden, to my parents summerhouse on the westcoast. Had some nice days there with my parents, and also some good trainings with Marie. (she lives close by)

End of july I went to Paris to see the last stage of the Tour, and to meet Thomas before he went to Bejing. Very spectaculary I have to say!! It´s amazing how many people that are watching and following the Tour.

30th of july it was time for the world cup in Vårgårda. Unluckelly I krasched because some of the girls infront of me krasched, and I had no time to stop. Went in the air and landed on my back, and hit my left hand. Jumped up and just tried to catch the group again, but after a while the pain came back on me... Had hard to hold my bar and when I tried to pull really hard in the hill I felt a lot of pain in my back and it was impossible to continue. DNF :(

1th of august I got a new chans in the world cup, the team time trial. First time for me!
We had only trained one day together, the day before. But I think we managed quit well... Ended 8th. We were all happy if it wasn´t for the krasch just 300 meters from finish. A dog jumped out in the road, in the last corner before the finish and Camilla who just changed position had no time to see the dog and hit it hard!! Luckelly nothing were broken, but she had a lot of pain...

The week after I did two national races with my swedish club. Felt quit bad so I tried to help Marie as much as I could, and she won both days :)

Then Thomas finally came home. Were in Kalmar a few days just him and me, before we went to Gotland to see his family. Went to see Fårö, the island outside the island. Very beautiful!

Now we are in Switzerland, but just for a short while. I fly back to Sweden on thursday, cause then Thomas goes to Germany and I don´t want to be here alone. I will then do some races in Sweden... Oh, I have forgot to tell you, I don´t have any more races with my team. The season is over for us, from august, since the money is over. Feels really sad, but I have had a great time with them!! I actually miss them :(

In Italy

2008-07-05T17:45:00.004+02:00

Finally I have internet!

The time after La Bira was a little bit hard for me. Felt really bad in my legs...

Did a national race five days after that went ok, were 4th, but my legs haven't been worse this year!
Stayed with a friend of my swedish team, at her parents after this and waited for the swedish championships... Thanks for letting me stay with you!!

A half week after it was finally time for the swedish national championships. First the time trial at wednesday. Haven't done a worse time trial... Ended 13th :(

At the road race my legs were a bit better, but far from good. It was one small group away were we had one from our team, but with only two laps left it went together. Only Emilia Fahlin were away alone, who escaped from the small group just before we caught them.

On the secound last lap Emma and Susanne went away in the big hill and caught Emilia. We tried to catch them but they were too fast...

In the end we were a group of six, and we sprinted about the 4th place. Crossed the finish line as 7th girl.

Emilia Fahlin was the smartes of the three infront and won solo! Congratulations :)
Emma took Susanne in the sprint and took the silver.

After the championships I went home to my parents in Stockholm just to re-pack my things, cause the day after I flew to Italy for the European championships in Italy.

Did the time trial the day before yesterday. Went quit okey, felt much better in my legs!! Got the 17th place.

Today it was the road race. Very hard and very hot!! In the last hill 11 girls got a gap that the kept to the finish. Marie and I were in the secound group and with 3km to go Marie tryed to get away, but the group went after her. With a little bit more then a km to go I tryed to go. Came away, and one girl from Italy came with me. With 250m left I saw the group coming closer so I started the sprint. Two girls caught me, and I ended 14th.

Directly after the European championships I went to the start of Giro d Italia. Did the prolouge today.. Went really bad, were so tired in my legs!! Tomorrow it is 131 kms. I hope they take it easy.

(photos taken by Fabiano Ghilardi)

So long,
Catrine

On my way up to Falun and Sollerön

2008-06-19T09:47:00.002+02:00

Now I´m sitting on the train up to Falun. Jennie (from my swedish team) is coming and pick me up. Then we continue to Sollerön together with her parents in their camper.
Tomorrow we do 127km´s on a hilly course. Good training before the championships that is going to be very hilly! The time trial is even worse I heard :S
The day after it´s a criterium. Looking forward to the weekend!

And then it´s time for the swedish championships!!

I will go directly to Italy and the European championships from Falun, and from the European championships to Giro d´Italia. (As it looks now it´s possible. I start the European championships at 9 am 5th of july, and Giro d´Italia starts 8pm 5th of july with a short prologue).

I hope I´ll have internet during the time so I can update in between.

Take care everyone!

Short report from Sweden

2008-06-17T12:46:00.003+02:00

I´m now in Sweden, at my parents. First time since christmas...
Came from Spain sunday night. Did "La Bira" with the team last week. It´s my teams homerace, goes in Bizkaia. A really good race I have to say! Four days with five stages. One time trial.
First two days went good. Were 34th in the general after these days, but then I lost some spots the third day with two stages. The time trial went quit bad, had no good legs after a really hard day before. The race in the afternoon I did a mistake before the first hill. Our radios didn´t work so I didn´t knew that it was coming, and one of my team mates was talking to me from the back of the group so I went down to her. We turned left and then the hill started, and then I were at last position. Had to put a lot of energi trying to get to the front, but I missed the first group as last girl. Were in no-mans-land between the two groups for some km´s before the secound group catched me. Fell down to 45th place in the general.
Last day was no good day either. Had good legs, but after the first mountain I krasched in the downhill. We were turning sharp right but I had a girl on my right side that didn´t turned, she continued straight a head, and so were I. Since I couldn´t turn when she was going straight...
Luckelly I made it quit well. (Hit my knee and got some skratches). But I lost the first group I were in :( Ended 44th in the general.

Now I have three days here in Tullinge before I go to Sollerön for two races. One road race and one criterium. Will just try to relax and recover from the races (and my krasch)...
I follow Tour de Suisse on the internet, and cross my fingers for Thomas! :)

Back from Poland and some nice days in Switzerland

2008-06-02T21:45:00.011+02:00

Poland went great for us! Everyone worked very good together and we tried to help Sara as much as we could. For me there were no results, but Sara won the whole race :)

Finally, I have to say after four days in Poland, I came back to Switzerland. I have been training a lot and quit hard, (since I don´t have any race until the 12th of june). Lucky me I have good support from Dalblads Nutrition AB that gives me good products, so I´m well prepaired for every training. They have everything I need, bars, sport drinks to take before and during my training, recovery for after the training, proteins, omega3 and a lot more. Everything tested ofcourse! Check out the website here http://www.dalblads-nutrition.se/
By the way I actually made a new record on my testhill last week! I´m under 40 minutes now :)

Thomas was also home last week so made some small adventures together. Were in Zug one day for shopping (pictures abow), and in Säntis another. See pictures below.. We had lunch up there aswell, really nice in the beautiful nature!!

Time for the nationalteam again!

2008-05-19T21:18:00.007+02:00

(From 2006 in Holland)

Now it´s time for Tour of Pologna with the nationalteam.

This time it´s me, Marie Lindberg (Nürnberger), Emilia Fahlin (High Road), Sara Mustonen (Team CMax), Emma Karlsson and Isabell Söderberg (two very good national riders). I think it will be great, at least very funny, as always with the nationalteam!

Tomorrow I fly to Sweden where I meet up with the rest of the team, and at 9 o´clock (pm) we

take the boat over to Gdansk.

The race starts on thursday and finish on saturday. Four stages on three days and it ends with a timetrial. The first timetrial this year :S Hard to know how to make then.

I guess that I will not be able to update during my stay in Poland, so you have to wait until I´m back.

So long!

Done a lot!

2008-05-18T20:23:00.004+02:00

I had only three days in Kalmar before it was time to go again... But it was three wounderfull days!! The weather was perfect, 20-25´C and blue sky. We really enjoyed our time there, and I wish I had some more days...

But as I said, then it was time to go again. Took the train over to the westcoast were mum and dad came and picked me up. The were coming from Stockholm on there way down to our summerhouse in Båstad.

First time I met mum since january, and dad since Marbella in february, so it was nice to see them again.

But I came late (last) thursday night and on friday my team (from Sweden) came and picked me up, so it was just a short visit.

We took the bus and the car over to Denmark for three races there. It was nice to meet the team aswell! Had a great time together, and we did well at the races.

First day I did a breakaway alone, but after a while four girls joined me.

When it was 2km´s to go another swedish girl, Madelene, attacked from our group. Since there were two from Sweden and three from Denmark, I thought it was not my job the take that, but they just looked at eachother, I think Dorte Rasmussen and Trine Smith had a own race between them two, and Madelene could cross the finishline solo. For me and the other three it was a sprint. Since I´m not a sprinter I thought it´s better to make it a long one, so I started with 250-300m´s to go. I almost made it, but Dorte passed me just before the finishline. I got third!

Congratulations Madelene :)

The secound day we made it hard for the others. We were supose to make four laps and our tactic was to go on the others but do nothing ourself the first three laps, but on the fourth we went hard on the attacks. Finally they got tired and Hanna from the team could cross the finishline solo. And Jessica took the sprint :) Good work girls!!

Third day was a mess! The elite (men) passed us in a hill and some girls went with them, but the organisation didn´t noticed until they allready had a gap and then it was too late!

Thomas came to this race, and after the race we went back to Switzerland. Came back monday night.

This week have been nice and relaxing, except for training ofcourse! ;)

Had Carolin and Tommy over for dinner one day, as you can see at the picture. And last friday we went on cirkus with them here in Zürich :) It was really funny to see, and the acrobatics were soo good!

Today Thomas went to Spain so I´m alone, but not for too long. On thuseday I meet up with the national team for Tour of Pologna.

See you,

ciao!

Kalmar, Sweden

2008-05-07T09:08:00.005+02:00

(Our view from the balcony. In the background you can see the bridge over to Öland)

Sorry for my late update!

Luxembourg were quit hard for me, I were still a little bit sick...

Saturday´s race were a 1.2 race, and a lot of good teams were there. Our goal were to take some UCI points.

There were one quit long hill that split up the group. Iosune was the strongest one and she was in the first group until the finish. The first 8 got points, she ended 9th. Bad luck!

I finished in a smaller group behind. My legs were really bad this day.

Sunday´s race was just a national race and only three UCI teams and national riders.

We got a breakaway right away with five riders. Two from us.

But we ended up 4th, 5th and me 10th. Felt a little bit better then the day before...

After Luxembourg I took it a little bit easy, just to get rid of my cold completly.

Felt bad the whole week, and then it was time for the worldcup in Bern.

They had changed the lap from last year. Allready after 8-9km´s there were a long hill, wich split up the group completly. I were in the back and I had no chance to catch up the ones infront. First the group was split into 4-5 groups, but after a while it was just two big groups, me in the secound, together with Iosune and Ana from the team. We had no one in the first group. Not much to do...

Directly after the race Thomas and I went home to Sweden! First time since january :D

It´s almost summer here, 22´c and sunny. I will soon go out for a ride in the nice weather.

Take care!

Luxembourg next

2008-04-24T18:32:00.002+02:00

Now I´ve been in Switzerland for over a week, but just after a few days after coming back from Holland I got sick. Had to take some days off, so one day I went on picknick with Carolin, and her boyfriend, up in the mountains. We had a really nice day!

The weather was perfect for a picknic, blue sky and 18´c, so we were just sitting in the gras and enjoyed the weather. (as you can see at the picture)

Otherwise I haven´t done much. One day I didn´t even left the apartment, not even for getting the post, (if there were some).

Most of the time I have spent in the sofa with a book...

But now I´m back on the bike, could start easy on thuseday and today I went a little bit harder to prepair my body for the weekend.

Tomorrow I fly to Luxembourg and meet the team.

On saturday there is a 1.2 race and on sunday there is a national race, both races in Luxembourg.

All for now,

ciao!

Drenthe

2008-04-17T22:23:00.003+02:00

Saturdays race turned out bad for me. Allready after 10km´s my gears broke. It was not possible to shift gear cause the wire to the handle bar was broken, it was totally off(!) Unluckelly there was also a crasch in the back just before, so the cars couldn´t pass and when they finally did we had car number 19th. So there I stood waiting for a new bike... When the team car finally reached me it was to late trying to catch the group, so it´s was only to jump in the car and follow the race from there.

Sunday was much better for me. My legs felt good, since I didn´t got so far the day before ;) and I were able to stay in the group, not from the beginning though... I were a slow starter and had to chase a little bit but finally back in the group I had no problem. Iosune crasched in the last part of the race and I were even able to go down and help her back.

With one kilometer to go there was another crasch infront of me, had to stop and start over and the girls infront were gone. Couldn´t help Iosune in the sprint who finished 34th, and me rolling in as 45th.

After the race we took the train to Amsterdam were we spent the night before going home monday morning.

Were a little bit tired in the beginning of the week but today I felt much better on the training.

This weekend there are no races but next weekend the team is going to Luxemburg for two races. Until then I have to figur out how to spend my days cause now I´m alone again...

Ciao

Dwingeloo-Holland

2008-04-11T19:48:00.002+02:00

Mireia and Arantzazu

Now we have been here for three days. We have had two restdays with easy riding and massage. My legs needed it!

The girls are really sweet and we have fun together so these days have just been relaxing, well I have to think a lot speaking spanish but I learn more and more. Luckelly I share room with Mireia who is studying to be a english teacher so I can cheat a little bit ;)

Yesterday it was the first race here in Holland, a 1.1 race called Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo, with start and finish in the same village we are living in. Very sweet little village I have to say!

We did a lap at 25km´s and we did it 5 times.

There were a lot of crasches yesterday aswell, but I luckelly managed to stay on my bike and finish in the big group as 49th.

Today has been an easy day. We trained very easy for 1½ hour, and now I just came back from the massage. We have a really good masseur in the team, Loli, she is the best!

Now it´s time for dinner, and tomorrow it´s the worldcup in Drenthe.

Ciao

WC Vlaanderen and Dottignies 1.2

2008-04-07T19:00:00.003+02:00

Yesterday it was time for my secound worldcup this year, Ronde van Vlaanderen. It´s a really hard one with a lot of pavé. 188 girls to start and that made it even harder on the small streets. Went quit okey until we came to a steep hill with pavé and girls started to run(!) It was almost impossible to pass but when I finally did there were a too big gap to the girls infront and I ended up in a smaller group behind. We were out of the timelimit but we did the whole course to the finishline. So now I know the course for next year anyway... ;)

Only Iosune from the team finished, as 95th.

Today it was a 1.2 race in Dottignies. With a lot of sidewind there were also a lot of krasches. Were always behind them, luckelly I were not in them, but I had to chase back everytime and I went like a jojo the whole race. After a while I ended up in a smaller group behind again. When it was 12km´s left they took us out of the race. Only 73 finished out of 169. Three girls from us finished. Arantzazu finished best as 23rd.

Tomorrow we´ll go to Holland and Dwingeloo for three races there.

Happy birthday Linda!!

2008-04-03T10:01:00.005+02:00

http://lindasbilder.wordpress.com/

I hope my "snailmail" got to you on time.

I wish you the best on your birthday :D

Miss you!

Many hugs to you my friend!

Trofeo Alfredo Binda, World Cup #2

2008-03-26T22:02:00.005+01:00

http://www.photodecola.it/

Me with number 179

Well, what can I say? It was just soo hard. Two longer laps and three shorter laps, totally 120km´s. On the long lap there was one longer hill at 6km´s, and one shorter. The short lap had only the shorter hill.

Started almost at the last position. Tried to move up before the big hill, cause there I knew that it would be hard anyway. But it was not possible, everyone were fighting for there position. In the hill it droped a lot of girls infront of me so it was not dificult to pass, but just very hard. Had to put a lot of energy just to pass all the girls that droped and in the end I couldn´t keep up. The field was divided into two bigger groups, me in the secound, but we managed to come back to the first group. The group was at least a little bit smaller then when we started... Another big lap to go and then this long hill came again. Felt quit good in the beginning but closer to the top they speeded up a little bit more and once again the field was divided into two bigger groups, and I were once again in the secound group. When we passed finish we were 1:30 behind and then it was three smaller laps left.

With only two laps, 34km´s left, we were 4:50 behind. But after 4-5 km´s on that lap they took us out of the race(!) Everyone were very suprised cause we were not that far behind and we were a big group, around 40 girls.

Only 86 girls finished, and we had two girls from the team there. Josune was the strongest at 50th place.

Next week I have no race so the next race will be 6th of april, and then we have five races in 8 days in Holland and Belgium.

Ciao

Ps. Now I know who the easter bunny was. Thank you soo much Sandra and Cornel :)

Happy easter!!

2008-03-21T12:14:00.004+01:00

This week has been a good week!

I have had things to do and the days have passed quit fast even if Thomas hasn´t been at home.

Came back from Belgium around lunch on monday. Flew from Paris were we spent the night.

Took a restday and fixed with laundry and to clean my bike, and it wasn´t the easiest. The chain was more orange then grey/black and it was so much sand in it!!

Watched Tirreno-Adriatico and just relaxed.

Thusday it was time for an other route around the lake. With not so much wind it only took me 3:05 this time. Came back so I had time for lunch before I watched the last day of Tirreno-Adriatico. Thomas finished 3rd and I´m so happy for him!! :D

Since he is doing Milano-Sanremo he will not be back until tomorrow night.

Wednesday was a great day! Got a visit from my new friend, Carolin. The swedish girl I met on SVIV.se

Did my indoor training after breakfast and then she came at 2pm. Took a walk in the nice weather over to Rapperswil. Found a nice coffee shop by the lake and took a coffee. It´s so nice to be able to speak swedish, it´s just so simple, you don´t have to think. Just talk, talk, talk... And I´m quit good at it :)

Took the train back cause we started to get hungry. Had bought seafruits with risotto. It´s really good but normally it´s Thomas that makes it, and it taste wounderfull. We tried to make it after the same recipe as Thomas but I have to say that you are still the best on the risotto Sweetie ;) But it was still very lovely!

We had a great dinner, with strawberry for dessert with milk and suger. For me that is soo swedish summer!! I hope the summer comes soon, by the way.

We just talked the whole evening, played some cards and had a great time together!

Today it´s the first day of easter and the basket of chocolate you can see on the picture I found in our mailbox. "From easter bunny" it said :) Hm, I wounder who that could be?!

I´m making some bread that is in the oven right now, it smells so nice in the whole apartment.

I just have to wait until it´s finished before I can jump up on my indoor bike. I´m glad that I´m training inside today, cause outside it´s just wet and grey!

Tonight Sandra is coming over for dinner :) Otherwise I will not do anything special on easter, my family is quit far from here so...

But tomorrow Thomas is finally coming home!!

Happy easter everyone!

Het Volk UCI cat. 1.2

2008-03-20T22:09:00.002+01:00

Another wet race!

It was 25 teams and 174 girls to start to this oneday classic. On wet, slippery and tight roads we had 126km´s infront of us. From last year I knew that it´s very important to stay infront because after every corner the group stretch out and get soo long and you have to go with so much more power then the girls infront to stay in the group. Even if I know this, it´s so much easier to say then actually do it! I mean, 173 other girls think the same and it´s all about a fight about the position. For me this is very hard, cause I´m probably to nice, and it´s not always good to be nice ;) We did one big lap at a little more then 90km´s and two small á 17km´s. When we passed finish the first time I were way to much in the back and with 4-5 fast corners in less then 500m´s it got a lot of gaps in the group and I didn´t noticed until it was too late. Tried to chase back together with a girl from Fassa Bortolo in "no-mans-land". But it was not possible to catch the first group, instead the secound group catcht us. Last lap was just about transport to the finish. Came in as 97th girl, not a result to chear about but I were just happy to get to the finish with a whole bike and no scrubs. It was a lot of girls that didn´t finish cause of all the punctures and crasches.

Hopefully it´s a better race in monday!

Ciao

Hard day on the bike and coffee with a new friend

2008-03-12T22:30:00.003+01:00

Today I woke up and saw that it had rained during the night, and the sky didn´t saw so much better for the day either. But it was not raining for the moment anyway... Didn´t had time for one of my long breakfasts. Had to be on the bike at 10 am the latest...

Today it was four hours on the schedule. Decided to take the lap around the lake. I had headwind to Zurich, normally it only takes 1 hour but today it took 1 hour and 10 minutes. Turned around the lake and on the other side I had a really nice tailwind all the way down to Schänais, where I turned around again and came back on hour side of the like. When I was there it started to rain a lot and the wind was even stronger. Normally it takes less then a hour from there, but today it took me 1 hour and 15 minutes. I went on my lightest gear and had a heartrate on 150 and could still only make 87rpm. And the rain was like spikes in my eyes!! Not fun at all, but I made it all the way home :)

Afterwards I had to hurry up a little bit. 3 pm I had to take the train to Zurich. Had decided a meeting with a friend for a coffee. It´s a girl I "met" on a website for swedish people in different countries. It´s a really good website if you move to an other country and want to meet other swedish people there. (http://www.sviv.se/)

Anyway, she was really nice and we were talking for 3½ hours! I don´t know if it´s me or if everyone likes to talk that much :) Had a great time anyway!

It´s feels like I´m getting a life here now. Before it felt like I only lived here for the moment, temporary, but now when I´m starting to meet new friends I start to like living here.

By the way, I met a girl working on my flight from Milano. She came to me and asked in swedish, "Sorry but can I ask if you are swedish?" I were so suprised that someone spoke swedish to me and asked if she was too. But she wasn´t(!) She told me that she was an exchange student for one year in Sweden and that she learned swedish then. She was talking really good swedish so we talked a little bit during the flight. She also lives by the like but closer to Zurich and we decided to take a coffee sometime.

Tomorrow it´s time for an other coffee with Sandra and some shopping in Rapperswil. We will watch Cornel´s team presentation. (It´s her boyfriend)

But now it´s time for bed!

Ciao

The first race of the year

2008-03-11T11:34:00.004+01:00

(Fabiano Ghilardi-www.photodecola.it)

I flew to Milano saturday morning. The team picked us up at the airport, (me and the other girls). First time I met them, and they are really sweet all of them :) Had some problems to understand their spanish, and my spanish is not the best, yet, but I hope it will come...

On sunday it was time for the race, in rain and 8-9´c. Not the best weather, but I think it´s not such a big problem for me as for many other girls. I´m used to cold and wet weather since I´m training outside the whole winter in Sweden. I think it makes you strong :) But it´s not like a like it... The race was on a loop that was 13km´s, 9 loops and 117km´s. Quit early 7 girls went in a brakeaway. When it was around 15km´s left they had a gap over 1:30 minutes. Then Denis told me to make an attack, and so I did. Managed to brake away from the rest of the group and I got a pretty good gap and when I passed the finish line for the last loop I was so tired, 13km´s left(!)

I thought I never would make it, and I had no thoughts on catching the others infront.

Denis just tried to push me even harder by saying good things in the radio, and so did the girls. So it was just to give it all and hope for the best! Suddenly I saw the cars and the girls in the brakeaway. I was so suprised, and went even harder. 2km´s left I caught them but I got no time to rest, 1km left they started to attacking. I had no power left for the sprint and crossed the finishline as 8th, but first in the classification U23. The team was very happy and so was I!! :D

Next weekend I will do Omloop Het Volk in Belgium, and that will be even harder...

Ciao

Great weekend with friends

2008-03-03T13:31:00.004+01:00

Last week was fun... First Thomas came back from California, and we had some nice days together just me and him!

This weekend we spend with friends. On saturday we ate dinner with Sandra and her boyfriend, and Nadine and her boyfriend. We ate a lot of good food and just had a great time together :)

Yesterday we took the car early in the morning to Gustav and Veronica, also swedish cyclists, who live near Lugano were it was a race yesterday. Went on our bikes to Lugano to watch the race. The weather was over 20´c and it was perfect for a coffee in the sun along the course and watch the other cyclist race. Really nice!
Had a dinner together in the evening, before it was time to go back to Pfäffikon again.

Today I´ve only made some bread. Very good! :)
Soon time for my training on my indoor bike. Today it´s 5 times 8 minutes with 2 minutes rest again :S

Ciao

2008-02-25T22:35:00.004+01:00

(Thomas in the white "High Road" jersey)

Yesterday I got five hours, in perfect weather as promised:) But now I saw that it will be worse. Thomas is coming with the rain... But it doesn´t matter if he just come home now!! He is coming tomorrow afternoon. Counting the hours now, 18 hours left.

Today I have been a good girl. I have cleaned the apartment, washed my bike, done the laudery, study spanish, bought some food, and probably something more that I can´t remember ;)

See you,

Ciao

The spring is really here :)

2008-02-23T18:33:00.003+01:00

(Took a nice picture by the lake)

Three days have passed since last time I wrote, and they have passed quit fast aswell.

Thursday I had a coffee for four hours with a friend. (The time goes by when you have fun :D) She lives in the village next to Pfäffikon and she´s a friend to one of my old teammates. That´s how a met her. Nice to talk with someone anyway, and I think I talked for the whole week ;)

Yesterday I did a really hard training on my indoor bike. This time I did 5 times 8 minutes, not four as last time, with only 2 minutes rest. Even if it´s only one more it´s soo much harder. And I went quit high on my pulse aswell... My max is around 190 and I finished between 177-182 on every interval :P

Today I did four hours with Daniel, (the guy that takes care of the apartment when we are gone). Felt a little bit tired in my legs today, maybe because of yesterday?!

We had luck with the weather anyway, 15´c and sunny, this week has been great!! They promise the same weather tomorrow, or even better, wich is perfect cause tomorrow I have five hours on my schedule.

I hope you all are fine, take care!

Ciao

Sattelegg on 1200m´s

2008-02-20T22:26:00.016+01:00

Today I made a really nice route. Took the road over Sattelegg wich is on 1200m´s. At the top there was a lot of snow and the lift was going, people were skiing and the restaurant was open, and some were sitting in the sun and tried to get a tan. I didn´t had time for that today ;) But it looked really nice! Had time to take a foto anyway... Got three hours and intensity up the hill, wich is 10km´s.

Yesterday I actually got company at the training. A friend of Thomas came by, he use to look after the apartment when we are in Sweden, and when I told him that I were going out on a ride he wanted to join me. "Please do!" :) It´s always nice with company, especially now.

This two days have passed quit okey, "only" six days left alone...

Take care, ciao

It´s my birthday today

2008-02-18T19:52:00.008+01:00

This nice flowers I got from Thomas on my 20th birthday by a "message-guy". 20 red roses :)
He said he tried to get me flowers for today aswell, but stuiped Swiss people couldn´t manage to do that... Don´t ask me why, the only explanation I have is that Swiss people is Swiss people!!

So, what have I done on my birthday then?! Hm, slept to 9 am, ate breakfast, put my bike together and went out for training. Did some EB intervals and it felt quit good. The weather was perfect today aswell, sunny and 11´c. It makes the training so much more fun!
The time after the training until now have just passed by... Don´t ask me how :S

Thomas family just called and sang "happy birthday" :) They are very sweet!
And then mum and dad called earlier, I wish I was at home instead... Eat a lot of cake :) Mum makes the best cake in the world!
And my sweetest friend, Linda! I just have to mention her cause she is just soo sweet :)
First she sent me an text messages, then she wrote happy birthday for me at her website and then she signed here at my blog. By the way, you have to visit her website. It´s a website to inspire and motivate people to train. http://www.inspireraflera.se/ Check it out!

Now I will try to watch "Tour of California"...

You will probably hear from me tomorrow again!
Ciao

Back in Switzerland

2008-02-17T23:30:00.001+01:00

Came back to Switzerland yesterday. Came with the train around 23:30 so I went straight to bed. Took a restday today. Very nice! Haven´t done so much actually. When you have all time in the world you don´t manage to do anything... At least I left the apartment for a short while, took a long walk to the other side of the lake (Rapperswil) and the weather was perfect for a walk.
Did some core training when I came back to the apartment.

This evening I have just been sitting infront of the computer, done nothing... But now I´m watching the prolouge of "Tour of California". Thomas did great!! I just hope the other guys are a little bit slower... Sorry you guys! :S

Ciao

Just one day left before I go back to Switzerland

2008-02-14T20:46:00.004+01:00

(Since it´s Valentins day)

After my easy training yesterday we took the car up to a small, and very cousy village in the mountains called Mijas. They have a lot of small stores and my reason to go there was, shopping!! Found some nice things... It´s always fun with shopping, one of my hobbies I think :)

Today it was time for a longer rout again. Got 4:50 and some climbing. Haven´t done so much more, watched the biathlon world championships at the TV, but it didn´t went so good for Sweden...

Tomorrow it´s the last day here before I fly back to Switzerland, on saturday. Not fun at all, cause there I will be alone for 9 days before Thomas come back from California :(
1-2 days alone can be quit nice, but 9 days. What to do on nine days...alone?? Hm, I have to come up with something... Maybe you can look forward to hear from me everyday ;)

Ciao

Training report

2008-02-12T19:12:00.001+01:00

Now we have trained for two more days. Yesterday I did 5 hours and today I got 6 hours, with some intensity in the mountains. Feels good, but I have to say that I went a little bit tired at the end today...
The weather as been a little bit worse, a little bit colder, around 16´c and cloudy. But still so much better then at home. In Sweden it is 3´c and in Switzerland it will be minus in the weekend, so I will not complaine.
Tomorrow it´s an easy day. Just 1-2 hours on the bike, and then I will try to do some core training. Muy importante!!

Take care,
Ciao

Restday and Gibraltar

2008-02-10T19:53:00.003+01:00

(My brother is the one to the left ;))

After breakfast we took the car to Gibraltar, it´s only around 70 km´s from here. Took the cable car up to the top of the creek. Unlucky us we had the worst day of the week, cloudy and a little bit rain... Or maybe it was just because we were in "Great Britain" we had bad weather ;) Cause when we came back to Marbella the sun was shining and we had at least 16´c even if the clock was after 4 pm. Anyway, we had an nice time in Gibraltar even if the weather wasn´t the best. On the top we saw a lot of monkeys. Two of them jumped up on my back, got one of them on picture...

The rest of the day I have just been taking it easy. Came just from a bath in the bubbelpool. Very nice :)

Tomorrow it´s five hours on the schedule.

Ciao

Just a short update from Marbella

2008-02-09T22:10:00.002+01:00

(The biggest bed I have ever seen and I had whole by myself :))

Now we have been here a week. The weather here is perfect, around 20´c and sunny.
Have done almost 30 hours in 7 days, including one restday this far.
Today we did the longest ride, 6 hours. Tomorrow it´s a restday again. We are going on sightseeing to Gibraltar, and the rest of the day I will just relax, maybe go down to the spa section and take a bath in the bubbelpool. We are staying at Marriott´s here in Marbella and the hotell is fantastic!! Just our apartment is 142 squarmeters, and we are only three persons :) My bed is so big that you could sleep like four people in it. I will try to take some pictures and show you instead... But it will not be any pictures until I´m back in Switzerland cause I can´t upload them on my computer here.

I will try to update tomorrow again!
Ciao

Tomorrow I go to Marbella

2008-02-01T13:26:00.001+01:00

Now it´s only one day left until I go to Marbella. I have checked the weather and it should be around 15 ´c and sunny in the beginning of the first week anyway. I hope it stays like that... Warmer is okey ofcourse ;)

I have just finished my training on the indoor bike. Did 4 times 8 minutes and 2 minutes rest. First time I did that training this winter, and I could feel that is was first time too... It was hard!!
Now I´m just waiting for Thomas to get back from his training, then lunch and then packing for tomorrow.

Ciao

Bizkaia-Durango, UCI women´s team!

2008-01-27T20:27:00.000+01:00

Sorry for my late update, but now I can tell you that I will be a part of the spanish UCI team Bizkaia-Durango. It will be 8 spanish girls and me, so only spanish for me this year. At least I have study spanish for three years at the gymnasium, but the problem is that it was a while ago... So during the winter I´ve borrowed some spanish books for the third year at the gymnasium at the libary to refresh my spanish a little bit.
I will still live in Switzerland since they let me fly to the races, and they seem to have a really nice raceprogram! The team feels perfect for me and I´m really looking forward to the season :)
As it looks now the first race will be in France, 8th of Mars.

Today Thomas and I moved down to Switzerland again. We went by car early this morning and came to the apartment at 5 pm. But I will only be here for five days, cause at saturday I fly to Marbella for trainingcamp in two weeks. I´m looking forward to that too, hopefully some good weather and good training!!

If I don´t manage to update before I go to Spain I´ll try to make some updates while I´m there!

Ciao

2008-01-07T13:58:00.001+01:00

Now when it´s a new year it´s time to make a summery of 2007.
2007 was my first year as a pro and I were in a Swiss team, Team Specialized Designs for women.
The first race was allready 11th of mars, wich is quit early for me. In Sweden the season does not start until the end of april.
In the spring I almost had a race every weekend...until I krasched at Grazia Tour in beginning of may. Got the big chainring in my right leg and had to saw. Got a lot of troubble with the wound and had to rest three weeks. Didn´t felt fit again until Grande Boucle in end of june. Were 15 at the last stage wich was the hardest stage, over Col d´Aspin and Tour Malet. Ended 17th in the general classification and 2nd in the classification for U23.
Directly from there I went home to Sweden for the national championships. First the time trial that went pretty well actually. Were 4th, only 30 secounds behind the winner and 7 secounds to bronze. Unfourtnetly I got sick for the road race...
After this it was time for the biggest stage race in Sweden, with riders from Norway, Denmark, Germany, Holland... We were over 80 riders to start and that´s a lot for being a womens race in Sweden! Won the time trial and ended 2nd in the general, after Elke Riedl, a girl from Austria. Very happy with that!
In the middle of july it was time for the European championships in Bulgaria. I got selected for the time trial and the road race. It was over 40 C and it was terrible to go on your bike, even if you went slow. The time trial was a nightmare!! The worst race I have done.
Time for the road race I got used to the heat a little bit and it went quit okey. Were able to stay in the group for the finish and the sprint. Just the first 15 got a place and the rest of us had to chear the 16th place, so I don´t know what I ended.
Directly from there I flew to Germany and Thuringen rundfahrt. The first time I did a 2.1 race. Soo hard!! But I made it :)
After this I went back home to Sweden for the rest of the season. The team didn´t had so many races left and I had to start the work with my new teeth here in Sweden. (Krasched on my face 2004 and hit out three teeth.)
Did some races in Sweden instead. First the world cup in Vårgårda, wich I were 54th. Then some races in the swedish cup, where I ended 5th, then one more stagerace that I won and then finally the swedish criterium championships. Normaly it ends up in a sprint and normaly I can´t sprint. Except for one rider, that went solo, there was a sprint for the rest of us. It was not a normal day cause this day I really could sprint! :) Were secound in the sprint and came at third place, really happy with that!
Since it was my first year I´m quit happy with the season. Got a lot of experience and now I think I´m better prepared for the following season. Tell you more about the future next time...

2007-12-28T19:27:00.000+01:00

We are now back in Kalmar again and the christmas is over for this year. We had a great time with first my family, and then Thomas family and relatives. Lots of good food, and chocolate :)
Nice to spend some time together and just take it easy...

Today I have only been in the gym. Felt quit good. Have gone from 3x8 reps to 4x6 reps. So now it´s only a few times left until I go up and do 20 reps again.

I just want to wish you all a happy new year, or like we say in Sweden; Gott nytt år!

Merry Christmas!!

2007-12-24T10:43:00.000+01:00

Last friday Thomas and I took the car up to my parents in Stockholm were we celebrated the christmas together with my family. Not the real christmas, but we made it two christmas this year. The whole family were there and we had a really nice time. It´s not too many times we all can get together...
Yesterday we continue our trip and took the ferry to the island, Gotland, were Thomas family live. It´s no snow here, like many other places in Sweden... (Quit sad with a green christmas, but I should not complain cause it´s soo much better when you should go on your bike.)
This morning we went on a morningwalk down to the beach and waited for everyone to wake up until we saw what Santa had brought us in the christmas sock. Lots of candy and a magasin with fun reading. A very calm morning, just the way the christmas should be... I hope you all also will have a nice and fun christmas with lots of chocolate and good food.

Merry Christmas everyone :D

2007-12-17T13:36:00.000+01:00

Yesterday Thomas and I celebrated 2 years together :) Feels wounderfull!
Found a picture with some decoration I did for him at Valentines day this year...

Were at the gym in the morning and will soon go out and run. It´s difficult this time at the year cause it starts to get dark at 3 pm and I really don´t like to train when it´s dark, but today I think I have to, in the end anyway...

Ciao

Today I was fast!

2007-12-13T21:12:00.000+01:00

I have a lap at 12 km´s here in Kalmar that I use to run in between. Today it was time again... When I start with my wintertraining in october, after three weeks rest, I use to do it on one hour. Last winter my personal best was 54.01, and that was in january. Today I felt I wanted to brake that record! (But I don´t want to run too hard eaither..)
With perfect weather, a little bit sunny and a little bit clowdy and minus two, I did my record :) 53.28 it was! But that I had to pay for on my second training. I felt quit tired on my indoor bike this afternoon.
I´ve only been eating and sleeping infront of the TV the rest of the day, been to tired to do anything else. Tomorrow it´s time for a long and easy ride. Looking forward to do some easy training now!

Ciao

Back in Kalmar

2007-12-10T16:21:00.000+01:00

Last saturday morning I took the car back down to Kalmar. The weekend was really nice, a lot of rest and time to recover... Took a ride together with Thomas yesterday, not so easy like the rest of the weekend but way more fun then train alone as I always do otherwise.

Today we were at the gym in the morning, I´ve gone from 10 to 8 reps, but still 3 sets, so I have put a little more kilos on now. I feel strong ;)

Then home and eat a little bit before the second training today, wich was 1 hour and 15 minutes running. Did a little bit more then 15km´s and I came home just before it went totaly black outside!

I thought I should try to give you a picture everytime but I don´t have any, but then I found this, from the time a actually was a runner, and no I was not a sprinter! Everyone ask me that because of my big legs, but I did eveything from 1500 m to 10 000 m. But that time has passed!

Ended 4th in the cyclocross cup

2007-12-05T20:09:00.000+01:00

This weekend it was two races. One each day. The start and finish were at the same place but otherwise there were different. But both days was really bad for me. First I thought I should have good legs since I had my easy week, but it turned out that my legs was really bad. It was the same thing for the European Championships, then I also had an easy week before, so I think I feel better when I´m training hard, cause then it´s not a chock for the body when it´s time to race. I don´t know... Just a thought! Anyway I finished 4th both days and also 4th in the GC.

After the races I stayed at Martin´s place for two more days. It´s a man that lives close to him that makes special soles for me. I have tried them since july and I feel much better in my back.

Now he is making some harder and better ones for my bikingshoes. I´m very thankfull!

I would also like to say thank you to Martin that helped me the whole weekend :)

Now I´m in Stockholm and working a little bit, but the reason I´m here is because I will see my dentist tomorrow. I hope I will be finished with my teeth soooon!

Welcome to my new blog

2007-11-29T09:38:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone! I thought I should write here instead of my homepage, since I couldn´t update and change it myself. I thought it was easier to have something like this, that I´m able to fix on my own. Hopefully I can update a little bit more now.

Today I have done some indoor-cycling. Even if this is my easy week I felt quit bad!
Did some shopping on my way home from the training. Only food...
But yesterday I did some christamas shopping. I didn´t bought anything but I find some nice presents for Thomas. I´m sorry but I can´t tell you what it is...

Now Thomas came back from training so now I don´t have time for this ;)

See you!