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When the second half gets injured…

miss-downhill — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:21:19 +0000

I am always try to keep distance to injuries around me and avoid hearing or seeing injury stuff, never visit people or reading injury reports or talk much about injuries, because it makes me nervous and can’t relaxed so that I can’t concentrate on my riding, which is at the end dangerous. When I ride the speed I have to and want to, to get faster, it has the consequences that the risk is very high I take all the time. And what I have learned in my years of riding don’t drag your personal stuff on the course you have to ignore it and concentrate on your bike and yourself otherwise a double can kick you faster in the operation room than you want or don’t ride when you feel shit.
I am in a new situation now - my husband hurts himself bad during riding and it affects my life, my riding and everything much at the moment so that I feel very blocked. He over jumped a jump and his bike was nearly vertical with the back wheel down. I though when I saw him from far flying, that he will land straight on his back and I expected the worse, because I just saw him disappearing behind the high grass. When I ran to him I thought he is paraplegic, because he didn’t move his legs and screamed so loud. I was so shocked and thought the first time in my career - What are you doing here- for what- why did you bring him into this sport- he is not you?
I always thought it’s the worst to be injured- get a surgery- have pain - and fight your way back, but it’s not. The first time in my life that someone who stands so close to me get injured so that I wished it would be me and not him.
Just few weeks ago I was the one who lied in the hospital with pain and very concerned parents and friends. My father, my mother, my ant, my friends my husband were very sad and I didn’t realize it much. I found it even annoying to hear all the time the sentence “but now you will stop, or? But I could just think about how many weeks I have to wear my cast and in how many weeks are the first important races? Will I be able to compete there well? What does it mean for my training? How can I get back in shape quick? Can I ride with the cast? I will ride my bike even if I have to tape my hand to the handlebar again…
I never thought about how much pain I cause for those people, who love me. How thankful I should be that they still stick to me and support me even it looks crazy for them that I do this sport and risk my life. Thanks to everyone who believes in my guardian angles and me that I do the right thing.

My husband is in this moment in the hospital and had his surgery today and it’s killing me to see him like this, but he is one the way to get better.

my bikes… Moro- “Mbob” and “Go”

miss-downhill — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:17:18 +0000

My new DH bike: frame Moro Mbob in Large / Telemagenta colour
Fork: Manitou Dorado / Rear Shox: Manitou Revox Pro / Brakes: Hayes Prime / Rims: Sun Ringle ADD / Hubs: Sun Ringle / Handlebar: Answer Pro Taper / Stem: Answer DH / Seatpost: Acros / Headset: Acros / Saddle: San Marco / Outfit: Qloom

My new 4x bike: frame Moro Go / Lightgreen colour
Fork: Manitou Minute Pro 100mm / Brakes: Hayes Stroker / Rims: Sun Ringle Charger Pro / Hubs: Sun Ringle / Handlebar: Answer Pro Taper Carbon 720mm / Stem: Answer Dj / Seatpost: Acros / Headset: Acros / Saddle: San Marco / Outfit: Qloom

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miss-downhill — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:13:01 +0000

I can’t remember….

miss-downhill — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:26:17 +0000

My training for the season went great. The winter didn’t really find its way to my area so it was dry and warm, so would I have wanted more? hmm maybe no crashing would have been perfect…I spent many hours on my new DH bike the mmBOB and the 4x Hardtail GO both from Moro. Apart from that I left the Team for doing my own thing again I had some sponsor changings so I am riding with Qloom clothes, Manitou forks and rear shock, Hayes brakes, Sun Ringle wheels, Answer handlbars and stems. The other sponsor stayed same, Michelin tires, San Marco saddles, Acros headsets and new now seatposts, Urbantool bags, Spy sunglasses and goggles, Iriedaily casual clothes, go pro helmet cams and Ciclopia the bike shop which supports me a lot. I felt great and fit like never before (thanks to the fitness center Galaxy). Yes so super motivated and fit was keen do go wild…okay not super wild but anyway I felt good on my bike. But all ended quick in Kalnica a bike park in Slovakia. I can just remember to wave to Martin and the next thing which a I can remember is to wake up in the hospital on monday morning. My husband told me I crashed directly on my forhead, no arms stop the impact. The result was I had a little bruise in my head, memory loss, big headache, a broken metacarpal bone and a broken helmet and goggles. I had to stay 8 days in hospital just to make sure the blood spot is getting smaller in my brain. And so it did. Luckily I was allowed to leave and didn’t have to operate my hand. Back home now I can’t await to ride again.

But I will not get bored I have always to do many things…. and i hope i will be ready for the nigh sprint at the Gadasee festival in Italy.. i will see. Fingers cross.

pics by markus thums and markus wagner

miss-downhill — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:52:57 +0000