{"id":895,"date":"2014-06-15T20:20:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-15T18:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/?p=895"},"modified":"2014-06-16T21:52:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T19:52:25","slug":"bike-4-mountains-carpathianman-spirit-de-echipa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/bike-4-mountains-carpathianman-spirit-de-echipa.html","title":{"rendered":"Bike 4 Mountains = CarpathianMan = spirit de echip\u0103"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/bike-4-mountains-carpathianman-spirit-de-echipa.html\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"box_count\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/bike-4-mountains-carpathianman-spirit-de-echipa.html\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; height: 80px; width: 450px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/bike-4-mountains-carpathianman-spirit-de-echipa.html\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/_5XCi6WjWVWYc90J7ZViOdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-UvwaORn6F3E\/U5WB1EVJIVI\/AAAAAAAAaeQ\/nQZKmV_mkic\/s400\/DSC_0002.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">locul 2 la master &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #37404e;\">La \u00eenceput &#8211; cuvintele prietenului \u015fi partenerului meu de echip\u0103 &#8211; Dan Lup\u015fa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #37404e;\">&#8220;\u00cen acest an a avut loc o modificare \u00een echipa San Marco &#8211; Simu Sorin &#8211; colegul meu de echip\u0103 de la edi\u0163ia trecut\u0103, a fost nevoit s\u0103 renun\u0163e datorit\u0103 unor probleme\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"color: #37404e;\">de s\u0103n\u0103tate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"color: #37404e;\">Am promis c\u0103 am s\u0103 fiu cu g\u00e2ndul al\u0103turi de el \u015fi nu voi dezam\u0103gi echipa, echipa care s-a reformat cu Laurentiu.<br \/>\n\u00cen acest mod am purces la anun\u0163area organizatorului principal, CarpathianMan, adic\u0103 Lucian Clinciu, \u015fi astfel am fost accepta\u0163i \u00een noua formul\u0103.<br \/>\nA fost frumos&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/8wCDuka2kSTEHvxk_AGOMdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-Wzk4KYkhsLs\/U53d74AknYI\/AAAAAAAAarc\/g9IH1CxmpFA\/s400\/1519529_10203891764599549_2865661996151864762_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">prima zi la start &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"color: #37404e;\"> A fost pl\u0103cut s\u0103 m\u0103 v\u0103d al\u0103turi de cuno\u015ftin\u0163e din edi\u0163iile trecute \u015fi nu numai. Acest gen de competi\u0163ie de anduran\u0163\u0103, desf\u0103\u015furat\u0103 pe parcursul a 4 zile, prin zone montane deosebite&#8230; a f\u0103cut ca la linia de start s\u0103 fie rideri puternici.<br \/>\nDin aceast\u0103 edi\u0163ie Lucian a decis s\u0103 mai introduc\u0103 o zi, adic\u0103 un masiv montan: Iezer-P\u0103pu\u015fa.<br \/>\n\u00cempreun\u0103 cu Veze am decis s\u0103 nu lu\u0103m \u00een serios prima zi, s\u0103 nu tragem, s\u0103 mergem doar la 80%, pentru a ne salva energia \u00een zilele ce vor urma, zile ce am considerat a fi mai dure. Bine am f\u0103cut, astfel am luat &#8220;pulsul&#8221; riderilor \u015fi astfel am f\u0103cut o mic\u0103 strategie care a mers de minune.<br \/>\nIn prima zi, adic\u0103<br \/>\n1 &#8211; Etapa 1, cu startul din C\u00e2mpulung \u015fi sosire \u00een Stoene\u015fti, am sosit pe locul 3, la doar 1+ min.<br \/>\n2 &#8211; Etapa a 2-a, cu startul din Stoene\u015fti (AG) \u015fi sosire \u00een Cheile Gr\u0103di\u015ftei, a fost mai pl\u0103cut\u0103 \u015fi astfel am \u00eenceput s\u0103 &#8220;rul\u0103m&#8221; mai cu foc. Am sosit pe locul 2.<br \/>\n3 &#8211; Etapa a 3-a fost etapa mai de vitez\u0103, dar mai cu surprize, adic\u0103 a fost mai &#8220;umeda&#8221;, prin traversarea direct printr-un p\u00e2r\u00e2ia\u015f\/curs de ap\u0103 bolov\u0103nos \u015fi foarte interesant. Am sosit din nou pe locul 2 dup\u0103 cei de la Mure\u015f.<br \/>\n4 &#8211; Etapa a 4-a am decis s\u0103 d\u0103m totul din nou. Vezentan a mers exemplar, doar c\u0103 &#8230; dup\u0103 doar 3 km am t\u0103iat anvelopa spate. Ei, de aici a \u00eenceput un declin. Am decis s\u0103 pun camera \u015fi am uitat s\u0103 cur\u0103\u0163 c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t anvelopa de posibilii spini \u015fi astfel am rulat mai tot timpul cu roata moale, av\u00e2nd multe pauze de umflat roata. Dar Veze era acolo unde trebuia \u015fi astfel am dus \u00een repetate r\u00e2nduri &#8220;mar\u015furi de recuperare&#8221; care au fost foarte interesante \u015fi pl\u0103cute pentru mine.<br \/>\nAstfel am reusit sa trecem pe locul 1 la etap\u0103 \u015fi un loc 2 la general.<br \/>\nPe aceast\u0103 cale mul\u0163umesc \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 colegului de echip\u0103 Lauren\u0163iu.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/OE45YzXcfv5mey3yrk3PqdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-WZ31fGDJWJM\/U53d71H5rjI\/AAAAAAAAarg\/5y1tzJr7rjM\/s400\/10446147_10203891780279941_4960055850038749128_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"color: #37404e;\">Despre organizare &#8230; pot spune c\u0103 s-a organizat din suflet, cu oameni deosebi\u0163i \u015fi, sincer, nu este simplu s\u0103 asiguri marcare PA, PC-uri \u00een patru zile \u015fi \u00een locuri diferite. Sunt sigur c\u0103 nimeni nu s-a r\u0103t\u0103cit sau, cel putin, eu\/noi echipa, nu ne-am sim\u0163it nici o secund\u0103 \u00een afara cursei.<br \/>\nMul\u0163umesc voluntarilor care au sus\u0163inut pe Lucian Clinciu, mul\u0163umesc sumedeniilor de poza\u015fi care au f\u0103cut ca noi, acum, s\u0103 ne readucem aminte de acele clipe pl\u0103cute din timpul cursei.<br \/>\nMul\u0163umesc \u015fi felicit to\u0163i participan\u0163ii din acest concurs unic de anduran\u0163\u0103.<br \/>\nNu \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd mul\u0163umesc pentru suport :<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sanmarco.edilcolore\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/user.php?id=100004826496838\">San Marco Edil Colore<\/a><br \/>\n\u015fi:<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emil.cristescu\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/user.php?id=100000917548188\">Emil Cristescu<\/a>\u00a0pentru tot ajutorul lor, cei care au f\u0103cut ca eu s\u0103 ajung la acest concurs.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u015ei acum cele scrise de mine:<br \/>\n<strong>G\u00e2nduri \u00eenainte de concurs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Principalul eveniment de MTB de anul acesta l-am programat s\u0103 fie <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carpathianman.ro\/event_page.aspx?crt=2&amp;mnu=52\" target=\"_blank\">Bike 4 Mountains<\/a>, un concurs de anduran\u0163\u0103 \u015fi echip\u0103 cum la noi \u00eenc\u0103 n-am v\u0103zut. Anul acesta urma s\u0103 parcurgem \u00een zile consecutive patru trasee montane cu lungime \u00eentre 45 \u015fi 65km \u015fi cu diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel \u00een jur de 2000m fiecare. Etapele erau Iezer-P\u0103pu\u015fa &#8211; cu startul \u00een C\u00e2mpulung Arge\u015f, Leaota &#8211; cu startul \u00een Stoene\u015fti, Piatra Craiului \u015fi Bucegi &#8211; ambele cu startul \u00een Gr\u0103di\u015fte Fundata. Traseele au fost alese de Lucian Clinciu \u015fi pot spune acum c\u0103 au avut de toate \u015fi am avut mare noroc c\u0103 am prins vreme bun\u0103 at\u00e2tea zile \u00een mun\u0163i care dep\u0103\u015fesc 2000m altitudine.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/iFMnMDpM4FPqbGJ1dzyI-tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-L5_n63GmNvg\/U5h2K9V6_RI\/AAAAAAAAals\/raHfeKpoC40\/s400\/4M-2014-Ziua3_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Era prima\u00a0edi\u0163ie la care participam dar nu aveam mari emo\u0163ii: aveam s\u0103 fiu \u00een echip\u0103 cu Andrei Ga\u015fpar, un prieten al prietenilor mei Sorin Simu \u015fi Dan Lup\u015fa, \u015fi\u00a0aveam mare \u00eencredere \u00een privin\u0163a alegerii lor. Nici presiunea rezultatelor nu exista, noi urm\u00e2nd s\u0103 fim echipa numit\u0103 mai elegant &#8220;San Marco 4 Fun&#8221;, adic\u0103 &#8211;\u00a0pentru cei mai pragmatici &#8211; echipa San Marco 2. Dan \u015fi cu Sorin urmau s\u0103 lupte \u00een special cu echipa Mure\u015f Cycling format\u0103 din Robike &#8211; &#8220;cap de coard\u0103&#8221; \u00een echip\u0103 \u015fi Nyaradi, iar Andrei \u015fi cu mine pentru locul 3, dac\u0103 reu\u015feam s\u0103 fim mai buni ca englezii de la Dulwich Paragon &#8211; Charles \u015fi Dave. Pe concuren\u0163ii de la BikeExpert nu-i cuno\u015fteam absolut deloc dar speram s\u0103-i putem dep\u0103\u015fi.<\/p>\n<p>Nu m-am obosit prea tare s\u0103 studiez traseele, nu le cuno\u015fteam, \u015ftiam doar c\u0103 la EcoMarathon am alergat ceva buc\u0103\u0163i.\u00a0Nu-mi puneam problema c\u0103 nu rezist, m\u0103 consideram mai \u00een form\u0103 dec\u00e2t anii trecu\u0163i, chiar dac\u0103 antrenamentele mele de anul acesta au fost mai mult de alergare. Ca idee, \u00een acest an am cam 1700km alerga\u0163i, iar cu bicicleta\u00a0abia am str\u00e2ns 700km cu tot cu Bike 4 Mountains. Ca s\u0103 fiu c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t sigur c\u0103 nu m\u0103 las\u0103 bicicleta am schimbat la ea toat\u0103 linia de angrenaj \u015fi, ca s\u0103 evit desfacerea zilnic\u0103 a butucului spate de la Mavic, am schimbat p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi ro\u0163ile cu ceva second dar mai pu\u0163in preten\u0163ios. La toate schimb\u0103rile n-am \u0163inut cont de gramaj \u015fi sigur aveam peste 11,5kg de \u00a0dus cu mine zi de zi.<\/p>\n<p>\u015etiam c\u0103 echipele de la master cu preten\u0163ii mari la podium erau bine sudate, membrii lor particip\u00e2nd cu orice ocazie \u00eempreun\u0103 la concursuri, uneori chiar de alergare sau duatlon. Adic\u0103 \u00een afar\u0103 de San Marco 4 Fun, echipele Mure\u015ful, San Marco \u015fi Dulwich se \u015ftiau bine \u015fi chiar participaser\u0103 la edi\u0163iile precedente. \u00cen echip\u0103 la MTB eu am mai participat doar o singur\u0103 dat\u0103, la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2011\/07\/jurnalul-echipei-trussstinme-ironbike-oradea-2011.html\" target=\"_blank\">IronBike \u00een 2011<\/a>, culmea c\u0103 \u015fi atunci cu un partener pe care nu-l mai v\u0103zusem \ud83d\ude42 . \u015ei am fost mul\u0163umit, p\u0103cat de condi\u0163iile meteo care au \u00eentrerupt cursa la to\u0163i. Numele echipei de atunci a fost semnificativ: <em>TrussstInMe &#8211; <\/em>cum \u00eei spunea \u015farpele Kaa lui Mowgli. Altfel, experien\u0163e de echip\u0103 am numai de la &#8230; \u015fah din adolescen\u0163\u0103 \u015fi voi avea cur\u00e2nd la alergare &#8211; Marathon7500 &#8211; cu Adi Cosma \u015fi 2&#215;2 &#8211; tot cu Dan Lup\u015fa \ud83d\ude42 .<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/DGZ4uQsaIIRExBatTCUU99MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-XQBGPwtpxyU\/U5WBxR38msI\/AAAAAAAAad4\/q3TqJdsOgX4\/s400\/10390547_327169537437720_8027446871085347847_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">privelisti &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>S\u0103 v\u0103 spun cum e \u00een echip\u0103 la \u015fah? Conteaz\u0103? Da, conteaz\u0103 astfel de experin\u0163e, de aceea m\u0103 lupt s\u0103 experimenteze a\u015fa ceva \u015fi copiii mei. \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd la \u015fah sunt ierarhii. Clare, nu merge cu pove\u015fti. A\u015fa e de fapt \u015fi la MTB, doar c\u0103 nu e pus la punct un\u00a0sistem de punctaj. \u00cen func\u0163ie de ierarhie fiecare echip\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi pune la mesele de joc juc\u0103torii, \u00een principiu la masa 1 juc\u0103torul cel mai bun \u015fi tot a\u015fa. Ce conteaz\u0103 la final, dup\u0103 disputarea partidelor, e rezultatul pe echip\u0103, adic\u0103 fix ca la MTB. Diferen\u0163a e c\u0103 la \u015fah nu po\u0163i s\u0103-\u0163i aju\u0163i \u00een timpul concursului coechipierii, \u00een rest &#8230; degeaba ob\u0163ii victorie la masa 1 dac\u0103 mai departe\u00a0ai pierderi \u00een linie. \u015ei de aici transpunerea la MTB, cu particularizarea de rigoare: putem t\u0103ia piesele grele din fiecare echip\u0103 &#8211; Robike de la Mure\u015f, Dan de la San Marco (echipa final\u0103) \u015fi probabil Dave\u00a0de la Dulwich \u015fi r\u0103m\u00e2nem noi &#8211; pionii slabi: Nyaradi, eu \u015fi Charles. Conteaz\u0103 deci suportul acestor verigi slabe, ele sigur merg la maxim, n-au pauze \u015fi se recupereaz\u0103 mai greu. Nici nu intr\u0103 \u00een ecua\u0163ie gre\u015felile poten\u0163iale ale celor mai buni, eu le clasific ca impardonabile. Superficialitatea iepurelui e ceea ce a dus la victoria broa\u015ftei \u0163estoase. <em>So, every team has a turtle. Every turtle is more important than every rabbit, normally the contest is between turtles, not between rabbits. Sorry for rabbits if they are frustrated \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ei, \u015fi a venit ziua plec\u0103rii dar \u015fi prima surpriz\u0103: Sorin are probleme medicale. Urmeaz\u0103 s\u0103 fac echip\u0103 cu Dan \u00een echipa San Marco. Regretele n-au rost, privim \u00eenainte: se schimb\u0103 tot. Avantajul meu era c\u0103 ne \u015ftiam bini\u015for, chiar dac\u0103 n-am mai f\u0103cut echip\u0103, \u00een plus Dan\u00a0\u015ftia traseele, \u00een afar\u0103 de primul &#8211; Iezer-P\u0103pu\u015fa, nou introdus \u00een acest an. \u015etiam c\u0103 pe ansamblu e mai bun ca mine, singurele d\u0103\u0163i c\u00e2nd am terminat \u00een fa\u0163a lui au fost c\u00e2nd se r\u0103t\u0103cea sau avea evenimente pe traseu. Nyaradi \u015fi Charles sunt buni, \u00een mod normal peste mine,\u00a0sper s\u0103 descop\u0103r pe parcurs un puncti\u015for care s\u0103 m\u0103 avantajeze. La prima vedere s-ar putea s\u0103 conteze push-bike-ul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etapele.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00cen primul r\u00e2nd pot spune c\u0103 am mers la maxim \u00een fiecare etap\u0103, n-am \u0163inut seama de cele spuse de Dan. Cu c\u00e2t \u00eenaintezi \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 te po\u0163i baza pe organism, pe c\u00e2t poate duce, nu mai ai nevoie de fr\u00e2n\u0103 suplimentar\u0103. E concurs, nu? E drept \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 am evitat ruperile de ritm la primele dou\u0103 etape. A vazut \u015fi el apoi pe pulsul meu, comparativ cu al lui. Eu zic c\u0103 am centura de puls defect\u0103, am \u015fi vrut s-o \u00eenlocuiesc la un moment dat \ud83d\ude42 Dar, \u00een fond, dac\u0103 pot \u0163ine puls mediu peste 155 4-5 ore zilnic \u015fi la sf\u00e2r\u015fit s\u0103 termin cu 165+ \u015fi s\u0103 nu fiu epuizat \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 a\u015fa func\u0163ionez. Electronica are \u015fi ea limitele ei. De la 60 la 133 trec instant numai s\u0103 m\u0103 enervez pu\u0163in, nici nu trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 mi\u015fc.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/cZdJ-uHlCeflbV2HsNSJiNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-6cAbtFagjuA\/U5WB1K7aKoI\/AAAAAAAAaec\/cyCy1mye1Y0\/s400\/et1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">cam asa arata fiecare pliant de profil &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etapa 1 Iezer-P\u0103pu\u015fa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nimic deosebit, traseul a fost bine ales, l-am tratat ca pe un concurs normal de MTB de o zi, dar f\u0103r\u0103 for\u0163\u0103ri. Am fost cam \u00eengrijora\u0163i de vreme la \u00eenceput, ne-am dat seama c\u0103 \u00eentr-adev\u0103r la urc\u0103rile \u00een for\u0163\u0103 sunt cam past\u0103, r\u0103m\u00e2n mereu \u00een urm\u0103, poate se vede c\u0103 la MTB am l\u0103sat-o mai moale \u00een acest an. Au fost <strong>57km<\/strong> \u015fi peste <strong>2100m<\/strong> diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel, <strong>4h29min37sec<\/strong> timp final &#8211; <strong>locul 3<\/strong> la categoria master, dar la 1min de locul 1 Mure\u015f Cycling. Meciul \u00eentre noi a fost practic\u00a0nul. Un prim semnal c\u0103 Dulwich sunt buni la sprint pe final &#8211; au terminat la 1 secund\u0103 de Mure\u015f! Am b\u0103gat la t\u0103rt\u0103cu\u0163\u0103.\u00a0La mine a scris &#8220;suffer score 352&#8221;, adic\u0103 EPIC! Numai 80% nu mi se pare\u00a0c\u0103 am fost. 2h49min am fost la zona 4 &#8211; threshold &#8211; peste 159 puls. Pe scurt, cam at\u00e2ta pot. <strong>La general am fost \u00a0pe 15<\/strong>. Incredibil ce bine merg elitele! Primul timp &#8211; Nomad Merida &#8211; a fost de 3h31min23sec. M-am bucurat \u015fi pentru locul 3 al echipei\u00a0Maratonic &#8211; Eli \u015fi Oli, iar\u00a0ei de atunci mi-au spus c\u0103 sunt 3 echipe ce se lupt\u0103 pentru locul 3 \u015fi Petrache \u015fi Ro\u015fioru au avut ghinion.<br \/>\nMul\u0163umim Fodor Emese pentru aten\u0163ionarea de viraj la jum\u0103tatea cursei &#8211; tocmai acolo a f\u0103cut o pauz\u0103 de pan\u0103, Dan a \u015fi pus apoi \u015fi o creang\u0103 pentru neaten\u0163i.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/qlWb8_K4ym2EEuRG0b8cHtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-x7m75JsTDJo\/U53hC_3YPOI\/AAAAAAAAars\/pdFrEyw5aY4\/s400\/10271456_10203891772119737_3837116116195670022_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">cu Charles in urmarirea mea, Dan cu probleme de angrenaj &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etapa a 2-a Leaota<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Na\u015fpa c\u00e2nd nu po\u0163i dormi bine noaptea. M-am trezit obosit. Aveam deci la start o broasc\u0103 flasc\u0103, care mima buna dispozi\u0163ie. Dan m-a \u00eencurajat &#8211; las\u0103 c\u0103 te \u00eenc\u0103lze\u015fti \u015fi-\u0163i dai drumul. Urmau vreo 28 km de urcare continu\u0103, aveam timp de \u00eenc\u0103lzire c\u00e2t cuprinde. \u015ei start! Eu ca de obicei, c\u00e2t pot duce. At\u00e2ta c\u0103 lumea trecea pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine, se duceau \u015fi BikeExpertul, pe Mure\u015f \u015fi Dulwich nu i-am mai v\u0103zut de la start. Eram \u00eengrijorat, nu \u015ftiu dac\u0103 mai erau 3-4 echipe \u00een spate, Dan cred c\u0103 puf\u0103ia, sprinta dup\u0103 cine se nimerea \u00een fa\u0163\u0103, povestea \u015fi apoi iar revenea s\u0103-mi spun\u0103: ai blocat furca, foarte bine c\u0103 te \u00eenc\u0103lze\u015fti! Eram deja la km 17 de urcare \u015fi eu cic\u0103 m\u0103 tot \u00eenc\u0103lzeam! Totu\u015fi sim\u0163eam o schimbare, cred c\u0103 cu 0,1km\/h devenisem mai rapid ca unii din fa\u0163\u0103. Ajunsesem \u00een zona alpin\u0103, \u00eencepeam s\u0103 dep\u0103\u015fesc, m\u0103 sim\u0163eam tot mai bine. V\u0103d \u00een fa\u0163a mea \u015firag de concuren\u0163i. \u015ei culmea, la PA \u00eei v\u0103d pe Charles \u015fi Dave. Sunt \u015focat, cu ochii bulbuca\u0163i, am c\u0103scat gura \u015fi mai tare de\u015fi nu credeam c\u0103 pot. Mi se pare c\u0103 unul dintre ei se a\u015feaz\u0103. Eu m\u0103 simt bine, clar c\u0103 nu opresc. Urmeaz\u0103 por\u0163iune de trail, mai tehnic\u0103, cu urcatul \u00een for\u0163\u0103 s-a cam terminat. Strig la Dan s\u0103 nu mai stea. \u00cencepe \u015fi push-bike. Merg pe bike, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103, cu MTB \u0163inut ca o roab\u0103, orice numai s\u0103 am vitez\u0103. Nu m\u0103 uit \u00een spate, n-am vreme.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/F0zENnWWnxk3eplNzCw029MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-tMj4_ZliK8E\/U53iAxUuz8I\/AAAAAAAAar4\/crLj4sRd_6A\/s400\/4%2520Munti%2520779.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Urmeaz\u0103 ni\u015fte d\u00e2mburi uria\u015fe, iar push-bike. Pe unul dintre ele m\u0103 opresc, m\u0103 uit \u00een spate. Nimeni! Adic\u0103 pustiu! De r\u0103t\u0103cit nu m-am r\u0103t\u0103cit, sper. Unde-i &#8220;iepurele&#8221;? Vine \u015fi Silviu B\u0103lan. El e singur de ieri, din p\u0103cate, z\u00e2mbitor cum l-am tot v\u0103zut. \u00cel \u00eentreb de Dan, zice c\u0103-i \u00een spate. A\u015ftept, \u00eemi pare r\u0103u c\u0103 nu m-am uitat mai devreme dar nu-s obi\u015fnuit, mi se face \u015fi frig. Trag \u00eenc\u0103lzitoarele, mai apar concuren\u0163i, v\u0103d \u015fi galben. Apare Dan, c\u0103zuse! Bine c\u0103-i ok. Probabil \u00eent\u00e2rziase la PA \u015fi apoi, dornic s\u0103 recupereze c\u00e2t mai repede, a for\u0163at unde nu trebuia. \u00cen orice caz, a fost un moment de cump\u0103n\u0103 pe care l-am dep\u0103\u015fit am\u00e2ndoi \u00een mod \u00een\u0163elept. Dup\u0103 dou\u0103 etape ne-am dat seama c\u0103 la trail \u015fi cobor\u00e2ri mai abrupte am un avantaj \u015fi doar aici puteam spera c\u0103 pot face diferen\u0163\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 de concuren\u0163\u0103. Urm\u0103toarele etape le vom privi mai ales din punctul acesta de vedere.<\/p>\n<p>La finalul etapei am trecut pe <strong>locul 2<\/strong> la general categorie, dar am pierdut \u00eenc\u0103 12min fa\u0163\u0103 de Robike \u015fi Nyaradi. Charles \u015fi Dave\u00a0au terminat la 9min de noi, per total eram la 13 min de Mure\u015f \u015fi cu 8 min \u00een fa\u0163a Dulwich. <strong>La general<\/strong> <strong>etap\u0103<\/strong> am terminat pe <strong>locul 10<\/strong>. Timpul nostru a fost de <strong>4h26min30sec<\/strong>, dup\u0103 <strong>47,6km<\/strong> \u015fi peste <strong>2000m<\/strong> diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel. Am sc\u0103zut la efort la &#8220;extrem suffer score 210&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etapa a 3-a Piatra Craiului<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit m\u0103 simt bine de diminea\u0163\u0103, n-am nici o problem\u0103. Mi-a intrat \u00een reflex concursul acesta. Mai studiem o dat\u0103 traseul. E cea mai lung\u0103 \u015fi grea etap\u0103, e traseu v\u0103lurit, trece mult timp \u015fi prin p\u00e2r\u00e2u. A\u015f da din coad\u0103 dar mi-e team\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 de urcarea de \u015fosea de 3km de la final, cele 8 minute ale noastre fa\u0163\u0103 de Dulwich pot fi \u00eenjum\u0103t\u0103\u0163ite. Cu Mure\u015ful se pare c\u0103 am cam \u00eencheiat lupta, dar nu trag linie. \u00cenainte de start aud de la englezi doar un cuv\u00e2nt: slow. Restul mi-am imaginat. Dup\u0103 ritmul mai alert de la start de ieri c\u00e2nd s-au rupt, acum aveau de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 o lase mai moale la \u00eenceput. Lor poate le convenea s\u0103 fac\u0103 meci nul cu noi p\u00e2n\u0103 spre\u00a0sf\u00e2r\u015fit, dar nou\u0103 nu. A\u015fa c\u0103 am pornit c\u00e2t am putut de tare \u015fi cu prima ocazie am povestit c\u00e2te ceva \u015fi cu Dan.\u00a0Frumoas\u0103 etap\u0103, mi-a pl\u0103cut p\u00e2r\u00e2ul. Am mai alergat \u015fi prin ap\u0103 c\u00e2nd nimeream prea ad\u00e2nc \u015fi m\u0103 \u00eempotmoleam, dar \u00een general am ghicit bine partea ciclabil\u0103. Poate era mai u\u015for cu 29-er, dar cred c\u0103 senza\u0163iile sunt mai spectaculoase cu 26.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/EI6ZmzbyFbFUZpBdOdgzu9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-sm3v8IgUqFA\/U5ftnRq3jHI\/AAAAAAAAag4\/3QxOPr0J_7s\/s400\/10414573_887271844633507_4085016185400228202_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">cursa de neutralizare pentru Robike &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Robike \u015fi Nyaradi se mul\u0163umeau doar s\u0103 stea prin preajma noastr\u0103, ar fi preferat \u015fi s\u0103 povestim \ud83d\ude42 Englezii erau \u00een spate, p\u0103ream \u00een siguran\u0163\u0103, dar mie nu-mi plac surprizele.\u00a0Opresc \u015fi eu \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit la un PA, dar foarte scurt timp. Pentru mine nu poate fi pauz\u0103. De\u015fi la un moment dat \u00eei dep\u0103\u015fisem, spre final mure\u015fenii \u015fi-au f\u0103cut treaba, ne-au l\u0103sat \u00een spate, nu m-am putut \u0163ine de ei. Sus \u00een deal la finish Dan m-a felicitat \u015fi a vrut s\u0103 cobor\u00e2m la bra\u0163. Am auzit ceva \u00een spate \u015fi i-am spus s\u0103 am\u00e2n\u0103m bucuria pentru finish, s\u0103 nu pierdem un loc \u00een clasamentul general. \u015etiam c\u0103 echipa Spirit a lui Vlad e \u00een spate, nu departe. Nu apuc\u0103m s\u0103 trecem bine finishul \u015fi ce s\u0103 vezi: englezii! Nici nu \u015ftiu de unde au ap\u0103rut, dar erau s\u0103 ne ia cu fulgi cu tot. Au terminat la 15 secunde dup\u0103 noi!<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/N1rTAY6pA7z_xF5yt070fNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Dq76jUaptes\/U5h2NI96G1I\/AAAAAAAAamw\/GuN_273gYRc\/s400\/4M-2014-Ziua3_185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">una din lungile treceri prin apa &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>4h28min15sec<\/strong> a fost timpul nostru pentru <strong>61km<\/strong> \u015fi peste <strong>2100m<\/strong> diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel. Mure\u015ful a terminat cu 4min30sec \u00een fa\u0163a noastr\u0103, bravo lor! Diferen\u0163a a crescut cam la 18minute. Noi ne-am p\u0103strat <strong>locul 2<\/strong> la categorie, cu peste 8minute \u00een fa\u0163a Dulwich, \u00een etap\u0103 am fost pe<strong> locul 8<\/strong> la general.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etapa a 4-a Bucegi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A fost ultima etap\u0103, era totul sau nimic. M\u0103 sim\u0163eam bine. \u00cen nici un caz nu aveam chef de slow, iar dac\u0103 tot \u00eencheiem\u00a0competi\u0163ia vom \u00eencerca s\u0103 o facem cu fruntea sus. Doream s\u0103 intr\u0103m primii pe o cobor\u00e2re de \u00eenceput mai tehnic\u0103 prin p\u0103dure \u015fi s\u0103 \u00eencerc\u0103m s\u0103 disp\u0103rem. Finalul urma s\u0103 fie \u015fi mai greu pentru mine, aveam de urcat tot drumul de la Moieciu de Sus la Gr\u0103di\u015fte Fundata, adic\u0103 aproximativ 6km. Doream neaparat s\u0103 fim \u00een fa\u0163a englezilor la baza urc\u0103rii \u015fi pentru asta la cobor\u00e2rea lung\u0103 de vreo 15km din \u015eaua Strunga trebuia s\u0103 zbur\u0103m dac\u0103 putem.<\/p>\n<p>Totul p\u0103rea ok, dar cam la 3km de la start Dan face pan\u0103. \u00cel v\u0103d cum \u00eentoarce roata, e pe tubeless. N-are nevoie de camer\u0103, are \u015fi el, nu mai aud f\u00e2s\u00e2it, Dan \u00eemi spune s\u0103 plec mai departe. Urmeaz\u0103 cobor\u00e2rea prin p\u0103dure, m\u0103 tot duc. M\u0103 dau la o parte c\u00e2nd \u00eei aud pe fra\u0163ii Manea c\u0103 vin. \u015ei ei au avut probleme. Ajung jos, \u00eel a\u015ftept pe Dan. La sfatul lui Hora\u0163iu nu stau, pedalez alene. Eram pachet de nervi, \u00eemi exprimam p\u0103rerea despre tubeless cu voce tare. Pentru 100g mai pu\u0163in \u00ee\u0163i trebuie un tir de scule \u015fi echip\u0103 tehnic\u0103! Veci n-o s\u0103-mi pun a\u015fa ceva! Mul\u0163umesc de \u00eencuraj\u0103ri \u015fi de \u00eendemnurile la calm \ud83d\ude42 C\u00e2nd a venit Dan eram deja r\u0103corit \u015fi am fost numai lapte \u015fi miere, ca o mironosi\u0163\u0103. Englezii trecuser\u0103, Mure\u015ful erau h\u0103t departe, speram s\u0103 nu for\u0163eze. Pentru noi era ca un nou start, cu handicap. A urmat un push-bike lung, i-am prins pe englezi, am ajuns Mure\u015f Cycling. Ei cu strategia lor, mergeau \u00een ritmul meu. Mai povesteam c\u00e2te pu\u0163in, dar nu-mi convenea situa\u0163ia. Culmea e c\u0103 aproape sus ne ajung \u015fi englezii. Luci st\u0103tea la limba de z\u0103pad\u0103, noi, masterii, eram to\u0163i \u00een p\u0103r acolo. Dan era ceva mai sus. \u015ei de acolo ultima \u015fans\u0103 &#8211; cu Dan eram ca un acordeon: m\u0103 apropiam la cobor\u00e2ri, iar urma o g\u00e2lm\u0103 \u00a0de urcare \u015fi punea metri \u00eentre noi. To\u0163i voluntarii \u00eemi spuneau c\u0103 Dan are pan\u0103, deja m\u0103 \u015fi vedeam la \u015fosea \u00eemprumut\u00e2ndu-i bicicleta mea \u015fi alerg\u00e2nd \u00een sus pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 el.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/66umM209mQRqdsGJmeEI4tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-GZtywCLNLFk\/U5h2VGJCZMI\/AAAAAAAAaqE\/FiO72-2tD_M\/s400\/4M-2014-Ziua4_144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">Dan , cu casc\u0103 a&#8217; la Robike &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit \u015foseaua, Dan pompeaz\u0103 la PA. Greu trec kilometri. O echip\u0103 ne ajunge \u015fi se dep\u0103rteaz\u0103 \u00eenceti\u015for. Trecem de punctul cu izvor, aflat la 3km de finish. Locul 2 la general master sper c\u0103 e asigurat. \u00cel rog pe Dan s\u0103 se mai uite \u00een vale. Ultimul km, Dan \u00eel vede pe Robike. Acum chiar m\u0103 ambi\u0163ionez \u015fi cresc viteza. Termin\u0103m pentru prima dat\u0103 o etap\u0103 pe <strong>locul 1<\/strong> <strong>la categorie<\/strong> \u015fi &#8230; surpriz\u0103: Dulwich\u00a0termin\u0103 etapa pe locul 2, la 1 minut de noi. Mure\u015ful sose\u015fte pe 3 la 3 minute de noi. A fost o victorie de moral.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/KE9wfCK9KEgvEPUQu9M7_dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-cUvdVhXVZsc\/U5h2XOCFS3I\/AAAAAAAAanU\/jHyUTt8J9x8\/s400\/4M-2014-Ziua4_151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3h43min13sec<\/strong> pentru cea mai scurt\u0103 etap\u0103 a competi\u0163iei &#8211; <strong>45km<\/strong> \u015fi <strong>2000m<\/strong> diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel, <strong>locul 9 \u00een etap\u0103<\/strong>, cu un deja clasic &#8220;218 extrem suffer score&#8221;. La general dup\u0103 4 etape am terminat\u00a0pe locul 9, iar la categorie pe 2. Echipa Mure\u015f Cycling a terminat pe locul 1 cu 15min ecart, iar Dulwich Paragon pe 3 la 9min de noi. Timpul nostru total final a fost 17h07min35sec. Mul\u0163umim Robike pentru casca \u00eemprumutat\u0103!<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/Fi-19vNr2_228EAjg1La8tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-Qu43Y87xYgY\/U5h2ZaYPtyI\/AAAAAAAAaoE\/9jprIl4ynMY\/s400\/4M-2014-Ziua4_483.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">etapa de final si un loc 1 de moral &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>La sf\u00e2r\u015fit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pentru mine a fost o lupt\u0103 frumoas\u0103 pe \u00eentreg parcursul competi\u0163iei, o lupt\u0103 \u00een care dac\u0103 nu erai mul\u0163umit, dac\u0103 doreai mai mult, aveai \u00eenc\u0103 o \u015fans\u0103 ziua urm\u0103toare \u015fi tot a\u015fa. Luni m-am trezit preg\u0103tit s\u0103 pedalez \ud83d\ude42 Am avut noroc s\u0103 fiu cu un partener mai bun ca mine. La \u00eenceput mi se p\u0103rea c\u0103\u00a0nu trebuie dec\u00e2t s\u0103 pedal\u0103m, nu conteaz\u0103 a\u015fa mult c\u00e2t de diferi\u0163i sau nu suntem. Apoi p\u0103s\u0103relele mele au luat cuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103 cu ale lui. Toate nevinovate cic\u0103. Am terminat ca o echip\u0103, sper c\u0103 l-am ajutat \u015fi eu cu c\u00e2te ceva, c\u0103 nu-mi aduc aminte. Mul\u0163umesc Dane!<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/nXPZ63vUdO9NOIoYTBpUg9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-Wc6L025jgfY\/U5WBvcGb6RI\/AAAAAAAAaes\/2SPQZS_1uL0\/s400\/10169241_327266980761309_8433125260304082829_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">podium final master &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/ojFnToru7ruM9coB1_XXzNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-flMWDZ-yn_I\/U5h2hx1SGPI\/AAAAAAAAapM\/PR-k0gBKiio\/s400\/4M-2014-Ziua4_577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Mul\u0163umesc CarpathianMan pentru concurs, dup\u0103 2 etape am intrat \u00eentr-o dependen\u0163\u0103. Abia mar\u0163i dup\u0103 concurs am \u00eenceput s\u0103 intru \u00een ritm mai normal, adic\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 simt cam terminat \ud83d\ude42 . Frumoase peisaje, solicitante\u00a0trasee! Impresionant efort de organizare pentru cele patru zile de concurs, ceea ce am v\u0103zut a fost doar v\u00e2rful aisbergului. Le mul\u0163umesc \u015fi eu, ca \u015fi concurent, sponsorilor concursului \u015fi sper astfel s\u0103-i \u00eencurajez s\u0103 sprijine \u00een continuare astfel de idei. Sunt evenimente care nu aduc sute de concuren\u0163i la start pentru c\u0103 pur \u015fi simplu trebuie \u00eendeplinite condi\u0163ii care nu pot fi \u00eendeplinite de mul\u0163i, dar nu conteaz\u0103 numai num\u0103rul.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/8LC449qnP5J65GAdlLPTBdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-snB4joHiWbg\/U5aK3cRs2vI\/AAAAAAAAaf0\/WE-ibeqOO0g\/s400\/DSC_0001.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/Bike4Mountains2014CarpathianMan?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Mul\u0163umesc pentru \u00eencuraj\u0103ri, mul\u0163umesc voluntarilor inimo\u015fi, mul\u0163umesc fotografilor. Felicit\u0103ri concuren\u0163ilor, at\u00e2t \u00eenving\u0103tori c\u00e2t \u015fi \u00eenvin\u015fi. Pun mai jos linkuri la pozele lor, sunt foarte reu\u015fite, una din ele am pus-o ca profil.<\/p>\n<p>Edi Pislaru<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edi.pislaru\/media_set?set=a.327167624104578.1073741873.100004340288943&amp;type=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr \/>edi.pislaru\/<wbr \/>media_set?set=a.32716762410<wbr \/>4578.1073741873.1000043402<wbr \/>88943&amp;type=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edi.pislaru\/media_set?set=a.326411150846892.1073741872.100004340288943&amp;type=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr \/>edi.pislaru\/<wbr \/>media_set?set=a.32641115084<wbr \/>6892.1073741872.1000043402<wbr \/>88943&amp;type=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mihai Dinculescu<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MihaiDinculescu\/media_set?set=a.10152503057833524.1073741827.561053523&amp;type=1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr \/>MihaiDinculescu\/<wbr \/>media_set?set=a.10152503057<wbr \/>833524.1073741827.56105352<wbr \/>3&amp;type=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ionut Cioban &#8211; et3 &#8211; Piatra Craiului &#8211; sambata<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ionut.cioban\/media_set?set=a.887253791301979.1073741828.100000520991113&amp;type=3\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr \/>ionut.cioban\/<wbr \/>media_set?set=a.88725379130<wbr \/>1979.1073741828.1000005209<wbr \/>91113&amp;type=3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"js_3\" style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Freerider.ro\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=111063712293426\">FreeriderPunctRo<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; et1 &#8211; Iezer-Papusa &#8211; joi<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.713887082011083.1073741904.111063712293426&amp;type=3\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr \/>media\/set\/<wbr \/>?set=a.713887082011083.1073<wbr \/>741904.111063712293426&amp;typ<wbr \/>e=3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mihai Benea<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/116606785858514545800\/4Munti2014PiatraCraiului?noredirect=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\">https:\/\/<wbr \/>picasaweb.google.com\/<wbr \/>116606785858514545800\/<wbr \/>4Munti2014PiatraCraiului?no<wbr \/>redirect=1<\/a>#<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/116606785858514545800\/albums\/6023357984696268609?banner=pwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\">https:\/\/plus.google.com\/<wbr \/>photos\/<wbr \/>116606785858514545800\/<wbr \/>albums\/<wbr \/>6023357984696268609?banner=<wbr \/>pwa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fodor Corina &#8211;\u00a0poze Iezer Papusa si Leaota<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/102022947216033657172\/IEZERPAPUSA4MUNTI?noredirect=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\">https:\/\/<wbr \/>picasaweb.google.com\/<wbr \/>102022947216033657172\/<wbr \/>IEZERPAPUSA4MUNTI?noredirec<wbr \/>t=1<\/a>#<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #3b5998;\" href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/102022947216033657172\/LEAOTA4MUNTI?noredirect=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\">https:\/\/<wbr \/>picasaweb.google.com\/<wbr \/>102022947216033657172\/<wbr \/>LEAOTA4MUNTI?noredirect=1<\/a>#<\/p>\n<p>Florin Duicu<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/florin.duicu.3\/media_set?set=a.10152472924193769.1073741864.726948768&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/florin.duicu.3\/media_set?set=a.10152472924193769.1073741864.726948768&amp;type=1\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>locul 2 la master &#8211; From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan La \u00eenceput &#8211; cuvintele prietenului \u015fi partenerului meu de echip\u0103 &#8211; Dan Lup\u015fa &#8220;\u00cen acest an a avut loc o modificare \u00een echipa San Marco &#8211; Simu Sorin &#8211; colegul meu de echip\u0103 de la edi\u0163ia trecut\u0103, a fost nevoit s\u0103 renun\u0163e datorit\u0103 unor probleme\u00a0de s\u0103n\u0103tate. Am promis c\u0103 am s\u0103 fiu cu g\u00e2ndul al\u0103turi de el \u015fi nu voi dezam\u0103gi echipa, echipa care s-a reformat cu Laurentiu. \u00cen acest mod am purces la anun\u0163area organizatorului principal, CarpathianMan, adic\u0103 Lucian Clinciu, \u015fi astfel am fost accepta\u0163i \u00een noua formul\u0103. A fost frumos&#8230; prima zi la start &#8211; From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan A fost pl\u0103cut s\u0103 m\u0103 v\u0103d al\u0103turi de cuno\u015ftin\u0163e din edi\u0163iile trecute \u015fi nu numai. Acest gen de competi\u0163ie de anduran\u0163\u0103, desf\u0103\u015furat\u0103 pe parcursul a 4 zile, prin zone montane deosebite&#8230; a f\u0103cut ca la linia de start s\u0103 fie rideri puternici. Din aceast\u0103 edi\u0163ie Lucian a decis s\u0103 mai introduc\u0103 o zi, adic\u0103 un masiv montan: Iezer-P\u0103pu\u015fa. \u00cempreun\u0103 cu Veze am decis s\u0103 nu lu\u0103m \u00een serios prima zi, s\u0103 nu tragem, s\u0103 mergem doar la 80%, pentru a ne salva energia \u00een zilele ce vor urma, zile ce am considerat a fi mai dure. Bine am f\u0103cut, astfel am luat &#8220;pulsul&#8221; riderilor \u015fi astfel am f\u0103cut o mic\u0103 strategie care a mers de minune. In prima zi, adic\u0103 1 &#8211; Etapa 1, cu startul din C\u00e2mpulung \u015fi sosire \u00een Stoene\u015fti, am sosit pe locul 3, la doar 1+ min. 2 &#8211; Etapa a 2-a, cu startul din Stoene\u015fti (AG) \u015fi sosire \u00een Cheile Gr\u0103di\u015ftei, a fost mai pl\u0103cut\u0103 \u015fi astfel am \u00eenceput s\u0103 &#8220;rul\u0103m&#8221; mai cu foc. Am sosit pe locul 2. 3 &#8211; Etapa a 3-a fost etapa mai de vitez\u0103, dar mai cu surprize, adic\u0103 a fost mai &#8220;umeda&#8221;, prin traversarea direct printr-un p\u00e2r\u00e2ia\u015f\/curs de ap\u0103 bolov\u0103nos \u015fi foarte interesant. Am sosit din nou pe locul 2 dup\u0103 cei de la Mure\u015f. 4 &#8211; Etapa a 4-a am decis s\u0103 d\u0103m totul din nou. Vezentan a mers exemplar, doar c\u0103 &#8230; dup\u0103 doar 3 km am t\u0103iat anvelopa spate. Ei, de aici a \u00eenceput un declin. Am decis s\u0103 pun camera \u015fi am uitat s\u0103 cur\u0103\u0163 c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t anvelopa de posibilii spini \u015fi astfel am rulat mai tot timpul cu roata moale, av\u00e2nd multe pauze de umflat roata. Dar Veze era acolo unde trebuia \u015fi astfel am dus \u00een repetate r\u00e2nduri &#8220;mar\u015furi de recuperare&#8221; care au fost foarte interesante \u015fi pl\u0103cute pentru mine. Astfel am reusit sa trecem pe locul 1 la etap\u0103 \u015fi un loc 2 la general. Pe aceast\u0103 cale mul\u0163umesc \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 colegului de echip\u0103 Lauren\u0163iu. From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan Despre organizare &#8230; pot spune c\u0103 s-a organizat din suflet, cu oameni deosebi\u0163i \u015fi, sincer, nu este simplu s\u0103 asiguri marcare PA, PC-uri \u00een patru zile \u015fi \u00een locuri diferite. Sunt sigur c\u0103 nimeni nu s-a r\u0103t\u0103cit sau, cel putin, eu\/noi echipa, nu ne-am sim\u0163it nici o secund\u0103 \u00een afara cursei. Mul\u0163umesc voluntarilor care au sus\u0163inut pe Lucian Clinciu, mul\u0163umesc sumedeniilor de poza\u015fi care au f\u0103cut ca noi, acum, s\u0103 ne readucem aminte de acele clipe pl\u0103cute din timpul cursei. Mul\u0163umesc \u015fi felicit to\u0163i participan\u0163ii din acest concurs unic de anduran\u0163\u0103. Nu \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd mul\u0163umesc pentru suport : San Marco Edil Colore \u015fi: Emil Cristescu\u00a0pentru tot ajutorul lor, cei care au f\u0103cut ca eu s\u0103 ajung la acest concurs.&#8221; \u015ei acum cele scrise de mine: G\u00e2nduri \u00eenainte de concurs Principalul eveniment de MTB de anul acesta l-am programat s\u0103 fie Bike 4 Mountains, un concurs de anduran\u0163\u0103 \u015fi echip\u0103 cum la noi \u00eenc\u0103 n-am v\u0103zut. Anul acesta urma s\u0103 parcurgem \u00een zile consecutive patru trasee montane cu lungime \u00eentre 45 \u015fi 65km \u015fi cu diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel \u00een jur de 2000m fiecare. Etapele erau Iezer-P\u0103pu\u015fa &#8211; cu startul \u00een C\u00e2mpulung Arge\u015f, Leaota &#8211; cu startul \u00een Stoene\u015fti, Piatra Craiului \u015fi Bucegi &#8211; ambele cu startul \u00een Gr\u0103di\u015fte Fundata. Traseele au fost alese de Lucian Clinciu \u015fi pot spune acum c\u0103 au avut de toate \u015fi am avut mare noroc c\u0103 am prins vreme bun\u0103 at\u00e2tea zile \u00een mun\u0163i care dep\u0103\u015fesc 2000m altitudine. From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan Era prima\u00a0edi\u0163ie la care participam dar nu aveam mari emo\u0163ii: aveam s\u0103 fiu \u00een echip\u0103 cu Andrei Ga\u015fpar, un prieten al prietenilor mei Sorin Simu \u015fi Dan Lup\u015fa, \u015fi\u00a0aveam mare \u00eencredere \u00een privin\u0163a alegerii lor. Nici presiunea rezultatelor nu exista, noi urm\u00e2nd s\u0103 fim echipa numit\u0103 mai elegant &#8220;San Marco 4 Fun&#8221;, adic\u0103 &#8211;\u00a0pentru cei mai pragmatici &#8211; echipa San Marco 2. Dan \u015fi cu Sorin urmau s\u0103 lupte \u00een special cu echipa Mure\u015f Cycling format\u0103 din Robike &#8211; &#8220;cap de coard\u0103&#8221; \u00een echip\u0103 \u015fi Nyaradi, iar Andrei \u015fi cu mine pentru locul 3, dac\u0103 reu\u015feam s\u0103 fim mai buni ca englezii de la Dulwich Paragon &#8211; Charles \u015fi Dave. Pe concuren\u0163ii de la BikeExpert nu-i cuno\u015fteam absolut deloc dar speram s\u0103-i putem dep\u0103\u015fi. Nu m-am obosit prea tare s\u0103 studiez traseele, nu le cuno\u015fteam, \u015ftiam doar c\u0103 la EcoMarathon am alergat ceva buc\u0103\u0163i.\u00a0Nu-mi puneam problema c\u0103 nu rezist, m\u0103 consideram mai \u00een form\u0103 dec\u00e2t anii trecu\u0163i, chiar dac\u0103 antrenamentele mele de anul acesta au fost mai mult de alergare. Ca idee, \u00een acest an am cam 1700km alerga\u0163i, iar cu bicicleta\u00a0abia am str\u00e2ns 700km cu tot cu Bike 4 Mountains. Ca s\u0103 fiu c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t sigur c\u0103 nu m\u0103 las\u0103 bicicleta am schimbat la ea toat\u0103 linia de angrenaj \u015fi, ca s\u0103 evit desfacerea zilnic\u0103 a butucului spate de la Mavic, am schimbat p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi ro\u0163ile cu ceva second dar mai pu\u0163in preten\u0163ios. La toate schimb\u0103rile n-am \u0163inut cont de gramaj \u015fi sigur aveam peste 11,5kg de \u00a0dus cu mine zi de zi. \u015etiam c\u0103 echipele de la master cu preten\u0163ii mari la podium erau bine sudate, membrii lor particip\u00e2nd cu orice ocazie \u00eempreun\u0103 la concursuri, uneori chiar de alergare sau duatlon. Adic\u0103 \u00een afar\u0103 de San Marco 4 Fun, echipele Mure\u015ful, San Marco \u015fi Dulwich se \u015ftiau bine \u015fi chiar participaser\u0103 la edi\u0163iile precedente. \u00cen echip\u0103 la MTB eu am mai participat doar o singur\u0103 dat\u0103, la IronBike \u00een 2011, culmea c\u0103 \u015fi atunci cu un partener pe care nu-l mai v\u0103zusem \ud83d\ude42 . \u015ei am fost mul\u0163umit, p\u0103cat de condi\u0163iile meteo care au \u00eentrerupt cursa la to\u0163i. Numele echipei de atunci a fost semnificativ: TrussstInMe &#8211; cum \u00eei spunea \u015farpele Kaa lui Mowgli. Altfel, experien\u0163e de echip\u0103 am numai de la &#8230; \u015fah din adolescen\u0163\u0103 \u015fi voi avea cur\u00e2nd la alergare &#8211; Marathon7500 &#8211; cu Adi Cosma \u015fi 2&#215;2 &#8211; tot cu Dan Lup\u015fa \ud83d\ude42 . privelisti &#8211; From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan S\u0103 v\u0103 spun cum e \u00een echip\u0103 la \u015fah? Conteaz\u0103? Da, conteaz\u0103 astfel de experin\u0163e, de aceea m\u0103 lupt s\u0103 experimenteze a\u015fa ceva \u015fi copiii mei. \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd la \u015fah sunt ierarhii. Clare, nu merge cu pove\u015fti. A\u015fa e de fapt \u015fi la MTB, doar c\u0103 nu e pus la punct un\u00a0sistem de punctaj. \u00cen func\u0163ie de ierarhie fiecare echip\u0103 \u00ee\u015fi pune la mesele de joc juc\u0103torii, \u00een principiu la masa 1 juc\u0103torul cel mai bun \u015fi tot a\u015fa. Ce conteaz\u0103 la final, dup\u0103 disputarea partidelor, e rezultatul pe echip\u0103, adic\u0103 fix ca la MTB. Diferen\u0163a e c\u0103 la \u015fah nu po\u0163i s\u0103-\u0163i aju\u0163i \u00een timpul concursului coechipierii, \u00een rest &#8230; degeaba ob\u0163ii victorie la masa 1 dac\u0103 mai departe\u00a0ai pierderi \u00een linie. \u015ei de aici transpunerea la MTB, cu particularizarea de rigoare: putem t\u0103ia piesele grele din fiecare echip\u0103 &#8211; Robike de la Mure\u015f, Dan de la San Marco (echipa final\u0103) \u015fi probabil Dave\u00a0de la Dulwich \u015fi r\u0103m\u00e2nem noi &#8211; pionii slabi: Nyaradi, eu \u015fi Charles. Conteaz\u0103 deci suportul acestor verigi slabe, ele sigur merg la maxim, n-au pauze \u015fi se recupereaz\u0103 mai greu. Nici nu intr\u0103 \u00een ecua\u0163ie gre\u015felile poten\u0163iale ale celor mai buni, eu le clasific ca impardonabile. Superficialitatea iepurelui e ceea ce a dus la victoria broa\u015ftei \u0163estoase. So, every team has a turtle. Every turtle is more important than every rabbit, normally the contest is between turtles, not between rabbits. Sorry for rabbits if they are frustrated \ud83d\ude42 Ei, \u015fi a venit ziua plec\u0103rii dar \u015fi prima surpriz\u0103: Sorin are probleme medicale. Urmeaz\u0103 s\u0103 fac echip\u0103 cu Dan \u00een echipa San Marco. Regretele n-au rost, privim \u00eenainte: se schimb\u0103 tot. Avantajul meu era c\u0103 ne \u015ftiam bini\u015for, chiar dac\u0103 n-am mai f\u0103cut echip\u0103, \u00een plus Dan\u00a0\u015ftia traseele, \u00een afar\u0103 de primul &#8211; Iezer-P\u0103pu\u015fa, nou introdus \u00een acest an. \u015etiam c\u0103 pe ansamblu e mai bun ca mine, singurele d\u0103\u0163i c\u00e2nd am terminat \u00een fa\u0163a lui au fost c\u00e2nd se r\u0103t\u0103cea sau avea evenimente pe traseu. Nyaradi \u015fi Charles sunt buni, \u00een mod normal peste mine,\u00a0sper s\u0103 descop\u0103r pe parcurs un puncti\u015for care s\u0103 m\u0103 avantajeze. La prima vedere s-ar putea s\u0103 conteze push-bike-ul. Etapele. \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd pot spune c\u0103 am mers la maxim \u00een fiecare etap\u0103, n-am \u0163inut seama de cele spuse de Dan. Cu c\u00e2t \u00eenaintezi \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 te po\u0163i baza pe organism, pe c\u00e2t poate duce, nu mai ai nevoie de fr\u00e2n\u0103 suplimentar\u0103. E concurs, nu? E drept \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 am evitat ruperile de ritm la primele dou\u0103 etape. A vazut \u015fi el apoi pe pulsul meu, comparativ cu al lui. Eu zic c\u0103 am centura de puls defect\u0103, am \u015fi vrut s-o \u00eenlocuiesc la un moment dat \ud83d\ude42 Dar, \u00een fond, dac\u0103 pot \u0163ine puls mediu peste 155 4-5 ore zilnic \u015fi la sf\u00e2r\u015fit s\u0103 termin cu 165+ \u015fi s\u0103 nu fiu epuizat \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 a\u015fa func\u0163ionez. Electronica are \u015fi ea limitele ei. De la 60 la 133 trec instant numai s\u0103 m\u0103 enervez pu\u0163in, nici nu trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 mi\u015fc. cam asa arata fiecare pliant de profil &#8211; From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan Etapa 1 Iezer-P\u0103pu\u015fa Nimic deosebit, traseul a fost bine ales, l-am tratat ca pe un concurs normal de MTB de o zi, dar f\u0103r\u0103 for\u0163\u0103ri. Am fost cam \u00eengrijora\u0163i de vreme la \u00eenceput, ne-am dat seama c\u0103 \u00eentr-adev\u0103r la urc\u0103rile \u00een for\u0163\u0103 sunt cam past\u0103, r\u0103m\u00e2n mereu \u00een urm\u0103, poate se vede c\u0103 la MTB am l\u0103sat-o mai moale \u00een acest an. Au fost 57km \u015fi peste 2100m diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel, 4h29min37sec timp final &#8211; locul 3 la categoria master, dar la 1min de locul 1 Mure\u015f Cycling. Meciul \u00eentre noi a fost practic\u00a0nul. Un prim semnal c\u0103 Dulwich sunt buni la sprint pe final &#8211; au terminat la 1 secund\u0103 de Mure\u015f! Am b\u0103gat la t\u0103rt\u0103cu\u0163\u0103.\u00a0La mine a scris &#8220;suffer score 352&#8221;, adic\u0103 EPIC! Numai 80% nu mi se pare\u00a0c\u0103 am fost. 2h49min am fost la zona 4 &#8211; threshold &#8211; peste 159 puls. Pe scurt, cam at\u00e2ta pot. La general am fost \u00a0pe 15. Incredibil ce bine merg elitele! Primul timp &#8211; Nomad Merida &#8211; a fost de 3h31min23sec. M-am bucurat \u015fi pentru locul 3 al echipei\u00a0Maratonic &#8211; Eli \u015fi Oli, iar\u00a0ei de atunci mi-au spus c\u0103 sunt 3 echipe ce se lupt\u0103 pentru locul 3 \u015fi Petrache \u015fi Ro\u015fioru au avut ghinion. Mul\u0163umim Fodor Emese pentru aten\u0163ionarea de viraj la jum\u0103tatea cursei &#8211; tocmai acolo a f\u0103cut o pauz\u0103 de pan\u0103, Dan a \u015fi pus apoi \u015fi o creang\u0103 pentru neaten\u0163i. cu Charles in urmarirea mea, Dan cu probleme de angrenaj &#8211; From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan Etapa a 2-a Leaota Na\u015fpa c\u00e2nd nu po\u0163i dormi bine noaptea. M-am trezit obosit. Aveam deci la start o broasc\u0103 flasc\u0103, care mima buna dispozi\u0163ie. Dan m-a \u00eencurajat &#8211; las\u0103 c\u0103 te \u00eenc\u0103lze\u015fti \u015fi-\u0163i dai drumul. Urmau vreo 28 km de urcare continu\u0103, aveam timp de \u00eenc\u0103lzire c\u00e2t cuprinde. \u015ei start! Eu ca de obicei, c\u00e2t pot duce. At\u00e2ta c\u0103 lumea trecea pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine, se duceau \u015fi BikeExpertul, pe Mure\u015f \u015fi Dulwich nu i-am mai v\u0103zut de la start. Eram \u00eengrijorat, nu \u015ftiu dac\u0103 mai erau 3-4 echipe \u00een spate, Dan cred c\u0103 puf\u0103ia, sprinta dup\u0103 cine se nimerea \u00een fa\u0163\u0103, povestea \u015fi apoi iar revenea s\u0103-mi spun\u0103: ai blocat furca, foarte bine c\u0103 te \u00eenc\u0103lze\u015fti! Eram deja la km 17 de urcare \u015fi eu cic\u0103 m\u0103 tot \u00eenc\u0103lzeam! Totu\u015fi sim\u0163eam o schimbare, cred c\u0103 cu 0,1km\/h devenisem mai rapid ca unii din fa\u0163\u0103. Ajunsesem \u00een zona alpin\u0103, \u00eencepeam s\u0103 dep\u0103\u015fesc, m\u0103 sim\u0163eam tot mai bine. V\u0103d \u00een fa\u0163a mea \u015firag de concuren\u0163i. \u015ei culmea, la PA \u00eei v\u0103d pe Charles \u015fi Dave. Sunt \u015focat, cu ochii bulbuca\u0163i, am c\u0103scat gura \u015fi mai tare de\u015fi nu credeam c\u0103 pot. Mi se pare c\u0103 unul dintre ei se a\u015feaz\u0103. Eu m\u0103 simt bine, clar c\u0103 nu opresc. Urmeaz\u0103 por\u0163iune de trail, mai tehnic\u0103, cu urcatul \u00een for\u0163\u0103 s-a cam terminat. Strig la Dan s\u0103 nu mai stea. \u00cencepe \u015fi push-bike. Merg pe bike, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103, cu MTB \u0163inut ca o roab\u0103, orice numai s\u0103 am vitez\u0103. Nu m\u0103 uit \u00een spate, n-am vreme. From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan Urmeaz\u0103 ni\u015fte d\u00e2mburi uria\u015fe, iar push-bike. Pe unul dintre ele m\u0103 opresc, m\u0103 uit \u00een spate. Nimeni! Adic\u0103 pustiu! De r\u0103t\u0103cit nu m-am r\u0103t\u0103cit, sper. Unde-i &#8220;iepurele&#8221;? Vine \u015fi Silviu B\u0103lan. El e singur de ieri, din p\u0103cate, z\u00e2mbitor cum l-am tot v\u0103zut. \u00cel \u00eentreb de Dan, zice c\u0103-i \u00een spate. A\u015ftept, \u00eemi pare r\u0103u c\u0103 nu m-am uitat mai devreme dar nu-s obi\u015fnuit, mi se face \u015fi frig. Trag \u00eenc\u0103lzitoarele, mai apar concuren\u0163i, v\u0103d \u015fi galben. Apare Dan, c\u0103zuse! Bine c\u0103-i ok. Probabil \u00eent\u00e2rziase la PA \u015fi apoi, dornic s\u0103 recupereze c\u00e2t mai repede, a for\u0163at unde nu trebuia. \u00cen orice caz, a fost un moment de cump\u0103n\u0103 pe care l-am dep\u0103\u015fit am\u00e2ndoi \u00een mod \u00een\u0163elept. Dup\u0103 dou\u0103 etape ne-am dat seama c\u0103 la trail \u015fi cobor\u00e2ri mai abrupte am un avantaj \u015fi doar aici puteam spera c\u0103 pot face diferen\u0163\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 de concuren\u0163\u0103. Urm\u0103toarele etape le vom privi mai ales din punctul acesta de vedere. La finalul etapei am trecut pe locul 2 la general categorie, dar am pierdut \u00eenc\u0103 12min fa\u0163\u0103 de Robike \u015fi Nyaradi. Charles \u015fi Dave\u00a0au terminat la 9min de noi, per total eram la 13 min de Mure\u015f \u015fi cu 8 min \u00een fa\u0163a Dulwich. La general etap\u0103 am terminat pe locul 10. Timpul nostru a fost de 4h26min30sec, dup\u0103 47,6km \u015fi peste 2000m diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel. Am sc\u0103zut la efort la &#8220;extrem suffer score 210&#8221; Etapa a 3-a Piatra Craiului \u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit m\u0103 simt bine de diminea\u0163\u0103, n-am nici o problem\u0103. Mi-a intrat \u00een reflex concursul acesta. Mai studiem o dat\u0103 traseul. E cea mai lung\u0103 \u015fi grea etap\u0103, e traseu v\u0103lurit, trece mult timp \u015fi prin p\u00e2r\u00e2u. A\u015f da din coad\u0103 dar mi-e team\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 de urcarea de \u015fosea de 3km de la final, cele 8 minute ale noastre fa\u0163\u0103 de Dulwich pot fi \u00eenjum\u0103t\u0103\u0163ite. Cu Mure\u015ful se pare c\u0103 am cam \u00eencheiat lupta, dar nu trag linie. \u00cenainte de start aud de la englezi doar un cuv\u00e2nt: slow. Restul mi-am imaginat. Dup\u0103 ritmul mai alert de la start de ieri c\u00e2nd s-au rupt, acum aveau de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 o lase mai moale la \u00eenceput. Lor poate le convenea s\u0103 fac\u0103 meci nul cu noi p\u00e2n\u0103 spre\u00a0sf\u00e2r\u015fit, dar nou\u0103 nu. A\u015fa c\u0103 am pornit c\u00e2t am putut de tare \u015fi cu prima ocazie am povestit c\u00e2te ceva \u015fi cu Dan.\u00a0Frumoas\u0103 etap\u0103, mi-a pl\u0103cut p\u00e2r\u00e2ul. Am mai alergat \u015fi prin ap\u0103 c\u00e2nd nimeream prea ad\u00e2nc \u015fi m\u0103 \u00eempotmoleam, dar \u00een general am ghicit bine partea ciclabil\u0103. Poate era mai u\u015for cu 29-er, dar cred c\u0103 senza\u0163iile sunt mai spectaculoase cu 26. cursa de neutralizare pentru Robike &#8211; From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan Robike \u015fi Nyaradi se mul\u0163umeau doar s\u0103 stea prin preajma noastr\u0103, ar fi preferat \u015fi s\u0103 povestim \ud83d\ude42 Englezii erau \u00een spate, p\u0103ream \u00een siguran\u0163\u0103, dar mie nu-mi plac surprizele.\u00a0Opresc \u015fi eu \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit la un PA, dar foarte scurt timp. Pentru mine nu poate fi pauz\u0103. De\u015fi la un moment dat \u00eei dep\u0103\u015fisem, spre final mure\u015fenii \u015fi-au f\u0103cut treaba, ne-au l\u0103sat \u00een spate, nu m-am putut \u0163ine de ei. Sus \u00een deal la finish Dan m-a felicitat \u015fi a vrut s\u0103 cobor\u00e2m la bra\u0163. Am auzit ceva \u00een spate \u015fi i-am spus s\u0103 am\u00e2n\u0103m bucuria pentru finish, s\u0103 nu pierdem un loc \u00een clasamentul general. \u015etiam c\u0103 echipa Spirit a lui Vlad e \u00een spate, nu departe. Nu apuc\u0103m s\u0103 trecem bine finishul \u015fi ce s\u0103 vezi: englezii! Nici nu \u015ftiu de unde au ap\u0103rut, dar erau s\u0103 ne ia cu fulgi cu tot. Au terminat la 15 secunde dup\u0103 noi! una din lungile treceri prin apa &#8211; From Bike 4 Mountains 2014 &#8211; CarpathianMan 4h28min15sec a fost timpul nostru pentru 61km \u015fi peste 2100m diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel. Mure\u015ful a terminat cu 4min30sec \u00een fa\u0163a noastr\u0103, bravo lor! Diferen\u0163a a crescut cam la 18minute. Noi ne-am p\u0103strat locul 2 la categorie, cu peste 8minute \u00een fa\u0163a Dulwich, \u00een etap\u0103 am fost pe locul 8 la general. Etapa a 4-a Bucegi A fost ultima etap\u0103, era totul sau nimic. M\u0103 sim\u0163eam bine. \u00cen nici un caz nu aveam chef de slow, iar dac\u0103 tot \u00eencheiem\u00a0competi\u0163ia vom \u00eencerca s\u0103 o facem cu fruntea sus. Doream s\u0103 intr\u0103m primii pe o cobor\u00e2re de \u00eenceput mai tehnic\u0103 prin p\u0103dure \u015fi s\u0103 \u00eencerc\u0103m s\u0103 disp\u0103rem. Finalul urma s\u0103 fie \u015fi mai greu pentru mine, aveam de urcat tot drumul de la Moieciu de Sus la Gr\u0103di\u015fte Fundata, adic\u0103 aproximativ 6km. Doream neaparat s\u0103 fim \u00een fa\u0163a englezilor la baza urc\u0103rii \u015fi pentru asta la cobor\u00e2rea lung\u0103 de vreo 15km din \u015eaua Strunga trebuia s\u0103 zbur\u0103m dac\u0103 putem. Totul p\u0103rea ok, dar cam la 3km de la start Dan face pan\u0103. \u00cel v\u0103d cum \u00eentoarce roata, e pe tubeless. N-are nevoie de camer\u0103, are \u015fi el, nu mai aud f\u00e2s\u00e2it, Dan \u00eemi spune s\u0103 plec mai departe. Urmeaz\u0103 cobor\u00e2rea prin p\u0103dure, m\u0103 tot duc. M\u0103 dau la o parte c\u00e2nd \u00eei aud pe fra\u0163ii Manea c\u0103 vin. \u015ei ei au avut probleme. Ajung jos, \u00eel a\u015ftept pe Dan. La sfatul lui Hora\u0163iu nu stau, pedalez alene. Eram pachet de nervi, \u00eemi exprimam p\u0103rerea despre tubeless cu voce tare. 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