4th in saalhausen xc.

At our sports directors home now. I use to spend some time at his house in between races. It is a calm place and I find it nice and relaxing here. Today I will do some recovery training alon the river Rhein.

I got 4th in yesterdays XC race in Saalhausen. I had a good start and halfway on the first lap sitting in 5th possition when a rider crashes in front of me. We lost contact with the 2 leaders and had to chase to try to get back. I didn´t have enough gas in the tank to close the gap.

Later we caught Manuel Fumic, and the group of 4 raced for the second place. Thomas Litscher attacked halfway and I couldn´t follow. The last lap I was smoked and finished in 4th close followed by Team mate Fabian Giger in 5th.

My feeling is way better then last few weeks. I have listened to my body and it pays of. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the doctor of the Rabobank teams. They are doing a great job trying to sort out my breathing problems.

Now time for some training.

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