Last week was a sad week for cycling in South Africa, and the whole world for that matter! One of the most promising female riders in the country died in a tragic accident on Wednesday and it effected all of us a lot, it makes you think and reminds you to appreciate every moment cause it can so quickly be taken away from you. So please everyone take care on the roads!!!

Rest in peace Carla!

For above reason training was not as much fun as normal in the end of the week so I was glad that it was a race on Sunday so that I could feel a bit of joy again, to feel strong in a race is why I train so much! This race was the second of the summer league and it saw a new venue on the Kronenburg wine farm outside Paarl. Not many ladies showed up for this race but since we start with the Vets I still got a hard race. The wind showed us some gale force and made the race even harder. For some reason it felt like we had the gutter or head wind for the whole race. A smaller group of Vets got away half way in to the race and they stayed away till the finish. I managed to stay in the main bunch, as the only girl, and tried to give it my best in the sprint but the guys were too strong for me.

It was my first win for the year and it is always nice to be at the top of the podium.

I will have a nice rest today and then start another big training week tomorrow and will finish it off with another race on Sunday.