Last weekend I participated in a duathlon race in Germany. The town is called Sulzbach Rosenberg an can be found in eastern Bavaria. It was a pretty hilly course over 7.5k running, 38k biking and a final 5k run. The weather and the conditions were great, although there were some winds during the bike course.

I had a good start and was always placed in the pack chasing the leader on position 4, 5, or 6. Both runs felt great, only during the bike i wasn’t feeling overly well that day. Somehow my rear wheel did not feel as stable as it should be – as if there was not enough air in the tires (which was not the case, I checked afterwards). Maybe it was the wind … I do not know. However, my bike split was 1h2min and 50 sec (incl. 2 transitions) was quite solid.

During the second run, my direct competitors (Thomas Peto and Enrico Knobloch) and I were quite “stable” which meant that the positions after the bike did not really change. I started my run on position number 4 and I finished on position number 4, which was great! Congratulations to the winner Ralf Preissl who again had a great race and outperformed all of us!!

1.  Preissl, Ralf Tristar Regensburg 76 TM30 1. 1. 25:35 ( 1) 0:59:51 ( 1) 17:42 ( 1) 01:43:08
2.  Knobloch, Enrico 3athlon.org 78 TM30 2. 27:25 ( 6) 1:01:37 ( 2) 18:28 ( 6) 01:47:30
3.  Peto, Thomas ALZ Sigmaringen 81 TM25 1. 27:05 ( 4) 1:02:45 ( 5) 18:01 ( 3) 01:47:51
4.  Langenberg, Thomas TSV Wendelstein 78 TM30 3. 27:22 ( 5) 1:02:50 ( 6) 18:04 ( 4) 01:48:16

Thanks to the organizers and the weather this was a really great event which I enjoyed greatly!! Here is the link to the Results of the Sulzbach Rosenberg Duathlon.