The first World cup 2019 is already in the books. To be honest, the preparation for this important race was everything else than easy. After my bad performance at the HC race in Heubach I questioned a lot and the self-concerns turned back. The rainy and cold weather at home didn\u2019t made it easier. \u00abD\u00e9j\u00e0 vu\u00bb to last year thought.<\/p>\n
The whole week before I have been really nervous. I tried to remember how calm and relaxed I have been before my first two Swiss Bike Cup races and how good I performed there. But it was hard to get it in my head. Hard after that defeat in Heubach. From the beginning of the week until race day on Sunday I have just been nervous the whole time. I guess that\u2019s one reason why I would have preferred to quit the race during warming up. \u00abI am not ready yet\u00bb. \u00abMy legs are tired and heavy\u00bb. \u00abSo many athletes are competing against you\u00bb. \u00abIt\u2019s World cup time Ramona, time to perform\u00bb! \u00abYou want to reach the qualifications for the Championships, right?\u00bb. Stop it! \u00abRamona, really? Think positive! You trained well. You prepared yourself well and invested a lot of time and energy\u00bb! It was kind of like this devil & angel thing, where on every shoulder sits and tries to influence your thoughts. I fought mentally and the race haven\u2019t even started. After finishing the warmup, I was shortly before crying. I was so scared to fail and I have been really unsecure that I preferred to hide myself in the bed than competing in the World Cup. Looking back now, I can\u2019t understand myself thinking and feeling that way. \u00abDas \u00dcbel, was uns trifft, ist selten so schlimm als das, welches wir bef\u00fcrchten\u00bb (Freidrich Schiller, Deutscher Dichter). In these moments it is might good to know that 98% of the concerns we have never becoming true. I decided to go to the start line and giving everything I could. Independent of what ranking I will reach, I have to reach or whatever\u2026After a bad first lap I have been somewhere on position 45. Luckily this didn\u2019t influence me and I slightly got my rhythm. Lap for lap I made some places forward. First top 25 and then I saw that the top 20 could be possible. In the last uphill I invested all power I had. I knew that if I can go first into the downhill, the other lady won\u2019t overtake me till the finish line. And I did it. For me it\u2019s a great result and I am happy with it. Now I am confident and looking forward to the next World Cup this Saturday in Nov\u00e9 Mesto (CZE).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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