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If you wake in the morning and ask your fellow next to you, the daily headlines sounds pretty much all the same:
“What’s going to be the weather like?”
Whatever the orga-team prepared for you, you’re better of knowing the forecast. That’s the pivotal point since those mountains turn fairly unpredictable when the skies are showing from the gloomy side. And if you get to hear the most contradictory statements (like “oh, sure, it’s going to be sunny and hot” versus “prepare yourself for the worst, there are heavy clouds hanging around”) you are better off to focus on the essentials: to be up there physically and mentally. Anything else is beyond you.
The same goes for the nature of the race course. Which is another hot-discussed stuff among racers. It’s obvious that Beskydy Trophy is well famous for its unique tracks leading through national parks , rough terrain, and on grounds in, a kind of like ‘no-man’s-land’. That’s, up to a certain point exotic and predicts huge epic experience and the opportunity to discover unseen places. Having said that, if you aren’t familiar with riding through rock gardens, handlings rooty trails, you better prime yourself prior to the race.
We have got to tackle so fairly everything, plus the partially unfriendly weather, then again, this became part of the whole process and even though the schedule has been moved to later date, one never knows what yields the tomorrow, albeit the forecast calls for something different.
Now, fact is though that the vast majority of the riders are going to having fun (as good as even doable), spending their holidays, meeting up friends, socializing, etc.. Hence, its understood that for them, rough conditions are anything but welcome. The rest of the racers are heading for placements and compare themselves to their buddies. Performance is key, thus, anything else is secondary, the weather included.
All the same, retrospectively, the forecast has been way too threatening than it’s finally turned out to be the case. Yes it rained at times, however it’s been so negligible that I even didn’t notice that. We have got nearby everything, though of course it’s been far cry from horrible, etc. . Those statements I got to hear made me weird (like “ the rain and cold isn’t bearable any longer…”) and wondered where those riders have been taken the course? Admittedly everybody has a different perception, though I found its been absolutely within the ‘feasible’ and if one had a proper gear/clothes it’s been a no-brainer to make it to the finish.
That being said, the course circumstances have been ‘slightly’ different. Because racing over rock garden and nasty roots and creek baths in dry conditions is a completely different chapter than to do so on nasty and unpredictable surface. The name of the game went like: “Pay highest attention” I wondered oftentimes where the so called sweet line is? To follow a gifted downhiller pays off, really, though if you encounter a rider ahead of you struggling to hold the direction…, well its only a matter of time when a failure occurs. One for one literally love technical descents, doesn’t matter how difficult they are, the problem is though, you aren’t alone on the race course and if there is no way to pass your front-rider because the tricky single-track doesn’t give you this opportunity (and stretches miles-long), you just get nervous, inpatient, thus make a mistake as well.
Nevertheless, for what it’s worth, there are hardly any parts of the whole track you had to take incalculable risk. That is, if you really know your abilities, how far can you go – there is no way to go over the handlebar. Minus - and this is true towards end of each stage – one gets more and more tired, nervous, exhausted. Well, chances are, the reaction time takes longer, and the probability to slip out is much higher.
The Trophy, all the same, held true to its name and what it is famous for: rough cover in a hearty scenery. First, you have to discover this mild core of the hard surface, and in doing so it’s essential to concentrate on the inner values of the race. At the first glance, for most folks, it isn’t obvious immediately. In some cases it takes more stages or even another partaking till the real value (of the event) is recognized.
It is, for sure, not a one-size-fits-all race. Truth is as well that a lot of times one has to get out of his/her ‘comfort-zone’. Though the bottom-line is worthwhile. It pays off if you cross the finishing line, after 4 wearing stages.
As far as I go, I had entered the race with the very same ambitions I did in 2007 (my first Beskydy), that is, scoring within top six in my cat.). Given the fact that the event became so renowned, the rivality and competitiveness simultaneously rose immensely. Its incomparable, much more prestigious and that not only for the high prize money, though for the fame per se. It ran for me pretty decently until I suffered a next-to insulin crash. For that reason and having had an injured knee from previous-race, I had to be utterly cautious how to pace myself. Regrettably I lost my 9th spot for 11 in the end result, but hey, I m so grateful to God having endured that without any kind of serious fall/crash. The only adversities have been the partially un-ridable sections (getting off the bike), plus the aforementioned glycogen thing. Apart from that I had once again an huge opportunity to get together with like-minded, bright folks. And those (guys) whining and blaming all day for things we (as humans) cant affect either way, didn’t keep me from business, namely relishing the event, as whole, to the fullest.
My special thanks goes to my good friend Greg Golonko having once again managed to put up an exciting and demanding race. Conclusively: I have been interviewed after the last stage, though was hesitant at the answering the final question :
“ And, would you come back?” my point blank answer has been : “ Yes, that’s for sure!” Frankly, what I was thinking: Yes, I ‘d liked the opportunity to line up once again. However there is a tiny regret though (I experienced this year). It is sometimes not easy not to influence yourself by people being in low spirit, whining all along for whatever reason. The lesson goes like this: lineup, adjust your gear, and enjoy yourself – don’t hate but embrace the whole thing!
Thank all of you for sharing
Be well,
Robert
hehe tak Tine Maria...noooo 
Len sa to nesmie dozvediet ta Tina, co ma so mnou zhodne priezvisko 
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