World Champ bronze

Gaash.. I'm stoked! World Champ bronze! There was couple important moments that had to happen to get the final result. So I was think to skip all the words how great I feel and speculate the race day :) First race day, what's the 20" race ended up with my leaving the inside open on the first corner. For this same mistake I have failed many other races too. For example missing the final on Worlds at 2013 because of leaving the last corner open. So I was slightly bit pissed off for myself. and I wrote to behind my number plate words: Go in! The motos I passed kinda easily. I was always first until on the last straight I didn't pedal one girl always passed me. I didn't care because I had decide to do so to save energy. Ones the motos doesn't matter that much and the important races were just starting. After the motos I was shown a video of my race. WTF. On gate I was first. Then everyone passed me. And again I passed them. What happened? Looking the video I saw I stopped pedaling on the half way of the start hill. I have no idea why I did that but it's good that I saw it and I was able to correct that!! On semifinal I got to 3rd pick. First took 1, second 2. I had no idea how good gates others would have so I took 4th, so I wouldn't be blocked in. I raced like crazy. And for my surprise I became 2nd. Way front from the girl who got 2nd on final. On final I got to pick on 4th. So 1st goes 1, 2nd takes 5! 3rd goes 2nd and I knew I can do it so I took 3rd. I put all in. Made my best. Felt really good riding. Until the long as 3rd straight was done and so was I. On last straight I tried to pedal but it was wobbly as. On the last rollers my brains told me, no one is coming, don't take that pedal... and one girl got me... If she got me. I doubt that. Uci had problem with photo finish so they didn't use cameras.. Little special. But it doesn't really matter if I got 2nd or 3rd. It's kinda sad tho how the style to not pedal on the last straight continued to the final.. SHouldn't have thought my brains to think like that.

It's been long journey. Begins about for years back. Kinda 5 years back from my first Worlds. But more I took the goal to be on 2016 four years ago. Long term goals can be hard to carry on, but with short term goals on the way it just happens. Unluckily I was sick for almost all winter, so I couldn't finish the training as should but this result is still gold to me.

Videos can also be found on www.bmx-videos.com. Medellin world champs -> Cruisers -> cruiser women 30+ (semifinal 2 ja final).

The coach who helped me in Colombia and me after the final.