meet dodek

I was climbing up with a very nice group when Chris reached us and for around 10 kilometres I had a private domestique, thanks a lot :)


This was the first race ever when we were going together, because normally during climbs Chris speeds up and the only thing I can do is to say good bye and climb slowly in my rhythm.


The second part of the race was the next day, it was only one climb, from Granada to Veleta, around 40 kilometres long. The best woman, Italian - Sabine Gandini - was so fast, that I even did not try to get on her wheel. After half of the climb an amazing welsh, Andrea Jennifer Smith caught me and we were going together, but at the last part she overtook me, but the time difference from the day before was so big that I still was the leader in oro (gold) category.


The organisers invited famous athletes: Luis Angel Maté and Lucas Eguibar Breton, that was a great surprise. In Poland I used to practise a lot of snowboarding, but here unfortunately I do not do it as much. It is incredible that in Spain there are people on such a high level. What is your favourite sport?


Por la tarde, cuando el tiempo cambió un poco, podíamos disfrutar las vistas. Más fotos puedes encontrarIn the afternoon, after a weather change, we went for a walk to enjoy the views. If you want to see more photos visit  the gallery.

The race started slowly, as almost all cyclotourist races. In about 2 hours we reached a pass el Boyar, where we met some cyclists waiting for us. There are people whose presence, nothing more, can motivate and encourage you, one of them is Belén. Thank you :)


The proper race started in Zahara de la Sierra where, as always, I was behind the others. Chris is laughing at me that I am like a steam locomotive, because I need a lot of time to catch my rhythm. I was climbing and catching people in front shouting:¨¡Venga! ¡Vamos!¨ -¨¡Come on!¨ :) At the very end with the wind blowing into my face a few of them overtook me. But my goal was to go strong without any excuses :)

Chris usually has problems with changes, because he thinks that everybody will collaborate, but ... life is life.


About one and a half year ago, when I was climbing up this las Palomas, I had an amazing domestique, Andrés. I will never forget him shouting and encouraging me :)


I am very happy with my results, because I managed to be 20 in general :) If you want to find more information, photos and an audition on the radio about the race visit radio Ubrique page, but it is only in Spanish.

Cycling is much more than competing, it is also encouraging and supporting the participants :)


If you are interested you will find pictures on gallery.