On the 11^th and 13^th of June, I had the world cup race in Segovia-Spain. This is the first time that the UCI organizes a worldcup race for handcycle.

I landed Wednesday the 9^th in Madrid and waited almost 2 hours but unfortunately, my bike was no where to be seen.

I left Madrid on a 100km journey to Segovia – feeling sad and so worried about the bike.

On Thursday 10^th, I was informed that my bike was lost! Then I received the news that the races weren’t going to be on Friday and Sunday but Saturday and Sunday.

That was fine by me as I was having hopes my bike might be found in time. I was so sad all day as I didn’t get the chance to visit the track…
However, luckily I received a call from KLM on Friday to confirm that they found the bike and I’d have it delivered in the afternoon.

To top it off, the bike arrived and… voilà: the back wheel, the cables and the chain ring were totally damaged – I spent the rest of the day repairing it! [ Read more... ]