Watching TdF yesterday up to Ax-3-Domaines raised a lot of thoughts inside. Andy Schleck was really riding pathetically in the yellow jersey caring of nobody else but Contador. The climbs in this year's Tour are anything but vintage so far. They left the Alps without doing any of the big classics.…

As the Tour de France is about to begin tomorrow, I took some time off to watch a number of epic videos. First in line should be no other than the king himself, Björn Daehlie winning the 50 in the Nagano Olympics in 1998. Just look at his face after finishing! The race was traditionally run on…

I spent the first week-end of June in Northern Italy, in Friuli, in Paluzza. We helped the locals organise a round of the Coppa Italia plus a district Sprint Champs. Initially, I was happy to go, escaping competition organising at home (which wouldn't have happened anyway due to the adverse weather…

I spiced myself up quite a bit once again on course setting trends. This time, it was the Hungarian WOC-selection races near Pécs, that frustrated me. Just a quick look at them, as there is not much positive to speak about. SprintThe sprint was held in Komló, like last year's National Sprint…

Many of you know, that I don't really like sprint competitions. They are often boring, doesn't give you anything orienteering-wise. Also, I can be very happy, if I see or - horribile dictu - run a good sprint course. Yesterday, I was very sad, but went to bed extremely happy. So, what…

The Hungarian Night-O Championships were held last night near Ruzsa. Although, the setting was beautiful, I came home very disappointed. In fact, I did an OK race, quite good to my standards, but I was feeling empty. The most exciting minutes of my race were spent analysing the battery status of my…

After my ankle-injury in early-March, it seems as if my training is back in motion again. My training got a fresh restart exactly 3 weeks after the ankle got sprained, and things were not looking good at that time. My shinbone hurt immensely, most probably because it got a long rest. It's not yet…

 We saw a perfect demonstration of team tactics paying off yesterday night, when Sweden demolished the rock-hard field in the 30 k double pursuit in Vancouver. Watching XC Skiing for 20 years, I can say, that this was one of the biggest competitions I have ever seen - and this time, with a rare…

 Lukáš Bauer gave the field of the Cross-country skiing World Cup a sheer demonstration of strength and power today up the Alpe di Cermis. Victory was well-deserved for the man, who is doing orienteering as a hobby - in my category M21B. Restecp! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO7w3WNdq98