Dutch XC Champs: 6th

Hellendoorn 7th of March,
Today a tough race in the short course XC. Covering a distance of 2,6k and 2 laps in total the course winded itself trough a muddy field, up a steep forest path and down on broad sandy slopes. A challeging course, but quite comparable to my training area in the dunes. My goal beforehand was to grab a medal at the least and I figured that my chances of winning were also good. The race developed somewhat differently however, with a group of 4 athletes breaking away from the rest of the field in the early stages. I was unable to close that gap and was left to compete for less inspiring places. I found myself in a strong second group and it was left to sprint to decide our "winner". I placed 6th. Not a particulary good race and definately not the result I hoped for.