Elena Roch: Tirol's high -flyer in the cycling marathon celebrates Triumph at Race Around Austria
Elena Roch: Tirol's high -flyer in the cycling marathon celebrates Triumph at Race Around Austria
Elena Roch mixed up the world of cycling. With an impressive time of 98 hours for the 2,200 kilometers at Race Around Austria, she took the lead and even put the fastest man in the shade. This extraordinary race took place in August and challenged the participants with over 30,000 meters of altitude and extreme weather conditions.
The cyclist who now lives in Tyrol has deeply rooted connections to her home in Hollabrunn, but her retreat is located on an idyllic Lake Lake in Niederfladnitz near Hardegg. There she not only refuels new energy for her challenges, but also remembers how she enjoyed freedom there as a child: "As a child, I loved to be the most here, it is so beautiful here, I can best switch off and recharge your batteries."
on the way to the ultra-sport
Before her participation in Race Around Austria, Roch was able to win the Race Around Lower Austria three times. This event was an important step into the ultra area for her. "I have always liked to take a bike and now it is simply part of my life. If I don't sit on the bike for a long time, people around my environment say that I should get out, I am becoming bad," she says with a smile.
started her passion in Tyrol, where she started with cycling marathons. The Race Around Lower Austria was an exciting first highlight for her, which she mastered with 600 kilometers and 6,000 meters of altitude: "I just wanted to try it out and it worked. And then I just increased so slowly," she explains. In the truest sense of the word, she approached to move her borders further and more.
Your secret of success? "I think I'm pretty stubborn, that helps. If I sit down something in my head, I really want to pull it through. If it gets difficult, I can bite through well." She carried this determination into the race along the Austrian borders to victory.
set and respect borders
However, it is aware that there is also limits in cycling. Even after more than 90 hours, if the body hurts and the exhaustion makes itself felt, it sticks to the rule: “But there are limits, and they are reached when there are fears that there are permanent damage. I believe that I can feel it well, and then I would also descend in the middle of the race.” This consideration of one's own health is important, especially in extreme races where the challenge is not only physically, but also mentally.In November, the next big challenge for Elena Roch is: Together with her like-minded Ultra cycling colleague Philipp Kaider, she will travel to the USA for the 24-hour time driving world championship. "It is new territory for me. It is most likely to be comparable to the Race Around Lower Austria - so you drive alone against time. But it is my first world championship, I haven't driven a race in this category abroad either," she explains exciting. The uncertainty of the competition motivates her and she is determined to do her best. After all, she speaks not only against women, but also against men who should be more than just on the hat. These competitions offer an exciting platform for athletes who want to prove themselves in a rapidly changing sport.
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