Bruno hits his 3rd race in as many weeks in Sines, PT

Sines Portuguese Individual National Championships - Sines, PT - Olympic - May 21st 2017

Race reporter: BrunoWhy resting is part of training 3 weeks, 3 races... after a HIM, and a sprint it was the time for an Olympic race.... This time the race was the Portuguese individual national championship and took place in Sines, a village in the Atlantic coast between Lisbon and the south of Portugal. Being organized on a Saturday it took place after lunch, an unusual situation for me as I do all my training early in the morning or later in the day. So the first question was what to eat and when... The second question was the weather. Forecasts indicated 30 degrees for the race time (16h) but bikes should be in transition at 14h. So water, gels and other food would remain below a starring sun for at least 2.30 hours.... after some engineering both questions were solved before arriving Sines. However a third one appeared after parking the car. When removing and assembling the bike I lost the rear shifts as the cable just broke... without any bike assistance in the zone and only with 30'  before the closure of the park the question was if I should I take part with the bike in such conditions.