He started his working year in Australia in mid-January and will probably end it in China in mid-October. In between there is a ten-month, tough hunt across Europe. Between Italy and Norway, from bike race to bike race. With all the long training rides and strenuous interval sessions in all weathers set up, his annual speedometer currently stands at around 25,000 kilometers in the saddle.
The year 2023 is 268 days old on this Monday, so Jonasrutsch has driven his bike almost 100 kilometers on average every single day. At the end of his fourth professional season with an insight that is painful, but should also have a liberating effect. “The realization that you are not one of the top riders, like 85 percent of the peloton, is something you have to mentally come to terms with. The question is how I deal with it and categorize it for myself. It’s important to ground yourself, but at the same time not stop thinking big. A balancing act,” says the Odenwälder.
2023-09-25 20:07:27
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