Category: Sporlyst
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Mallorca312: The one where I didn’t have to think
Usually it takes me a while to process how I feel after a race. I need time to sit with it, replay it in my head, and decide whether the whole thing was a triumph or an elaborate exercise in suffering. Not this time. The moment I crossed that finish line, it was clear. No…
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The one age that actually slows endurance cyclists down
An analysis of age group performance, cross-distance patterns, and gender differences at Mallorca 312 (2025) A bit of context (and mild embarrassment) Last April I rode the Mallorca 312, 312 kilometres across the mountains of Mallorca, an event that attracts some of the strongest amateur cyclists in Europe. I am in my early 30s, which…