Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But I plan on dedicating specific training to track this winter for the next racing season.
The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test.
If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
There is no pressure on me, I can take a lot of risks in the coming weeks. I feel free to ski the way I decide on race-day because the overall title was not my main target this winter.
Every training session, I try to simulate the conditions similar to where I am racing.
I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.
I loved tests because it was another form of competing, a healthy competition.
I run year-round and then ramp up my training for a race a few months before.
The real preparation for races is done in the off-season. I put in the hard work during the summer and fall, and I'm always working on technique so that when the actual races come around I'm ready to go.