Challenge Kraichgau on chrisgross.was.racinghttps://chrisgross.racing/tags/challenge-kraichgau/Recent content in Challenge Kraichgau on chrisgross.was.racingHugoen-usFri, 20 Jun 2014 07:26:20 +0000Challenge Kraichgau: 3rd Place at the German Middle Distance Championshiphttps://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/06/challenge-kraichgau-platz-3-bei-der-dt-meisterschaft-auf-der-mitteldistanz/Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:26:20 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2014/06/challenge-kraichgau-platz-3-bei-der-dt-meisterschaft-auf-der-mitteldistanz/Last Sunday I raced Challenge Kraichgau over 1.9km swim, 90km bike and 21.1km run — my 9th start at this event, more than at any other race.First Race of the Season: Challenge Kraichgauhttps://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/06/erster-wettkampf-des-jahres-challenge-kraichgau/Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:10:46 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2012/06/erster-wettkampf-des-jahres-challenge-kraichgau/Two days to go until the first race of the season, the Challenge Kraichgau. It's always been a preparation race for me leading up to the season highlight — this year even more so than in previous years.Challenge Kraichgau: Bike Comparison 2010 vs. 2011https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/challenge-kraichgau-vergleich-rad-20102011/Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:39:07 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/challenge-kraichgau-vergleich-rad-20102011/After two very busy days I finally got around to digging into my SRM data from the bike leg at Challenge Kraichgau. I mainly wanted to understand why, despite putting out more power, I was slower than last year.Challenge Kraichgau: Ups & Downshttps://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/challenge-kraichgau-ups-downs/Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:27:07 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/challenge-kraichgau-ups-downs/… or me and the race marshals… It started already on Saturday at check-in when my TT helmet failed inspection. And today brought the follow-up: my very first time penalty in my triathlon career.Bad Omen: TT Helmet Fails Inspectionhttps://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/schlechte-vorzeichen-zeitfahrhelm-defekt/Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:14:45 +0000https://chrisgross.racing/archives/2011/06/schlechte-vorzeichen-zeitfahrhelm-defekt/The race marshals at the Challenge Kraichgau bike check-in were very thorough — and they found something. My TT helmet is defective and I'm not allowed to race with it tomorrow.