Problems
After the race Het Groene Hart I already had heaps of pain in my hip, especially the left side. It turned out to be that the my left hipjoint is twisted forward.
Before Dwars door Vlaanderen I have had it manipulated but during the race it started hurting again. It hurting all the muscles around my left hipjoint isnt the biggest problem, it really blocks my left leg. I have got the feeling that I am only pushing with my right leg, especially accelerating is impossible. Due to this problem I didnt finish Dwars door Vlaanderen, very frustrating because apart from this problem I feel very good, I know for sure that I have got good form but I cant show it.
Last Thursday and Friday I went to an osteopath to correct everything and I was looking forward to the E3 prijs in Harelbeke yesterday. Aftera bout 50 km I already felt it wasnt good again but I tried to ignore it for as long as possible. That went alright for a while, I went up the Eikenberg 5th for instance. Just before the Patersberg it was finish again though. On a flat road my left leg blocked again and I couldnt follow the group because of it. Again I didnt finish so even more frustrations adding up.
After a talk with the directors we decided that I wont do the Brabantse Pijl and the 3days de Panne, hoping that with frequent manipulation the problem will be solved before the Ronde van Vlaanderen next week. Very frustrating of course, especially because I feel good, but it can always be worse. Marc de Maar and Gerben Löwik will be out for a much longer time due to some stupid crashes, hopefully they can return to racing quickly as well.
Koen