Czech racer Ondřej Cink (middle).
Libor Plíhal, ČTK
“I tried to leave everything there, but I wasn’t as fresh as on Thursday. As I said before the race – it’s all about the start from the fourth row. I had my feet to go, but I’m always there “It’s very lucky enough to open up there and be able to go there. Unfortunately, I didn’t fight its way forward and then it cost a lot of energy to commute,” Cink told reporters.
“Although I had it quite a bit, but I missed what I lost at that start. I think if I was there after that start, I would normally go in that group and it could all look different. I’m not saying I should be in the top five, but it would probably be better than the 18th place. By the end, the forces were simply missing, “admitted Cink, who, like Jitka Čábelická, completed the fourth race in six days among women.
Although the races were officially held without spectators, several of them still found their way to the track. “Thank you so much to those ‘mushroom pickers’, I was quite surprised at how many there were.
The better result on the Vysočina Arena circuit compared to Thursday did not help him to achieve a better result. “Today the track was pretty good. It was very broken, but it didn’t slip as well as it did on Thursday,” Cink compared.
Next week, another challenging portion of races awaits him, as national team coach Viktor Zapletal is counting on him to form a relay race at the World Championships in Leogang. “We’ll see how it goes there. It’s hard to say what it will look like. The World Cup should probably be the highlight, but it’s such a special season … We’ll see who has the strength. And I mean not only physical but also mental, because the season as such is already very long, “Cink said.
“To be honest, I can already see how much time off I am and I’m starting to prepare for next year. I really wish it was all normal again, we could travel and train somewhere warm. I hope it will all work out. Of course. but at the world championships I will try to get the best possible result, “Cink assured.
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