Gold!

Friday Péter took part in the national student's championship and earned two golden medals!!!

We started to Tatabánya at 8:20, the drive (220 kms) was easy and un-eventful. We were only 2 to go so I've organized Tomi and Balázs to travel along with us, sharing the car and the costs. But how slow we went we couldn't arrive late enough - the amateur's events have just started off so we had plenty of time to do... erm... nothing. So we did exactly that. Of course the skates had to be on all the time :)

The track is just outside Tatabánya, on some industrial roads, a quadrangle of 700m length. It has some elevation changes, too, and the quality of the asphalt is quite good. The organisers had some illustrious buffet set up, with yummy muffins even...

There were many amateurs. So it meant a lot of time to waste. Then at last, around 14:00 the professionals' turn has come. Péter had to race on 200m and 300m distances. There was a 'dark horse' between the opponents we knew nothing about - the other ones he had beaten already previously, in the regionals and in Groß-Gerau. And in fact, on the shorter distance, that guy (Hazafi Ádám from KDSE) was the first at 100m, then - as the track has some climb until the finish line - Péter was able to overtake him, using his strength and nice technique.

The longer distance was much more obvious, Péter won by at least 20m. Double gold!!!

The team earned quite some podium finishes, more on that when I receive the protocols.

We set up for home around 18:30 and had a nice & smooth & fast drive again. And one can imagine what Anikó was like when Péter was in her hands at last :)