Rukan Tunturiajot 2017 - 20km men. Got 4th Place after weeks organizig duties. Quite pleased, though the podium Place wasn`t so far a way (50s....)

Syöte MTB 2017, 2x63km. Physical and mental battle all the way!

Kuusamo 12h xc-skiing event, skate skiing for me.

Tunturiajot 2016 - hobby class 15km and I managed to win it :)

Rokua MTB 2016: much better legs than two weeks ago in Syöte MTB, route was in quite quick condition and day was pretty good for me. Got 15. place in own class.

Gravelgrinding to the eastern border of Finland; aim was to ride brisk pace and almost destroy the legs towards the end. Succeeded :) Weather +1C, high humidity and fog. No the easiest ride of this autumn. Movingtime 4:54,48

Tour de Helsinki 140km. First 11km / 34min behind the lead vehicle, then solid ride 35kmh average speed. Good legs!

Rokua MTB 50km - good day for me! It was very warm day, but I managed to drink and eat enough and didn't have any problems. Fast course, lots of short uphills, single and double tracks. There were elite men, M40 (my usual level) and sort of "every man level" where I was 9. today.

Syöte MTB 2015: 79km / 120km = DNF because of the time cut of service 1. Super hard race, wet and muddy conditions. Constant rain first 3h. One almost fatal mistake just before the 3rd service in first round, front wheel slipped and I fell on the ground. Left thigh took a nasty hit and all the muscles went stiff immediately. Right knee and forearm had bruises too. Survived still some 35km...next yer again! HR belt didnt work almost at all...forgot to restart after second round start, so some 35min is missing.

Roadcycling, The Midnight Sun group ride. 18 participants! Great weather, great atmosphere, great debut for the event.

Cyclos indoor cycling training, last time for this year.

Trails of Hossa, great MTB-day! Moving time 5h 5min.

Tähtisadeajot 2014. Fast and really hilly route (gravel roads and forest trails) near Jyväskylä (Saarenmaa). Weather was perfect, and I was really happy to race after Syöte MTB in early august. First 30km went pretty ok, last 30km felt suffering :) Had to travel back to Kuusamo straight after the race, so it meant sitting in a car some 600km. Arrived to home 11pm, slept only 5h before the work...

Syöte MTB 60km. This was the main goal for this mtb-season and it was quite successful ride. I took a slight risk four days before the event. I did quite hard (but short) xc-training. I knew it could be a mistake because my back could be an issue in saturdays event after hard training. I managed to excercise and stretch leg and gluteus muscles pretty good so I felt decent in the morning. After all, everything went well and I managed to push everything what I coud. The result was 14. in M40 class and total time was 14min faster than previous year. Happy!

Rollo MTB 50km for MTB-enthusiasts, this was first time for this event and it was in the same week end with Finnish XCE/XCO/DH championships. Demanding route and very warm weather! Rocky up hills were difficult for me, but everything else tasted quite good and managed to push own good pace though. I was 13. in 50km start so it went pretty good o/

A year ago, I made myself a promise that I will try to ride a bicycle every month at least one of more than 100 km loop. This was the "official" December´s 100km cycling o/ Moving time was 4h 55min. Not so easy task alone, though the conditions were really good for winter cycling, only -2° and 3ms wind.

Oulu open cyclocross 2013. Super hard, super fun, great atmosphere, quality competitors, almost too good weather, good vibes!

Cycling - hiking - cycling. Cycling 137km and hiking 4km. We had a recreational day and I and my colleagues went to Riisitunturi (Riisitunturi is one of the national parks) which is 67km from Kuusamo to north-west and is part of the Posio municipality and Lapland. I decided to go with my 29er mountainbike and all the other went by bus :) Good day, though it was pretty demanding headwind all the way back home.

Sorasyöte 2013 - 60km gravel grinding event in Syöte. The route included 1200m vertical uphill, according to the organizer's routeinfo. This was seasons best ride for me, finished top 10 and managed to push everything I got!

Tähtisadeajot 2013. Oh my...legs were in fire but sadly my mountainbikes seat clamp didnt hold the seatpost in place and therefore I have to stop four times to adjust the saddle height :( Result was 59. place, and there was 92 competitors. Without problems maybe 30-40. place...

Second day of the Syöteajo 2012. Everybody rode first 30km in their own pace, because of the hilly road profile. After that the bunch got together and day contiunued together. Sugarlevels sunked a little bit in first hour, so it was a little struggle but I managed to rise levels up after eating some energy at first pit stop. I had anymore problems during the day and afternoon. Syöteajo was quite an experience! I managed really well! Total lenght was 425km and the av speed was little over 30km/h.

Syöteajo 2012 - first day. Longest ride ever and what a day it was! 44 cyclists started the day and everything went really well. Couple of blown tyres in the bunc but nothing serious. So relaxing when everybody can ride in big group smoothly. Last 20km was pretty hard, first you ride almost flat terrain 200km and after that you start to climb towars Pikku-Syöte. My inner mountain goat was hiding..great day! Forgot to stop the timing in last pit stop, so actual riding time was 7h17min.

Koillismaan kierros; Tour of Koillismaa (Kuusamo-Taivalkoski-Posio-Kuusamo). I´m so proud of myself and my mates, we did it! Great feeling, legs were supergood! Of course after 4-5h ride it started to hurt a little bit, but nothing un usual though. Sugarlevels were ideal!

Midsummer days roadcycling with couple of friends. Kuusamo-Jokijärvi-Taivalkoski-Kuusamo, went really well and managed to maintain sugarlevels ok during the whole day. Moving time was 6h.

6hr MTB in Virpiniemi, Haukipudas. Moving time was about 4h 30min and average speed about 14,5kmh. Took couple of good breaks, get some carbohydrates and fixed driving position too. 1 lap was 6.4km and drove 10 laps with couple of Cyclos mates. Good day!

Oulu Open CX Championships in Heinäpää hills. Suffered a lot! Official ranking was 16. and time 1.10.22 (23km/h).

Pyhä XCO 2011, 5th place M40 class.

Tähtisadeajot in Jyväskylä (27. / 75. in Men´s 62km Star class). Official time 2.49.33. Tarmac/gravel roads and trails, great ride with 200 other participants.

Northern Finland land track championships 2011 in Kuusamo: 1km time trial, got silver medal :)

Kuusamoajo 2011 (road race, 77km), heavy rain and hail storm!

-10°, Heliharju-Oivanki-Nissinvaara-Lentoasema-Porosuo-keskusta

Tempoharjoitus

Mäkitreenit Rukalla

Tour de Helsinki 2010

Kuusamo-Jokijärvi-Taivalkoski-Kuusamo.