In such conditions, I couldn't really push big gears, so my speed was down a bit, compared to the training rides.

Lucikly, the conditions were the same for everyone :-).

With a hairpin curve in each lap, which brings the average speed down by a considerable amount and breaks the pedaling rhythm...

...I completed the 19 km course in just over 27 minutes, with an avg speed of around 42 km/h and max speed of 49 km/h.

Avg HR of 193 bpm and max HR of 198 bpm.

Crossing the finish line!

Receiving a medal for my efforts in the Elite category...

...and Gold medal it was! :-D Additionally, I was also the fastest competitor in general classification, therefore an absolute National Time Trial Champion!

Together with my club mates. We got the award for the best club too.

So there you have it - three years full of various misfortune waiting for the opportunity, eight months of hard training and a dream come true! :-)

Following all my achievements in 2011, I was nominated for the best athlete of Republic of Srpska. Here's a photo from the video shoot, featuring my Scott Plasma.

21/Dec/2011 - I'm being awarded with a trophy for 7th place by Olympic gold medalist from 1984 Olympics - Zlatan Arnautovic (handball goalkeeper). It was an honour and a moment of great joy.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWn_0HAEF_c

Following my successes in 2011, I created a couple of necklases, using redundant remains of my KMC chain. The top one for everyday and the bottom one for special occasions :-).

For 2012, I finally got something that I wanted for a long time - a carbon disc wheel! It wasn't ZIPP as the stickers suggest though. No idea of the brand, but it had carbon discs bonded over traditional rim with spokes, similar to HED discs.

Another thing I got (and I've had to get it because of the UCI rules) is a Bell Meteor II aero/TT helmet.

It's a proper crash helmet, unlike my aero fairing that I used until now.