Friday, January 30, 2009

Berge en Dale thoughts

Busy sitting here looking outside at the rain and wondering how tomorrows race will pan out. The rain has really affected my training this week, although I feel pretty good there's always a little bit of doubt that creeps in ones mind when a training session is missed. Starting at 06h06 in the VA group. It's a new route and we start with a 2.5km climb at an average of 6%. Nothing for the pro's but pretty hectic for an old man like me, well I am a vet after all. The route has lots of rolling hills with a few steep little kicks here and there. I have a feeling that if there's a break it may succeed all the way to the end, hopefully I'm in it, otherwise there will be lots of chasing.

This is not a very big race and the prize money is not that good at all so the field should be pretty small. Bulk Pack Trek will only be represented by Craig Harvey (Maybe) and myself, so our work will definitely be cut out. I'm not really concerned about tomorrow's race, I'll be treating it as a tough training session but also hoping to finish right up there. I'm looking more forward to the next few weeks ahead, Emperors Classic and the Liberty Ride for Sight, two BIG classics and a result will really be good for the team...

Oh well, lets hope the weathers good and that the racing is even better tomorrow. Good luck to all taking part. Off to work :-(

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