Well thought I should probly write a bit of an update since iv been back in New Zealand!
So i got back safe and sound and i have been chilling out with mates and family which has been awsome and have been making up for lost time goin out when ever i can and drinking enough beer to last me all year.. And have also been working down at the bike shop heaps, thanks to my dad I was starting the day after i flew in to NZ.
I have started training which wasnt easy after not touching the bike for a month, but luckily the motivation was high so all good. after getting slowly back into it i have been cranking out the kms with some 700-800km weeks so the form is coming back a bit and the weight is coming down too.
Cycling wise for the rest of the time i have in NZ im building up for the elite Nationals in January which im really looking forward to. although im not to sure how the form will be as im not going to be doing much speed work as its so early in the season but im still hoping for a good result and getting the opportunity to test myself against all of New Zealands top cyclists. I will also be doing the tour de vineyards in nelson as part of my build up for nationals so hopefully itl be some good racing in the sunshine.
Since iv been back i have done one race, i went down to taupo for the round taupo cycle classic. I wasnt to sure how id go as id only just started riding but it didnt go all bad. from the start i was just feeling crap i think it was not used to much speed so anyway i sucked for the first 90km and missed the break even though i was in a position to get in it i just had nothing in my legs. And once the break went everyone gave up chasing so that was race over so i pretty much sat in the bunch sulking untill my legs must have got used to the speed and i was ready to race so i had a bit of a dig near the end and got away from the bunch and ended up finishing 20th. It was good to see that the distance was no issue just the speed at the moment.
Also not long till i head back over to France again i will be going at the end of January which is heaps earlier than last year so will just have to brave the cold over there. But have heard i will be spending most of February in Spain so hopefully that might be a bit warmer. I have also been trying to brush up on my french in my spare time as i think i will be needing it a lot more next year than i did this year.
So Maybe see you round before i go
au revoir!!
