Well gang, we're off and rolling on 5 passes! Today involved a lot of sitting/lying around before the 13.4km TT Prologue that kicked off at 5.30pm! A late start given that tomorrow's first road stage kicks off ...
Today has all been about lying around and doing nothing… Aside from drinking coffee. Some would get out for a spin and keep the legs ticking over, but I have declined such an approach today.
My rationale? We...
I have had two awesome learning experiences so far in Christchurch… Both challenging and educational.
First of all, I had to learn how to drive an Alpha Romeo. Not a race car, just a normal one… Well, normal...
Touch down in NZ! Here we are, live from Christchurch, fully installed in our local Affiliates HQ for a few days to acclimatise to both the lower temperatures, but also the 5 hour time difference.
The flight...
Travel day today - So it means a lot of sitting around and final packing… The DN Fox kit bag is bulging at the seams (the ones that haven't ripped yet) in preparation for flying out to NZ tonight.
Sitting arou...
This one has been building up for a while... Its one of those races that sits on the list of BIG ONES to do one day, but you never really get around to it. Add to that I entered it like 9 months ago, so its rea...
Relaxing is necessary, but boring... So, in addition to basically chilling and getting massages, there has been a lot of NEW kit and stuff going down all over the show. New kit is cool, even if its not your new...
Here is another 'How to' post that will do its best to not be a 'How to' post, as I feel that the only 'How to' posts that are really valid are those written by Navy SEALS or Pro cyclists. So, with that in mind...
After Sunday's epic fail and the mystifying form dip, it has been all about doing nothing this week... Which results in a few issues it seems:
Boredom
A lack of quality material to blog about
An escalat...
Well, its been a quiet few days as I have been doing basically nothing due to my epic failed training session on Thursday. Yip, 2 days to kick it before having a crack at Crazies today was the plan. I could tel...