We might as well win.....

Johan Bruyneel recently released a book with the title above, I never fully understood it, well i thought i did, maybe I did in how it relates to him, but now I have a way that it relates to me.

Wednesday nights in Ballarat see the Small Dog Criterium series, and last wednesday was the return and year opener. I'm not going to lie, I wanted to win it pretty bad, obviously this slipped my mind in the 5 hours I did on the bike that morning. I won the race solo, which is how I usually try to win, it's easier, less complicated. But something was different, when I was tapping around I wasnt really thinking about the race, usually I'm over thinking, analyzing every centimetre covered, every line taken, setting goals and taking splits, pacing myself off the front of the bunch and trying to win a nobel prize in the process.

It may of been the heat, but I was just pedalling, not really thinking or doing much else, wondering where the bunch was may of occured, but never did the thought of pushing to "survive". It all sort of hit me with 2 laps to go, im thinking wow i'm still here, i might as well win. It was surprising in my own riding. When I saw everyone else turn up, I was thinking this is going to suck, even considered asking if they wanted a ride marshell for a lower grade.

Maybe I have finally lost my heat demon, traditionally I hate the heat, give me a race in snow and I'm there! All over it like a bad rash. But give me a race in 22+ degrees and the walls start caving in.
Anyway, enough of that crap, here's whats been happening lately, for those who don't know i'm currently in a hotel room in Glenelg SA, for the Tour down under, but other things have been happening. Lets face it my blog hasn't had enough photos recently.

Here is the last week in pictures, but maybe not in the right order.....



Police in SA have bike racks on their cars, unfortunately they have always had average bikes on board, but I can live in hope for brands like Coppi to realise the full 25k weave carbon Coppa, with super record.... and lasers

Media 5! We were going to rebadge one of our cars as Media 5 to sneak in to the race, unfortunately somebody beat us to it....

Yes it really is a Giant Rocking Horse, For Giant overfed kids

You go a bit crazy on the side of the road waiting for a Protour Race to pass you by. While we were waiting here, the Driver of the Euskatel car was in between the break and the peloton, doing what the cop next to us first estimated as ridiculously fast.

Cop Bikes everywhere, and how do they love there sirens, unfortunately for them only some people came to see them.

South Australia has weird town names,unfortunately I didn't actually manage to take a picture of the sign properly.

Thursday morning in Ballarat, riding with Phil, Nice morning, Lake on Fire, bit of a northerly, feeling good, wait hold on lake on fire?!

Wednesday morning, Melbourne, Cafe Racer, some guy in Bike now gear manages to rip the spouting of the side of the cafe while trying to negoitate his bicycle.

Tuesday morning, Bikesportz, PROTOTYPE HELMET, for those who want the aerodynamics and speed of a road helmet with the added protection of a Downhill helmet. As modelled here by none other than one Cameron Hudson, More commonly known as Halfway Hudson after the wandiligong time trial incident in 2007.

Finally, I went for a walk on that super hot day, ended up covering about 20km, got home and realised it was over 40 degrees and that If i wasnt lacking brain cells in the first place I would be now. This is the temple of the winds in the botanical gardens.

Anyway, I'll do a proper blog of my fun once I'm back and not forced to rush, I thought when you got to SA they gave you an extra half an hour, apparently not.

DT