The Iron Curtain

Its that time of the year again, actually before I continue I must explain something, this post will be apostrophe free, not because I choose to use bad grammar, but because a piece of minced meat has just snuck under the button on my laptop.

I digress

Its that time of the year again, the time when an Iron Curtain decends upon training rides, the fun summer rides are gone for another six month, and enter the cold depressing winter training, where no one talks, everyone just rides their bike.

Although thats the rule, not the exception, and theres always exceptions. One of the funnest training session Ive had has been in winter, it was a couple of years ago with Rossco and Huddo. We were up at Bright riding in the snow and sub zero conditons, but we still had snow fights. I remember one of the rides, they decided to go cyclocross at the top of falls creek in the snow. They couldnt get their feet to clip back in and had to ride the decent at a snails pace.

I really dont know where this post is going, Im bored, watching a tv show I have no interest in.

Had some good training since Ive been back, yesterday we found some potatoes and then we threw them at the dogs that were chasing us...... yes I know that sounds crazy, and we should wrap our heads in al-foil, but it happened. On the weekend I ingested a shitload of caffiene to limp myself home from a ride, I limped pretty quick when it kicked in, it was about 350mg.

Next on the calender, some race at warburton

Someone elses write up

This popped up at the bottom of the Ballarat webpage the other day, its old news but it sums it up well

http://cyclingballarat.com.au/news/vic_omnium_champs

2010 team bike

Here is a pic of my team bike for 2010

I'm looking forward to giving it's first proper hit out in this
weekends Chris Cashin Memorial Handicap.

Damn Jono

Jono keeps posting links to my blog, which makes me feel guilty that I
haven't updated it. Long train trip this afternoon I may get on to it

Stage 2

Another hot day, with some big casualties, the basic story is

Km 1 dan attacks anmd gets 3:30 with 2 others
Km 30 sam goes down in a massive pile up, rides to almost the finish
with no food or water
Km 100 I got hit by a team car while going back for biddons, big chase
and lost skin banged up elbow
150km Dan blew with heat stroke
167km I blew up
177km finish

Road temp was close to 50 degrees, brutally hot

I went through probably 14 biddons today and that still wasn't enough

4 more stages, hopefully wounds come good and I can do something as
there's only bretty, Elliot and I left racing

Time to go drink my wait in water

Prologue results

Hi guys,

Here are some results from stage 1, which was a 5.8km TT around an
interesting 2 lap circuit including dogs pot holes, people, other
riders and ofcourse scooters!

The top 5 places were taken up by team jelly belly with an impressive
performance

Brett 25th @ 32 secs
Rob 52nd @ 42 secs
Sam 58th @ 45 secs
Dan 65th @ 48 secs
Elliot 95th @ 58 secs

Cheers