Saturday, January 24, 2009

6 months!!!!

I can't beleive it's 6 months since my last post on here. I guess it's good as it proves I'm too busy to mess about with a bolg.
Ok - so what's happened. First and foremost I haven't done any competetive cycling since La Marmotte. Veloventoux just became too busy during the summer (which is good) so racing had to take a back step.
August - "Entstock" my 40th birthday party at the Veloventoux residence here in Faucon. Over 20 of my friends came from the UK. We actually started on Thursday evening with Moule Frites in the village. Then Saturday was the big party. We started in the garden with some chilled out tunes courstesy of DJ Mickey J. At about midnight after the Paella man Phillipe had fed everyone we moved down to the converted cellar for some more banging tunes courtesy of myself and Mickey. This lasted til about 4am.
September - La Routes du Ventoux Cyclosportive. A great group from Ribble Valley CRC booked with us and one of the party - Louise Murray was 2nd overall female - great stuff.
October - Nothing to report apart from an excellent attempt on the 3 way Mont Ventoux Cinglé Challenge with a group from Holdsworth Cycles in putney.
November - Chilling out!
December - Christmas in the UK with family and the chance to drink some Real Ale at the Bridge in Burnley and The Vick in Great Harwood - two of the best pubs in the world. I also got chance to ride with my UK club Clayton Velo. Usual stuff up into the Dales with café stops in Clapham.
January - Winter training is well underway. I'm about a month behind last year so glad I'm not doing The Prestion Wheelers Reliability Ride this year. Too fat to stay with the bunch over Bowland Knotts. However - been asked to join a group of mates for The Tour of Flanders in April - watch this space.
First 5+ hour ride this week was hard but great for morale. same again tomorrow.