Just like the guys at TdF we have enjoyed a rest day here in Montalegre & just like the PRO Tour riders I(we) spend it with a little spinn.......but it started like a very NON-typical Monday morning....enjoyed a 2 hr long brkf accompanied by 4 cups of coffee & good talks with some of the DK team mates....off race days you have time to actually enjoy your don't have to wake up & rush of to work (John, I love going to work but!!!!)
Agreed with Erik to go for a short MTB ride, enjoying some nice trails around the Middle dist model event. Unfortunate Eriks crank didn't wanna ride more than 10min, so I was on my own checking out the map & terrain similar to what will wait tmrw.....it looks great & we where in the same area last week for the intervals, but the map is a bit tricky...don't agree at all with the mapper on his choice of track graduation! i.e. what is marked on map as a BIG, FAST track in real life is a bumpy, track with stones, loose gravel, trees hanging in & a lot of water cracks, BUT now I know, so ready for the race!
Miss Scott got the fine tuning with a wash, oil & is now shining ready to kick some A** too...hope she'll kick me up the hills tmrw...there will be plenty of them & they looks nasty steep! Hope I can find a good way around...at least some of them;-)
Middle distance is one of my favorites, not only bcs it's not LOOONG, but also bcs there is normally more controls, more changes of directions i.e. more map technical & risk of making mistakes(that is for the other guys of course!)which increases my changes for a good result...or should do!
So I'm really looking forward to this one & is gonna push MAX while still in control & "on the map" !
The start list has just been published & Miss Scott is rolling out 11.02! Hope it's early enough for the heat not to kill me completely before the uphills starts to eat up the power!
Race info, life results update etc here
The organizers are doing a quite good job down here(apart from the gymnastics at the opening ceremony!) so results, videos & pictures are uploaded quite quick - Y-days pics & video here (40 sec into the video: check out the guy pushing MAX over the bridge!)
Now it's time to enjoy the rest of the "rest day", think I need a pre-dinner snack!
Thx for all mails & FB greetings...nice to hear someone is reading/watching/following.....send some ice thoughts tmrw, will need some coolness down here in the hot, dusty hills!
*MM*
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