Cadel Watch Part 4
February 18, 2008 · Filed Under Cadel Watch 08 · Comment
Best source of information on the Ruta del Sol is from Cadel’s site, at least it’s in English. There is very little information coming from the usual sources on this race.
The Aluminium Tube
February 17, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment
All aboard the aluminium tube and we’re off to Melbourne for the weekend. In one way I wanted to head down to the hallowed pre-season training grounds Cadel Evans in Barwon Heads. This was not to be as we where off to catch up with some good mates and get to know the recent addition to their family.
At this point I must add that I lived in Melbourne for two years, I love this city. It’s a mix of cultures, cuisines along with the old and new side by side. You find yourself walking down lane ways and across suburbs where no two roads look and feel the same.
We hung out in Fitzroy and had a few coffees on Brunswick street. Now Fitzroy is like no other suburb, it’s has an alternate style with an great array of vegetarian restaurants and a large number of the lesbian community. By no means where they the Swedish Lesbian that any man would prefer to see, these where your run of the mill… let’s say physically challenged types.
The bicycle culture is alive and well in Melbourne. Where ever you looked there people cruising around on bikes, I was amazed that most of them where riding around with no helmets. While kicking back and enjoying a latte, Mr Twisters… so named due to his jumped he was wearing rolled past us for the first of many time, didn’t manage to get the camera out in time to catch him carrying a guitar amplifier but here he is on a return trip.
As this was a brief 48 hour weekend trip our time in Melbourne was over and back in the aluminium tube heading home. The trip back sucked as the air-con onboard the plane was non-existent. To say I was glad to be off the plane would be an understatement.
With the wind in my Helmet.
February 14, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment
5am and it’s overcast, legs felt good with no side effect of yesterdays spin session. Met the lads for the TWC Thursday ride to Shorncliffe and back. The wind was up and from the get go so was the average speed. In some sad was I was enjoying the look on a few faces in the bunch.
Felt really good today and no problem pulling up after the ride. Three more full weeks of training and I’ll be reaching the turning point which will lead to my first few tests I have lined up for myself. All will be revealed.
No training for the next 3 days as I fly down to Melbourne for the weekend to catch up with a few mates and relax. I’ll attempt to report in with a few pics while I’m in Melbourne but not sure if I’ll have access to the Web.
Back in the Shed
February 13, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized · Comment
Rain hitting the ground in the afternoon again, although the sun was shining in the morning, please reference to "The weather Man is a Idiot" post as the rain from the night before had once again disappeared over night. Not a bad thing as I needed a rest after the training session yesterday.
Today was a one hour session again. The aim was keep the HR under 145 and cadence had to remain around 90rpm. Taking it easy was today’s option as it’s a turnaround day… meaning I’m doing a morning road ride in about 12 hours which requires me to take it easy today so the boys don’t drop me tomorrow. The session went to plan, Ave speed was 28.4km/h and HR was well down.
Cadel Watch Part 3
February 13, 2008 · Filed Under Cadel Watch 08 · Comment
Silence – Lotto team launch is done and dusted, Looks like the team is built around Cadel this year from the article on cyclingnews. In my opinion I hope that this is the case, I doo see Popvych being the be all and end all of help for Cadel in the mountains. They will need at least two more climbers to shield him once the roads head to the skies. Only time will tell, this Sunday is Cadel’s first stretch of the legs in the Ruta Del Sol in Spain, can’t wait to see the man in action again.
