Pre race nerves
It’s been another tortuous few days of feeling I’ll. This time it’s on my chest and knocked me for six. Still I was determined to see how I felt on race day so headed off to the B&B in Bourne.
The B&B title doesn’t do Cawthorpe Hall or it’s proprietor justice. I was met by a friendly dog who instinctively led me to his owner at the door. I was greeted with tea, biscuits, and all the hospitality of visiting relatives.
I watched the sun set over rolling fields and settled down to finish reading “Moods of future joys” by Alistar Humphreys. His journey is inspirational and left me feeling that I shouldn’t complain about tomorrows ride. Yet as I finished the book I let out a deep chesty cough and wondered what the hell I was doing contemplating riding tomorrow.
I’ve decided to see how I feel and choose my route accordingly. Not point in doing long term damage for short terms achievement, although I would like to say I’ve completed the long route.
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L'Etape du Tour 2009
- Mont Ventoux
- Start from Montélimar (Drôme) to the Mont Ventoux summit, 172 km and 4 climbs (côte de Citelle, col d'Ey, col de Fontaube, col de Notre-Dame des Abeilles).
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Trek Madone 5.0 (2007) - I love this bike, some would say too much with the amount of time I spend maintaining it! But if I'm going to be going 50mph down a mountain I want to know its in good shape.
