This week finally started training again after a nice rest week. On Tuesday manage about 120km with hills done at max minus ten. Before I went out on the bike I tried the new gym routine, nice hour and abit before training doing exercises on the gym ball. Found it much better...
Wednesday a nice 3 hours nice and easy without any hills, Makes a change. Managed to get about 80km in after a lazy morning but still doing the gym exercises. Thuraday managed 160km with a 10km hill, but since we started early could be arsed to do the gym exercises. But the main thing on Thursday was Italy V Germany. It was a great game and afterwards went to San Benedetto to celabrate. Today has be a rest day, waking up late, doing gym excerises, going for a massage, and then clearning the house. Im starting to become a bit of a clean freak now.
Also about three times a week I've been cooking a Jamie Oliver recipe, mainly to try and learn how to cook, and to get new ideas because I've ran out. Cant follow them to the letter because some of them are proper fatty so I have to interpretate then which working 80% of the time, have made a few mistakes.
.......Anyway tomorrow gym and 40km and then Sunday of to Tuscany to race, just hope I dont hit a tree this time.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
rest week
Frankly this week has just been taking it easy and getting adapted to the heat which has come along. Every day this week I have pretty much done the same thing. Get up at 7, do an hour of core excises etc, get 4 hour easy riding in, and go to the beach. Just a week of recovery for the baby giro really. Fortunately now its hot no one seems to stay in so I have plenty to do on a night. This week the has been a five a side tournament near me so I've been watching most night.. its better than you think.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
stages
Sorry its been so long but I' ve been a bit busy.
The Baby Giro has been one of the best experiences I have had. Racing at a world class level for the stages I've done has been amazing....
The first stage of 150km went right past my house and was a nice break in with a 7km hill and a 5km hill. Helping out team mates and finishing with the first group was the aim of the day, and it went well.
The second stage of a 75km crit was too nice but I didn't get dropped.
The third stage along the beach was the TT. Finally manage to use Garzelli's TTbike and it flew, just a shame I messed up every corner....
The forth stage was the long one. 212km with 4 7-9km climbs all at 10%. I surprised myself that day and alot of others. I finished with the leaders. Killed myself doing it but I was pretty happy with what I'd done, and so was my director of sport.
The fifth stage was one of the hard ones.180km with 1 10km climb and at the end a 16km climb, and the bit in between was just up and down all day.
The sixth stage was 160km with the first bit of gravel roads, 4 bit to be exact. This day didn't go well. I manage to finish in a group but not the first one, and a team mate arrived out of maximum time.
Finally a rest day, but don't see how 80km was a rest day.
the seventh stage. It ended up that this was the worst stage yet. 160km with another bit of gravel road. Unfortunately on the gravel road I punched twice and had to wait 2mins for the team car. Then afterwards going down hill the bike gave away and I hit a tree head first, didn't even hit the road. Ended up waking up in the bike of the ambulance with a light in my eye and a neck brace on......Baby Giro Over...but shit happens, I'm only 20 got another two years yet at under 23.
The Baby Giro has been one of the best experiences I have had. Racing at a world class level for the stages I've done has been amazing....
The first stage of 150km went right past my house and was a nice break in with a 7km hill and a 5km hill. Helping out team mates and finishing with the first group was the aim of the day, and it went well.
The second stage of a 75km crit was too nice but I didn't get dropped.
The forth stage was the long one. 212km with 4 7-9km climbs all at 10%. I surprised myself that day and alot of others. I finished with the leaders. Killed myself doing it but I was pretty happy with what I'd done, and so was my director of sport.
The fifth stage was one of the hard ones.180km with 1 10km climb and at the end a 16km climb, and the bit in between was just up and down all day.
The sixth stage was 160km with the first bit of gravel roads, 4 bit to be exact. This day didn't go well. I manage to finish in a group but not the first one, and a team mate arrived out of maximum time.
Finally a rest day, but don't see how 80km was a rest day.
the seventh stage. It ended up that this was the worst stage yet. 160km with another bit of gravel road. Unfortunately on the gravel road I punched twice and had to wait 2mins for the team car. Then afterwards going down hill the bike gave away and I hit a tree head first, didn't even hit the road. Ended up waking up in the bike of the ambulance with a light in my eye and a neck brace on......Baby Giro Over...but shit happens, I'm only 20 got another two years yet at under 23.
Monday, June 4, 2012
getting towards the giro
After a hard week of training and finishing the prep for the baby giro the race on Sunday went well. I was my first international race with the astana and katusha delletanti teams turning up. Today the TT bikes turned up and it looks pretty good just got to have the legs to use it. Tomorrow a nice easy day then Wednesday I leave to start the giro. First stage Friday....
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
end of may
Tried one of the stages of the Baby Giro the other day. All it consists of is uphill and downhill, and when we did training on it, hailstones. Sunday manage a to get in 160km in with the lads with another 15km hill, this is getting tedious. After all them kilometers I was aloud a big ice cream and finally a trip to the beach, hopefully first of many.
Monday got in two hours nice and easy in the morning. Spent most the afternoon sitting in the sun with another ice cream and getting a massage. But I also did finally manage to clean the house, and get 1hour of gym work in.
Yesterday manage 150km in with another 15km hill. Got back about 2.30 so there wasnt much left of the day so spent it watching TV lying dead on my bed.
Today manage 3hours going slow. I was planned to do sprints but frankly theres no way, espescially considering the fiver hours I have to do tomorrow.
Monday got in two hours nice and easy in the morning. Spent most the afternoon sitting in the sun with another ice cream and getting a massage. But I also did finally manage to clean the house, and get 1hour of gym work in.
Yesterday manage 150km in with another 15km hill. Got back about 2.30 so there wasnt much left of the day so spent it watching TV lying dead on my bed.
Today manage 3hours going slow. I was planned to do sprints but frankly theres no way, espescially considering the fiver hours I have to do tomorrow.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Training Training Training
Tuseday, 4 and a half hours with a 16km hill on a slightly cold day. Spent the afternoon falling in and out of sleep at the bar with an ice cream in my hand. Wednesday, 3 hours with sprints from behind the car and a couple from a standing start. Its only 3 hours and its not constent riding but its a bloody pain in the arse. Thursday, 7 hours and a 14km hill. Wasnt the best day my legs where still abit stiff from wednesday, but needs must....Today a nice two hours on the bike a bit of gym work and a massage. Tomorrow an early start as we are going to ride one of the stages of the GiroBio, just to have a look at the hell i'll be going through in two weeks time.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Last Game Of The Season
Saturdays race was a good one, 180km of a sprinters paradise. After 120km I went with the break which seemed to be the good one. There was 30 in the break, me and one team mate where there. It all got pulled back together with only 20km from the finish and ended up as a group sprint. Spent the night recovering with a beer and the champions league final...what a game.
Yesterday a nice two hours turning the legs over. The afternoon was spent watching a local siera b team win the last game of the season....ASCOLI...
Today a nive 3hours on the bike with a few hills and a afternoon of gym work and ice cream. The next couple of days are looking like hard training. Tomorrow 130km with a 20km hill and all this week is training for the Baby Giro...cant wait.
Today a nive 3hours on the bike with a few hills and a afternoon of gym work and ice cream. The next couple of days are looking like hard training. Tomorrow 130km with a 20km hill and all this week is training for the Baby Giro...cant wait.
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