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Frozen morning in Richmond park

First week...

I am over the first week of my winter training but with a week delay unfortunately. A cold and a little accident interrupted me to start on time. I got over the cold within 3 days and my accident was non-fatal. The story is the following: one day after work riding home and found myself on the other side of the handlebar. Either I was getting to close to pavement in the traffic jam or there was a drain lid placed back wrong caused my fly. I didnt get injured seriously,only small wound on my left knee and my left little finger got sprained (became triple sized). Just my week old Pearl Izumi knickers and gloves got fucked! Never mind!
It has happend, wasnt strange, because I play the same thing every year when I start my winter training.(last year I flew off an over 100kg pedestrian trying to cross the street on red....) Finally I could start training 6. November. I completed what I had planned, 14 hours 30 minutes and 356km. Weaking up early was not a problem, I wasnt really tired, but I felt my speed being a little slow. I hope getting on according to plan and will have the 3200km ridden by the end of the year.

Back from holiday

After two weeks we were thrown out of paradise but full of nice experience and enriched with precious friendships. Now I am trying to get back to the regular life a "different world"..... I have been recharged and feel ready to start the training. I am going to start the "work" at the begining of November. My aim to build my endurance as strong as I can. I have already started to work on my training plan in my mind..... in process....

Holiday time.....

We are going on two weeks holiday. Just in the right time, because the UK weather has being bloody humid.
My bikes can get two weeks relax downstarts.
I hope after getting some sunshine and couple (or couple of hundred) coctails in Dominica will be prepared for monoton and long wintertraining.

Zing is done!

The parts have arrived yesterday and built in .There are still some bits to be changed. My Ritchey WCS Carbon wheels are on backorder and the pink handlebar tape and saddle are just before ordering. The bike weight is 6.67kg without pedals. I have not got much experience yet, just done couple of loops in Richmond park (but bloody light and bloody stiff...). Lets get back this after couple of hundred kilometer.

Frame: Dedacciai Scuro HCR (57cm): 1063gr
Fork: Dedacciai Black Drive: 345gr
Headset: FSA Carbon: 112gr
Handlebar: Ritchey WCS Carbon Stream: 255gr
Stem: Ritchey WCS Carbon Matrix: 114gr
Seatpost: Dedacciai Aero Carbon: 210gr
Seat: Selle Italia SLR Cabonio: 132gr

Wheels: Campagnolo Neutron: Front: 680gr
Rear: 905gr
Tubes: Michelin Latex: 88gr
Tyres: Continental GP4000: 210gr
Skewers: Campagnolo: Front: 56gr
Rear: 62gr

Shifter: Campagnolo Record Ergolevers: 332gr
F. mech: Campagnolo Record: 89gr
R. mech: Campagnolo Record: 189gr
Cassette: Campagnolo Record: 190gr
Chain: Campagnolo Record: 258gr
Crankset: Campagnolo Record Ultra Torq: 700gr

Brakes: Campagnolo Record: 283gr/pair

Hbar tape: Time
B. cage: Campagnolo Carbon Record: 18gr

+ cables, grease... 71gr

Total: 6670gr

Over my first endurance season.

After all I wouldnt call this a whole season, because just got done a kind of half way......but some things got turn out better than I ever expected. I devoted this year to gain experinces. I wanted to complete two 12 hour and one 24 hour races. That is it. The first two races were clearly made, but I missed the third one.
My first race was the Nightrider12 in Plymouth 28. April. It was a 12 hour night race, where I got the second place. I finished 20 minutes behind Rob Lee (He was the 24 hour solo world champion 2005, he is well known in the endurance world.)
The second race was the Bristol Bikefest 12 hour. I came on the second place behind Paul Murrin (He won last year SITS in the solo category). Everyone was happy after all, but I could feel something wasnt right with me. These two races were so close together, I hardly had enough time for recovery. I didnt feel up to doing the next challenge. I felt overtight, I could not prepare myself to do the 24hour race. Since then I have stopped training just going for a "ride and smile".

I am not disappointed at all I have not got many racing seasons behind. I have been cycling for 5 years , being through 3 seasons. I feel I got much more insinde just have to get on step by step. I look ahead, already planning my next season. I got a lots of support for the last season. My lovely Adel, my soul and also my regular support. Thank ever so much to my bosses who are also my friends James and Dave for all the financial support and all encouragement, thank you for standing by me. I got one more sponsorship this year, which is ZealOptics. Thank you for giving me a vote of confidence. I have been using their professional sport glasses for a while and will in the future with big pleasure.