Hi all this is my first post on my new blog , still a bit shaky on how this thing works but I will give it a crack!
Arrived in New York at JFK Airport last Thursday 23rd July but my travelling wasn't done there, had to catch a bus to Kutztown which is about an hour and a half inland from New York but took well over 2 hours on the bus! Finally arrived in Kutztown which is where I will be living for the next 6 weeks.
Was straight into it on Friday and went for a wee roll around the area then had track racing that night at the velodrome in Trexletown (T-Town) which is an outdoor 333m concrete track! Some black clouds decided to roll in and cover the track but fortunately for us it decided to move on and let us ride our bicycles around in circles. It was a good feeling to be back on the track, the last time I rode my bike was March at track nationals in Invercargill where I ended up hitting the deck (once again) in my last race the Kierin final, I was a bit worried but decided to harden up and light the racing up with the rest of the kiwi boys!
There are heaps of kiwi's living here in Kutztown and racing the crits and track in the area. 6 of us moved on from Belgium with the BikeNZ Development Squad and met 2 other kiwi girls here Gemma Dudley and Jaime Neilson who we are living with. We had a good first night on the track , Shane Archbold won the overall omnium series for the night winning 2 races and getting second in another. My body was tired from all the travelling but I pulled up OK and helped the other boys out where I could!
Saturday was a 30mile (50km) crit about 45minutes from home. The weather was good hitting about 30-35degrees, we need air conditioners instead of heaters like back in NZ at the moment haha! Went well for the boys, Aaron got 2nd, Shane 4th, Jason 5th and Shem 7th. I was in the break with Jason and Shem but hit the wall with about 4laps to go so decided to shut it down and pull out, I don't want to push myself too hard in the first few days otherwise I will put myself into a hole and won't be able to find form for the rest of my time here!
Other than that all is going pretty well, settled into USA way of life pretty well. It is a bit easier than Belgium as they speak the same language and many of the foods are similar!
Will try keep the blogs coming if I remember!
Catch ya'll later
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