A bit of R & R - Italia

Well after Tryptique, The Ras and Thuringen Rundfhart it was fair to say my body was ready for a bit of time to rest and recover... After Thuringen I had 8 days off the back, then jumped on a plane and flew to Fiorenzuola, Italy for the 6-Day Madison in Fiorenzuola. Coming off a break I have been doing a bit of learning, trying to get through the 6-days of racing with doing as little as possible, and its been good.

I haven't had any great results, but it's all about learning more about myself and madison racing. The most talked about event of the 6-days is the 100km Madison, which was on Thursday (night 4). 254 laps of a 397m track, unlike other track race's, all riders were allowed to grab bottles off someone in the middle of the track, and most took a gel or 2 during the race to keep energy levels up. It's fair to say I was probably equally mentally tired as I was physically at the end of that race! I am riding with an Italian rider, Piergiacomo Marcolina, who was called in to race late, the same day the 6-day started!

During madison

I've been happy with the week so far, always good to make some new mates and see a lot of the same faces from last year here. Following the 6-day, I'll have a few days to let the body recover again, and then off to Switzerland for a 3 and a half week training camp, back with the team again.

Ciao