Holiday time

Now it's really time to relax, drink rum and eat great fish :D

2012: Ten victories and three 2nd places across 10 different countries :)

Here is a link to my 2012 race season summary on xcracer.com

Tour de UK trail centres

Since the race season finished I've been dreaming, almost constantly, of riding singletrack. So last week we loaded up the van and headed off on a tour of the UK trail centres. There are many advantages of trail centre riding: practically fool proof way-marking means that most people - Dave excluded - don't have to navigate; the singletrack:fireroad ratio favours the former; and there's a great cafe to refuel at afterwards while discussing the days shenanigans and near misses. We clocked up the miles in the van but we practically matched those miles on the trails at Forest of Dean, Cwmcarn, Afan, Cannock Chase, Llandegla, Dalby, Hamsterley and Glentress. The weather was great, the trails were fun and the food at the cafes really hit the spot.

With my singletrack craving temporarily satisfied we're now going on a non-biking holiday - the first in 3 years - before winter training starts. It'll be strange not to pedal for a couple of weeks but hopefully my days will be filled with windsurfing, surfing, swimming, running and if things get really bad then I'll possibly be found pedalling a pedalo ;) My diet is likely to comprise of fish and rum :D

It's strange packing a snorkle and mask instead of a bike........

 

 

Cape Epic Route Launch

Come along and see the official Cape Epic 2013 route launch video and then join in on a Q+A session with Dave and me. I can answer questions related to racing, training, nutrition and recovery, while Dave can deal with any technical questions regarding bikes and team support.

Venue: Pedal Studio  ( 287 Putney Bridge Road, SW15 2PT, Putney, London)

Date:   30 November 2012

Time:  7:15pm

Roc D'Azur Press Release

Here is the Team press release for our season finale in the south of France

New fan page

I have a new fan page where you can keep up-to-date with my latest training and racing info, there are also lots of photos....here is the link  

Roc n'roll

Today was the Roc D'Azur marathon - my last race of the season - and I won. It was my third victory here in Frejus, such a perfect end to a long, successful season. Now I can sit back, relax and cheer on team mates Irina Kalentieva, Alban Lakata, Robert Mennen and Wolfram Kurschat who are all racing this weekend. I'll also be serving kaiserschmarrn - an Austria desert and a big favourite of Alban's - at the Canyon booth in the EXPO area. Come along and say hello!

I'll write more about the last few weeks, including the Worlds and the Roc Marathon, in a couple of days....thanks for following me! Have fun and enjoy the off season!