Just thought I’d sneek a quick blog in today to let you all know the latest and so I’m not accused of being irregular with my blogging.
The Aussie team is off to the town of Cento, Italy – a 3 hour drive from our base in Castronno. We are fortunate to be taking 9 riders including the very experienced members of Oenone Wood, Rochelle Gilmore and Emma Rickards. The team here at the base has changed quite a lot since I started here at the AIS in March. The team’s average age has dropped signifcantly, although you can still count on me to keep it above 20! With a new team comes the challenge of riding together as a team and given the profile of today’s course, I can’t think of a better opportunity to do that. It is likely to be fast and involves both some wide roads and some more technical narrow and cobbled sections. With each team allowed up to 10 riders, it’s possible there will be about 120 riders starting the race, many of whom will be Italians. Rochelle won this race 2 years ago and will be looking for the win today so the Aussies will go out firing and at the same time tactically savvy.
After 5 days of easy training I can’t say I’m feeling fabulously fresh however it’s not something to be too concerned about as you never really know until you launch into the race. I am hoping to be able to fill you in on a positive note when I blog tomorrow. Ciao.