Today began with a surprising wake up call at 6:30am delivered to all rooms....ah the joys of training under Mike Fichta! No, seriously though, it was a great day that was very, very full. We started our day leaving Mike Wiegele's at 8:30am, rode 106km that had a few hills that were unexpected but good. I am really happy with how I'm riding now and feel more and more like a cyclist. The groups are great as we learn to draft more and more effectively trying different styles and techniques. The group as a whole is impressive, you can really see the different strengths of everyone. It's been great and I have such respect for all my teammates.
Today we had one crash with Christina Lutenburger going down pretty hard (followed by Manny flying over her and impressively landing on his feet). Luckily no one else got wrapped up in the crash and Lusti walked away with a few scratches and one big goose egg over her right eye.
After the ride we had a snack at the Dairy Queen in Clearwater and awaited the designated time of departure. (I had a physio treatment from Julie on the picnic table outside, pretty funny but very needed) We then loaded up the trucks and vans and drove for about 1h towards Kamloops. We drove this section because of the lack of shoulder, gravel, and high number of transport trucks. About 10km outside of Kamloops we unpacked the vans, got back on our bikes, and rode 10km into Kamloops' Husky station for a media appearance. It was a lot of work for one camera and one reporter. Still, they were very hospitable in welcoming us to the city.
From there we moved into our University dorm rooms for the night! Before you get any ideas into your head, this place is beautiful and brand new! It only opened 4 days ago and the rooms and amazingly spacious and comfortable. Not your regular dorm rooms.
From there we quickly changed and went down to the river to dunk our legs in the cold water to aid recovery. This is a picture of Emily Desforges and she soaked her legs while trying to cover up her skin that got burned on today's sunny ride.
Now, it was dinner time with the Mayor of Kamloops! This was a pleasant meal that wasn't full of formalities, which was nice after a long day. Finally, I ended my day with Julie and more physio, then e-mails, and finally bloging.
Ah, now it's time for bed....I can't wait!
Oh ya, tomorrow's a day off!!!!! (from riding that is)
K
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