What a win! talking about cavendish in Milan San Remo today! That was pretty epic. After 298k's of racing, it was decided by the smallest of margins, within millimetres... that is part of what makes this sport so exciting.
Back to reality... race on tomorrow. Fleche de Locmine, the next of the Brittany elite classics. Hopefully i'll have further recovered with my elbow and can actually get involved instead of being held back by not being able to really attack out the saddle! It has been a lot better this week, however on thursday i decided that i'd book in to see the doc to get his verdict as it still wont straighten or bend fully and its not pain that is stopping it, it just wont budge... so i wanted to find out if i can do something to help it along or just to see what he thought really. He had a feel and a poke and made some umms and arrs and said he wanted me to get some more xrays done to soon to see how it is now after nearly 2weeks since i crashed. So saturday morning i was down the radiology centre getting an update... the verdict... nothing broken (again) but there is a lot of fluid on the elbow, caused by a traumatism?!, which is restricting movement and helping cause the pain and discomfort. The remedy... time! The good news though was that i'd be ok to keep racing as long as i keep it protected. Green light to me!
Conforting to know that there isnt anything broken in there that i'm worsening by not resting which is why i think i went to the doc in the first place, to get the green light.
All in all i've had a pretty good week for training. The weather has been superb, reaching up in the low 20's which seems a bit mad for march but i'm not complaining, let me get a headstart on 2009 tan lines!! Of which they were on show for a good steady 5hr ride on wednesday, followed by 2h30 ride with darren tiffen and aussie ben, round the plouay course. Brought back memories... painful ones to, of racing there last year... that course is pretty unforgiving and i'm already looking forward to smashing round it again in august but this time knowing what is round each corner and being in with a shot at a top result.
Friday was a rest day but couldnt resist the sun so went out for a very easy leg spin for 1h30, followed by 2hrs today with a couple of efforts to open up the legs for tomorrow.
Dont think there is much else on in Brittany tomorrow so think everyone will be back on the start line again... there is a full field of 200 entered and we had a full team of about 15 entered so between us we should definately get a top result at the finish, hopefully the win! I've had a few texts from the other lads today saying that i need to put on my "cav legs" tomorrow!! not sure about matching the sprinting ability but ill be there at the finish to empty the tank and try to get there before the others. Someone has to win it... lets make that someone me!
Good luck to anyone racing tomorrow, if not then enjoy the last of the sun as i think it's meant to turn a little for the worse come early next week. :-(
The weather turns nasty just as another stage race comes onto the tv (well its on the french channel i've got!) where sean's out at the Castilla y Leon with an all star line up including Contador, Leipheimer and Armstrong who between them must be odds on for the victory. But then again i thought that about Paris Nice.
Oh yea nearly forgot to mention... i'm in cycling weekly this week, make sure you check it out!
Ill post again on monday hopefully for sundays race report.
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