I've spent a few races now trying to help my team mate Matt take a win but unfortunately we haven't been playing the cards right so it's been pretty frustrating picking up a few top 5's but no wins. But it feels pretty good to be amongst it again. The number of kermesses we're doing has really picked up now that it's summer so I think that's helped get me humming again.
In the next few weeks we will be introduced to our first interclub race as well as our first criterium the next day. The interclubs are a lot more team based and about 40km longer than the kermesses so that'll be interesting. Apparently the one we're doing is pretty sketchy though. Always crashes because of the narrow lanes, and if it's wet it's even more dodgey...should be a blast. Speaking of crashes, I stacked it pretty good a few weeks ago. Attacked into a corner on the first lap and totally misjudged it. Ended up off the side of the road in a ditch. Nothing major but still have something going in in my arm. Might get it checked out if it doesn't sort itself out. The criterium the following day is going to be even more interesting. Haven't had races back to back for over a month now and being a criterium I'm pretty unsure how that'll go.
In just over a week we're taking a little trip to the UK to stay with our English team mates family. Should be good to check out the sights in London and maybe a few other parts of England.
Our team managers been pretty good to us lately. He invited us to a family function which was pretty big actually. We arrived mid afternoon and joined the family in testing out the seafood buffet. This was then followed by a BBQ, then a fruit salad and some french cheeses. And we had to shot before they cranked into dessert. Not a bad day out though.
That's the manager on my left and his son 2 to my right.
Matt and I also went and helped the manager out with picking up some food for his pet owls. This included picking up 2100 baby chickens (yes i know these are called chicks) that had hatched just that morning, taking them back to Kris' place and suffocating them all the death before freezing them. For our efforts we were rewarded with another huge meal put on by his wife Krista. Yup that's right, Kris and Krista...tragic eh.
Also checked out the beach a few weeks ago. Here's some photo's. Enough said.
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Before I sign out just want to congratulate little Sean Hambrook on making the juniour worlds team who will be racing in the Netherlands in September. What a hammer.
That's it from me
TA
