This year I decided to take some time off my bike following my last race of the season. Over the past few years, this is not something I've done as injury and illness has forced me to take time off my bike mid-season! In 2015 I picked up campylobacter poisoning after drinking from a dirty water bottle. I was really ill and took over a month to recover from this - I wasn't a great experience! I also had a couple of nasty 'offs' which stopped me riding. This season, although I've been stitched up at A&E a couple of times, I've luckily not had to take much time off.
Initially NOT cycling was a novelty, but after a few days I was missing my bike especially when the weather was good. However, with thoughts of the big season ahead with Zappis, it seemed a sensible idea to take a break and use the time to catch up with family and friends.
The Welsh Cycling Awards Night was an ideal opportunity to catch up with many friends. I was honoured to be nominated for the Colin Thornton Award for Junior Performance. The well deserved winner of the Award on the night was Jess Roberts but I was happy to have been nominated for a second consecutive year following my 2016 season.
It was a fun evening and the last evening of excess before Winter training began.
Ciao!
Congratulations Pete! I am your mum's cousin and was thrilled to discover a cyclist in the family. I'm looking forward to following your blog and wish you all the very best with Zappis. I'm sure you'll have a fantastic experience over in Italy. This is the start of an exciting career. Make sure you let us know if you ever come over to Spain to race. We'll come to cheer you on. We live in a mountainous region in the north of the country and Indurain is a local hero. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kath! Nice to hear from you, glad you like my blog. Will have to let you know if I'm ever in Spain racing.
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