where did i put my time trial fitness...?????

just a quick update on my recent racing.....

july 9 14.4km t.t. in waterloo on the "mary hill speedway". took 3rd in 19.02

july 12 40 km o-cup in peterborough. tough course with lots of climbing and a straight headwind on the way back. rough and bumpy roads, chip and tarred for the first and last 10kms. i pulled out a 1.01.19...not very fastbut a great effort non the less..took 6th in sen. 3.

july 14 15km t.t. in hamilton. season p.b. on this course. didn t break 20 mins but pretty close for me. did it in 21.15. gotta break 20 on this course sometime soon. weather was ripe last night for it, but didnt nail the last 3kms at 2-3% incline and was a real struggle to finish it off strong.

next up is a 100km road race n saturday in the small town of ayr. this is a great club race and the course offers lots of undulation.

THE TOUR STARTS NOW!!!!!

JUST A WRAP UP OF MY TRAINING FOR THE WEEK.....AND SOME TOUR PHOTOS......

SAT JUNE 27.......4HRS HARD EFFORT ON ALL HILLS.

SUN 2.5 HRS STEADY TEMPO EFFORT. FIRST HOUR, HR.R AT 160 PLUS, THEN HIGH SPIN HOME.

MON..........2HRS EASY SPIN

TUES..........15 KM T.T WITH HAMILTON C.C., FINISHED 4TH AT 22.58 "EDDY MERCKX" STYLE, NO AERO GEAR. RAIN LIKE A BITCH DURING THE RACE

WED...........CANADA DAY!! RODE 50KM WITH THERESA, NICE AND EASY.

THUR.........2.25HRS FELT LIKE I WAS MOVING QUICKLY, BUT TRIED TO KEEP IT BIG GEAR WHOLE RIDE. NICE RIDE.

FRI..............RODE IN THE MORN WITH NIAL FISHER AND PAUL SHOEBRIDGE. DID 2.5 HRS WITH THE BOYS, WAS FEELING THE MILES IN THE LEGS WITH THESE GUYS. H.R. WAS GETTING HIGHER COMING HOME OVER THE HILLS BUT THAT WAS PAUL SPEEDING ALONG....

SAT.............17.6KM T.T. RACE IN MOFFAT. FINISHED 3RD AT 25.30. NOT BAD AS I AM JUST GETTING USE TO THE T.T. RIG. PUT IN ANOTHER HOUR OF EASY SPINNING IN THE AFTERNOON UP TO A FRIENDS PLACE FOR A PARTY!!!!

THE TOUR STARTED TODAY TOO, AND GOT TO SEE SOME OF IT LIVE FROM CYCLINGFANS.COM!!!

SUN..........OFF.......BUT WATCHED THE TOUR!! CAVENDISH IS AN ANIMAL.

THE GUY IN THE PHOTO AT THE TOP IN PINK IS MY FRIEND ERIK BOX, WHO I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF RIDING WITH OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. ERIK RIDES FOR THE SEMI-PRO TEAM OUT OF QUEBEC FOR LOUIS GARNEAU.....ERIK JUST FINISHED 11TH AT THE NATIONALS IN THE T.T. AT 56.12, 3 MINS BEHIND SWEIN TUFT OF GARMIN FAME!!!!! AWESOME. ERIK TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NEAR 20KMS OF CLIMBING IN THE T.T.......CRAZY!!