Wow over a week has passed since day four and the final day of the Imana. The long and short of it, was a day which was breath taking. Enough said about the amount of times we got lost, to the point where Dan and I didn’t even finished the stage inside the top 10, however, our third place overall was secure, a position I have to say I am really pleased with. The after race party was Epic although the bus and plane ride back to Stellenbosch the following day was not so Epic! We were pretty tired from four days of pushing and a night out that ranks high amongst night outs!!! Words can’t do an event like the Imana Wild Ride justice, but I hope these photos depict a snippet of the beauty we encountered.

I arrived in Canada on Thursday, with a flight via Frankfurt. Although, the flight is long, it’s not so bad and the Lee Child novels featuring the Jack Reacher character along with a steady flow of emails in need of responses, keeping my mind occupied. “He’s just not that into you” was also one on the in-flight movies!

Seeing the team again here in Bromont has been awesome. It’s surely a great bunch and I have to say I do miss not seeing them as frequently, although we are in touch almost on a daily basis. As I type it’s just before the women’s XC Race here in Bromont. Lene is busy warming up and my fingers are crossed for a good day. The humid conditions I think will suit her. As for the other three characters in Burry, Susi and Todd time will tell as to their race. Burry is doing superbly; with his number two place depicting second overall in the world cup standings, a clear indication of that. Meanwhile Todd showed great form last week until a lap to go, when his legs just failed him. Susi I think will be one to watch. His season has not gone to plan, which is making the Swissman even more determined, a determination that can hurt the very best of riders.

Right I am going to get into position in order to feed Lene her splits and race info. Adious.