arrived in spain to rain, wind and cold, not what i expected from sunny spain. anyway that was a bit sh*t for me because i packed light for the occasion, maybe to light. just all stuff i would need over a sunny weekend away in spain. ha.

practice was going well for me i was liking the track, well the top half anyway. i was up against it from the word go really with the bottom half of the track, it was so flat and very boggy and slow. had my head up though, i have been putting some road miles in to these weapons (legs) this winter so was a good chance to test them out in the bog. i felt quick at the top of the track, felt like no one was even close. 

had my qualifying run on saturday afternoon. at the top with the rest of the pro,s waiting for my run to come up. i could see the rain come in just as i was getting ready to set off, quite pissed off really no one else had rain like that but trucked on. had a pretty good run and came through in second to Marc Beaumont by 3 tenths. i was happy with that, knowing i had the top good and a good pedal at the bottom i knew in the non torrential conditions i could easy take off 10 seconds.

that night i arrived back in the hotel after finding out someone had stolen my race kit after the race from in our pits. they took my shoes, pants and race top. gutted. after packing light now i was real light for the way home, just glad they didn't steal my helmet as well.

race day came around and the weather was looking up, not ideal though as it just made the ground even more peanut butter like. ha. managed to find some new kit to run so i was set to race and feeling good. 

my race run felt pathetic, made a few mistakes that cost me time which proceeded to make the already flat and slow pedal even worse. haven't really got any excuses just rider error and maybe a bit short on the hours power. that will be different by the time may 15th comes around though. looking forward to riding the downhill bike again. ended up 4th, 2 seconds of the win. 

just what to thank Specialized Spain for looking after me so well, just feel bad i couldn't get on top of the podium for them, sorry lads. next time for sure, to early in the season i think will be my excuse!!!