It’s been a few weeks since I have put myself into gear to write a blog, but here I am.

A lot has happened since the last time.  The World Track Championships in Copenhagen seem a distant past.

After my break at home I flew to Munich to pick up truck and trailer and drive to Manchester to park it up at the Velodrome then catch a plane to San Fran for the Sea Otter which was a nice dry experience and not the normal wind and rain.

After a successful Sea Otter we all boarded the plane for Frankfurt and I guess by now you will all have heard the horror stories that followed on from there. We were lucky to be one of the first planes back in Europe following the ash cloud from the volcano – however we couldn’t fly to the UK, so we drove.

Dalby in the sunshine and a good result from Burry was a great event.

Next day back on the ferry to Holland and then to Houaffzlize where we had a day of great racing in the rain with the usual rush of tyre choice changes with Susi leading the way again ( a great ride in the conditions ).

Now I am down in Kirchzarten Germany working with the USA under 23 MTB team and of course Todd Wells until he decided it was too wet and cold for him so he made his way to Majorca where a friend of mine sorted him out so he could train in the sunshine and enjoy the beach and Sangria.

The group of riders here are well dedicated as nearly every day has been wet and cold and they have got out there to train regardless.

We went to an event in Solothurn Switzerland where the US team were all riding along with Susi.  He punctured and had to walk back up course to get to me and the spare wheels, but he was disqualified bad news.

The next day the under 23 rode to a event again which was local and they got  1st 2nd and 4th which was good, again the race was muddy and they had to ride home in the rain.