Happy Bastille Day

Today should be a good Tour day – being Bastille Day and having no top sprinters, the French will most likely launch tons of attacks, hoping to get in a breakaway and grab a victory. The French don’t really have any top riders for that matter.

Here’s a good quote from Will Frischkorn – a rider for Garmin-Slipstream:

“There are plenty of one-day races where you toe the line with a specific job, and that role doesn’t even put you remotely near the finish line. But then there are all the rest: the races where either you hope to find a result for yourself, you’re there training, or a stage race where you’re there working for the team; one day fighting it out for the sprinters, another day to position a climber, others on the front, grinding out the kilometers with your leader on the wheel.

These are all roles of the domestique, the category that the vast majority of riders fit into. You’re at a race to do your job. You’re also at a race because it’s what you love to do. The satisfaction of teamwork, is something often misunderstood in our sport. The way that you’ll drive yourself into the ground, knowing that as soon as the throw-down comes, the race will leave you behind. “

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Friday I did go home and rest. I had a relaxing yet productive weekend, and enjoyed watching the mountain stages. Even though I really didn’t want to, I went to the gym yesterday afternoon and did a good workout. My bag is packed for today as well, and this morning I got in a good kettlebell workout.

After dropping 1.2 pounds, the scale popped back up 0.8 and has stuck again. Grrr. I told my husband I’ll feel sad, but I’m afraid I’m just gonna have to smash it if it doesn’t behave. Heh heh heh.

Have a good one!