21 Days into my preparation

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Training for a major event in the UK is a challenge to say this least and I promise I will never laugh at British sports person ever again, including their Cricket team. Winter here is a real winter with morning temperatures around 0-4c and so far this year has been wet, wet ,wet. So road km's have been few and far in between and it has been a case of hitting the Gym. Thank goodness for the Microsoft flexi-benefits and David Lloyds

The staff at David Lloyd are getting to know me a little too well, I am beginning to feel more like a local and perhaps not in a good way but more like a protein shake enable gym junkie. Hmmm, probably have got another 25 kgs to lose before anyone is likely to make that mistake.

So what are the stats I here you asking, so here it is;

• 21 Days in
• Spin Km's: 472Km's
• KCal's : 7680
• Road Km's: 30Km's

The new bike arrived yesterday, and with all new bikes I have a quiet chuckle about the efforts and cost spent to reduce weight and then one loads it with accessories such as bottle cages, lights and computers. Anyway for the "toy" oriented folks among you the bike is a: 2013 "Specialized" Carve Expert 29'er and let me say good bless the UK's ride to work tax breaks and the "Cyclescheme" that makes a bike so much more affordable.

Photo's of bike and perhaps rider to follow at the weekend.

There you have it, an interim check in. Ambition is moving from a dream to a plan and the plan is executing.

Next big milestones;

Mid February, 4 days in the Yorkshire Dales and some serious hills and possibly some off road riding on Ilkley Moor

An Easter trip to France http://about-france.com/tourism/cycling-holidays.htm

A May ride from London to Paris, to be confirmed

An August ride through the French Pyrenees, to be confirmed.

And then October, the main event!

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