Czech Republic - Part 2

At the Finish of one of the race
A castle on the drive to a stage start
Hmmm... I don't know what he was doing either...

The rest of our stay in the Czech Republic was pretty good. I had some decent results but nothing spectacular. My time trial was actually my worst result, which is funny because going into the race I was expecting to dominate that. So I was 35th in the TT, which dropped me down a bit on GC, and then 18th in the next stage. The 4th stage on Saturday started with a huge climb where the field separated although later it came back together. I finished around 31st. The fifth and final stage was my best result where I finished 9th, and that was after my group took a wrong turn - but that's another story. I ended up 23rd overall, a decent result. All I need now is a stage win, we will see about that.

I have been back in Izegem for the past few days, with a little rest and relaxation. We tried to go to Brugge yesterday, but had a few mishaps along the way. We left a little late, around four, and it was supposed to take a half an hour to get there. Well there was some kind of threat, so after going two towns over we had to get off, and on some buses to another town and after arriving there we had to get back on the train to Brugge. So we ended up arriving at six, and all of the stores were closed. It was too bad, but what can ya do? So we went to dinner, took some pictures, and then went home. It still ended up being a fun day.

So this weekend is my final race on this trip, Ronde Van Axel in the Netherlands. It's a three day four stage race, with lots of cobbles and wind. Should be interesting. I'll keep you updated.

Larry

The pictures weren't working again... sorry