Sunday, February 3, 2013

Gran Canaria Camp Pt.2


Brrr... It’s over. I am back in the land where the shiny thing in the sky known as “The Sun” does not exist... Ireland! 

There’s only one word I can only describe the last month in Gran Canaria with - amazing! I guess it’s the last time for a while that I’ll get to wear shorts & jersey on my training rides. Every bit of cycling kit I have will be pulled on in Ireland and early season Belgium! 


Again, I was staying in Puerto Mogan with my Grandfather I am truly blessed to have such facilities. The 4 weeks training-wise were of real quality, all went smoothly and efficiently and will hopefully set the foundations for a successful and happy 2013 racing season. I got to train on the same roads as and even with some of the top professionals in the world, in, arguably, the best place in the world for training. 

I spent one of my bigger training days with Team “Saxo-Tinkoff”, rode with the likes of Bjarne Riis, Nicolas Roche, Roman Kreuziger, Michael Rogers, etc. etc. (See pics).


Fabian Cancellara also spent a lot of his winter training on the same roads as myself. I am certainly no “wieler-tourist” but it was still pretty cool to see training as a pro from an outside view. I’ve taken a lot from just riding with these guys, especially from Bjarne Riis. Always love learning! 




I am back in Ireland now putting in the final touches on my training and spending precious time with family at home before I depart for Belgium on February 23rd to start my season with “Terra Footwear-Bicycle Line”. This year I will be based in Zottegem, a mere 20km from my first Belgian home of Oudenaarde. So I can easily pop “home” whenever I feel the need of a coffee at the Ronde van Vlaanderen Museum or the Adrien Brouwer. 

Really optimistic for 2013 and can’t wait to get stuck in. Everything has gone to plan thus far (touch wood), so let’s hope I can keep the ball rolling and have a fantastic season. 

For anyone interested here is a link to my Strava account where I upload and analyze my training files - all my training done in Gran Canaria in January are uploaded: http://app.strava.com/athletes/1480753

Thanks for reading and stay tuned!

Eoin