On Saturday 9th August 15 riders turned up for 6 laps of the Woodside Block. Hype for this race had been minimal with rain for the past 3 weeks training had been interupted for some but others used it to their advantage to catch up with some secret training. Rumours from inside the peloton suggest Melrose ran Joel Davies through his final preperations with a Double Dip on thursday night. We can confirm this consisted of a hilltop ride to Portobello followed by a quick trip home for some toast then off to the Browns Bunch ride whicj includes sprints. Davies claimed "I havnt been training Im not sure im racing this weekend". Others who busted out training in atrocious conditions included Glen Chadwick, Paolo Bettini and Alejandro Valverde, Chaddy had this to say:
"Well a real cruisey day for me today at the office. Got up and did the usual morning prep. Headed out for a ride and caught up my old buddies out on the road (Paolo [Bettini] and Alejandro [Valverde], Alberto [Contador]). They said "Ciao Chady, good to see you again." I replied "Sure guys likewise, but just remember tomorrow we can't be friends for a few hours OK?" They were a little disappointed but they'll get over it"
Extrapt taken from http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/olympics08/glen.php?id=/riders/2008/diaries/glen/glen0814
Meanwhile in the race several riders were trying hard to break the peloton. Melrose, Mike Lormans and Peter Oakdon all tried hard but Alex Macreger and David Ayre were backing their sprints and chased everything down to keep the peleton togather. Meanwhile Shane Melrose was quietly plotting his move surging when he came to the front for the win.
Next week Gore!
Training must increase 2 fold
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