2009 World Championships...I have returned.

Well first things first, we have arrived in Manchester, UK safe and sound. Greta’s bikes chose to take a later flight out of Chicago but otherwise we managed to get all the rest of our luggage over the pond. We are approaching 24 hours post travel which amounted to approximately 26 hours either on a plane or waiting for one.

By yesterday afternoon we all needed accountability partners when it came to trying not to fall asleep, but with the help of good teammates I managed to keep my eyes mostly open until 10:00 last night. Once given the okay though it was lights out for 10 straight hours with out a single toss or turn.

This time of year in Manchester is not very friendly for riding outside and the track was being used yesterday so we found ourselves a bit boxed in as far as options go.

With a little luck we will get to ride in a bit bigger box this afternoon when we head over to the track. I am super excited to be here and have the privilege to ride on a track with as much history as Manchester. Back in 2006 I left Worlds thinking I would be back the following year…well three years later I am finally making my return. This time I want to leave my mark on things though. My first race is on the 6th so in the meantime the focus is sleep, eat, some riding chased with more sleep and general rest.

For those of you that would like to follow day to day racing once things start going around in circles you can here: http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/paracycling-2009/

Right now we are trying to share a single Internet connection so I best sign off but will write more later.