Iona at Peterborough Crit

Iona at Peterborough Crit

Monday 17 February 2014

Iona out in Spain with Team GB Cycles

Friday and a train ride to the airport.

Then just in time for the winds to pick up, it was a bummpy take off from Manchester airport, as we left the gale force winds behind and headed for the warmer sunnier weather in Spain!
We arrived at apartment late, so time for cake!




Not much cake left now!

Day 1, glorious sunny weather and 25 degrees for the first ride, a steady 3 hr 40 min warm up.
Time for a water stop.

Top of Val d' Ebo.



View for the balcony, got to go in at some point!



Day 2 and up Col d' Rates climb, not too long not too steep, awesome climb!
Reached the top, to find next to ride up was Lizzie Armistead and the rest of her team.  We were then all nearly mowed down by the cafe owner at top of Rates, as he accelerated his car towards us, angry that we we're standing in the way, blocking the entry to his cafe!

Back along the main road, and a road i don't remember too fondly, as it came at the end of a 6 hour ride last year, and it drags on and on!