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3/22/2021 1 Comment February/March RoundupWOW ! What a whirlwind of a time its been for me since I last posted on here! It feels like so much has happened in my life between then and now, yet when looking back I am having trouble thinking of a topic for today. Unfortunately, that means that this weeks blog will be a lot shorter than normal I guess by this point many of you will have heard about my crash whilst on camp with my team (AG2R Citroen U19 team.) However, for those of you who haven't heard, I had an incident on a training camp at the end of February. It was the first training day of the camp and spirits were high throughout the team! We set off early in the morning for testing on a local climb. Personally the testing went as well as it possibly could have and huge improvements were made in all aspects of my data. Once everyone had finished we headed back down the descent and shook out the legs ready for a steady 3-4 hours extra to finish off the day. Unfortunately for me I was knocked off the road and into the safety barriers, eventually landing back onto the tarmac with my collarbone taking most of the impact. The result of this can be seen on the x-ray below:
Unfortunately for me during this rehab time I have missed a few season opening races which I imagine were my last chances for a while now as the pandemic continues to cause havok across the world. Although, at the time I was disappointed not to start these races, looking back it was 100% the best decision as the risk massively outweighed the benefit!
Honestly, I don't know when I will next line up for a race, everything is once again up in the air and races are being cancelled each day, the main talking point being Paris-Roubaix, a race I have dreamed of doing since the first time I saw it on the TV. This year was my chance but it is now looking increasingly likely to be cancelled for the second year running :( Hopefully that is all my bad luck out of the way for the year now because I'm looking forward to show what I am capable of this season and I am ready to give it my all whenever racing will start for me, for the moment though I'll continue with my training and be ready to start my season whenever a racing opportunity should arise! Whats Next ?
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JT
3/27/2021 04:09:42 pm
They can knock you down but you always get up, true grit !!
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