An update

Hi everyone

I was meant to write a blog for each day but to be honest I have been so busy and tired that all I want to do is sleep.

A quick update on what happened in the last few days…

On day two we crossed over to Switzerland and passed through lugano which was amazing.  One thing we all noticed in Italy was that it was deserted … its true .. you shouldn’t go to vacation in Italy in August – some of the villages look like ghost towns. In Switzerland we got a bunker for the accommodation and we also had a proper bed for everyone. After eating and washing the clothes I was off to bed.

The good beds seemed to put everyone in a good mood on day 3 … or maybe it was the prospect of cycling up the St Gotthard pass. After a series of.climbs (enough to make you wish to call it a day)  we got to the start of the climb towards the summit.  The only problem was that my knees started giving out before I actually got there.  After done strapping and some catafast I started of the climb … 13km which took me 1hr 57 mins to complete. It was a roller coaster of emotions going up, thinking of stopping, shouting out for motivation, breaking down and recovering.  But reaching the top was amazing, I can’t explain it.  It’s an amazing feeling.  After that it was a fast dash home with a series of downhills, reaching speeds of up to 65kmp.

Day four was when my knees decided to stop on me.  It was a very hard day, cycling through flats wad painful … and don’t get me started about the hills! After a lot of psychological games on myself and A LOT of support from the back up team I got to the accommodation at about 10 at night! Needless to say I didn’t have much energies to do anything and I just collapsed.

Day five, my knees were better … thanks to the care from the medical team. I managed to get through the day without much pain.  Let’s hope tomorrow is even better.

Good night

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