Malaga Day 5

Day 5

Okay just for a change we get up and its absolutely bucketing down. We're in Spain, should it be like this?
A long ride is decided for the riders regardless of the weather. The team need to be getting the miles in their legs now, and the weather especially on a training camp like this cannot be allowed to thwart their attempts. They set off from the complex fully supported by Marco and I in the van. A route with plenty of small climbs down towards the coast was decided upon. After the first hour the rain subsided and the sun began to put it's hat on. It clearly was coming out to play.

The three of them (Adam is not yet at the camp) rode well, although we did manage to become separated for sometime until Marco managed to regain radio (mobile phone) contact with them by the Malaga seafront some half an hour or so later.

A true flat ride was next following the coast eastwards towards Nerja. The boys were moving fast on these roads, and they looked like a proper pro team riding just inches off of each others wheels for miles and miles on end.
At the 70km mark, the 4th rider was introduced to the ride. No Adam hadn't arrived early from Barcelona..... it was yours truly. With no hills to get dropped on I felt that I'd give it good go. It was fast, exhilarating and you do certainly feel good turning so many heads. We saw scores of other road riders but none of them going like the Sharp4Prostate steam train that I was now on. All waved but looked envious, I only wish I could stay with these guys on the hills. Maybe one day.

We got as far as Nerja then immediately turned around and motored back at an equally fast pace. All the way through Malaga to the other side of town where Marco was waiting at the nominated finish with much needed re hydration etc.

The team rode nearly 170km and my total was about 90km. Undoutdly the fastest ninety that my legs have ever achieved. I'm enjoying this camp and I will be a better rider at the end of it.

A twenty minute drive back to the complex and a thorough de-greasing and cleaning of the bikes. As I like to do this bit alone (riders mess things up when they try to help) they go to their rooms to shower and bring me down hot coffee and biscuits which I tuck into with Andy V.

Not sure how he'll cope when we go... we must teach the pro's to do the same for him!!
Bye for now.