Snow, A levels and Sleep

The last few weeks have been interesting both off and on the bike!

Off the bike I have had two interviews at Manchester and Leeds University for next years education. Both interviews went well and I have now got offers from both. Now I need to work hard to make sure I get the right A level grades so they let me in! I've got 4 offers so its all down to me now.

I've had another round of exams in January and I think they went well.

On the bike has also been going well too...

The new Champion Systems/Maxgear/Kyklos kit arrived and looks the business and training is going well despite the weather doing its best to keep me inside on the rollers/turbo. I'm very lucky to have the Manchester Velodrome close which allows training and racing in the relative warmth.
The team launch in Northumberland was brilliant, I laughed lots and really got to know my new team mates. Nice, nice people! I did have a little incident with a wheel rim which exploded in my face! The team owner described the noise as a bullet from a gun. What happened was that my braking surface had actually worn through and the wheel had collapsed. I was lucky not to come off.
Luckily Paul Hewitt who originally built the wheels is rebuilding them with new spokes and rims because they were my favourites!
We have had a number of invites to races, both national and international and we are plotting our first foreign road trip for March.

Next event is the Vita cycles time trial through the Mersey Tunnel (shut to cars!) which Francis, Nicola and myself have been persuaded to enter. Exciting times! :)