Bit of bad luck

So as it happens in cycling you always have your ups and downs and recently its been a bit about the downs.
Last week i had a race which was quite a big race in Switzerland which was a race i wanted to win! The race was up by a ski field which in winter inst ideal as it must of been about 1 degree or so when we arrived!  The course was 5 laps of a 15 km circuit with a 3 km climb up to the finish, a course that i think suited me perfect. It was all going good following the early attacks with ease and climbing great until i punctured 30 km into the race and as i got my wheel change the break that stayed away went. When i got back to the bunch i tried to bridge but just wasn't going to happen. Ended up winning the bunch kick but still pretty guttered but punctures happen to all of us at some point so point getting pissed off.

As it happens i got sick after the race and so far this week have been in bed sick with the FLU. I thought it was something that would come and go quickly but its just stuck with me and hasn't buggered off. I've been real tired and haven't done any training so i had to give the race this weekend a miss. I'm pretty guttered as it was a race i targeted when i first arrived in France as it was our first tour and one that kiwi Sean Hambrook won last year. I know this was the best option to pull out of racing as my body is saying NO, even though it seems hard now.

Anyway i cant wait to get better and start hitting the roads again get some good training in, lets just hope the snow, rain and freezing cold goes away soon too!!

Scott