From Murcia to Redlands.....

From Murcia to Redlands..... The Murcia TT was a chance to test my time trial bike.... I thought I took it quite easy.... but finished 22nd, I was truly practicing and thinking about the Redlands tt... sometimes when there is no pressure I can amaze myself... I think I was just having fun ..... make the bike go fast.... get aero, pick a good line etc.... just geeking out. I was expecting a place in the 60s or 80s. the form is coming?. Now in Redlands....... trying to deny jetlag, the fact that we just raced 5 days on a another continent and it was cold and rainy we started the first stage. We were attentive at the front... but there was confusion when we were lapping groups , some even for the second time.... Clark and Dave Zabriskie somehow slipped away during this..... who could blame them, but the rest of us had seemed to miss it... With two laps to go we knew, but there was only a half hearted chase.. I felt good in the tt but not great, the legs are still a bit heavy from the travels..... I was a bit disappointed with 5th.. we are here to win the race. WE had a minor celebration of Dylan's win... mixed with tactics conversation for the next stages. Today's stage is leaving us very frustrated.... it puts us in 4,5,6 (Levi Marty David) in GC.. but still that is not the leaders jersey. Sundays stage will be the showdown. We can win. Behind the scenes..... tonight the team went to see " Cider House Rules" after some local Mexican food., Last week I had intentions to write about Murcia.... but spent a lot of time working with Dave teaching him how to get online with his Psion5. I use a Psion exclusively when I travel, Stephan K. also has one. A very practical handheld computer. more later...... My writing is boring me at the moment so off I go......maybe in these moments it would be better to just answer yes , no questions... M