Well, I made it to Lucca, Italy to get ready for the official start to the 2009 season. I unfortunately brought some unexpected baggage in the form of the 24 hour flu….which happened to start on the plane ride over. Luckily after some of Ally and Lea’s magical chicken soup, I woke up a new girl sans chills, body aches and puking! I finally was able to venture out on my bike for an easy spin today, and what a great ride it was! After a drawn out search for an open coffee shop, we climbed to the top of the last KOM of stage 1 of the Tirreno-Adriatico race. Ally and I then descended back down to watch the race go by….pretty sweet seats right alongside the climb! The ride back to Lucca is when the adventure began as we weaved in and out of traffic, then in and out of side-roads until we had ourselves throughly lost…..only twenty minutes away from the house. After going in circles for about hour, we finally got on the right track and found our way! I am now officially free of jet lag and flu, and am excited to get the exploration fully underway tomorrow! Since we don’t start racing for another week, a few more days of getting lost are in store! Stay tuned….
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Ally and Lea picking out dinner...brains or tongue....I think we picked chicken
Ally and I waiting for the race to come up the climb past us
Hincapie leads the charge up the climb with Cavendish on his wheel
