Falls Creek - Day One

What a drive! The musketeers arrived in Falls Creek at 2am Saturday morning. The drive made easier with a MacDonald’s stop.  Yes, MacDonald’s is not technically on the list of 'approved' foods for an athlete… but a road trip is a road trip…’nuf said. 

Food Shop at Golburn...Lucky they have the trailer.

After a sleep-in, the team set off on their first session for the week, a 155k ride.  This week the TT Scotts have been swapped for road bikes… an unfamiliar cycling position after nearly a year on the TT’s.  You might think a 155km cycle sounds quite tame for the Musketeers, however, the altitude combined with a monster 20km hill (the biggest/steepest hill in falls creek) made for a very big morning indeed.

Minor adjustments being made on the first cycle of the week.

Given there’s been a good dose of festivities over the Christmas Break… this mornings training was a bit of a rude wake-up call.  As it turns out, the Musketeers are mere mortals, but they take refuge in the knowledge that all athletes, pro or punter, would have experienced this same shock post Christmas… hopefully.

The Musketeers understand that adjusting to the altitude will take a few days, so for the moment they just have to suck it up and get on with what they came here to do. 

In the evening, the team prepared their dinner (enough to feed a small country), licked their wounds and prepared for the next days training.

Day 1 complete...

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