Team Tomacc Pre-Season Training Camp!

After an early start and an 11 hour drive to a beautifully scenic Southern France, we arrived in Berganty, on the Saturday evening.We stayed in the Mas Des Flandrien, a chalet like converted barn, an ideal place to recover and relax after hard training.

Mas Des Flandrien, our home for 10 days.

The camp began with a steady 4 hour ride on Sunday, getting the travel out the legs and checking out our surroundings for the next 8 days. The team was in high spirits, eager to get stuck into the solid training days ahead.

And solid it was, with over 1100km ridden over the 9 days of riding on the camp, a mixture of steady and grippy rides but mostly race simulating efforts, to give us a well rounded block of training that has left us all now  needing a slightly easier week to recover!

A glimpse of the incredible landscapes on offer.

I was very pleased with how the training camp went, looks like the whole team has improved over the Winter, and with some strong additions, I'm really confident we can achieve some top results as a team this season! My aim is definitely to make a step up, improving on the results I gained last year, is something I feel I am more than capable of.

Another great photo opportunity!

The training camp has been a very useful and productive way to get to know new team mates and add the finishing touches to our condition before racing begins. It also gives us the opportunity to share stories and have a good laugh, which can really help a team become closer before the first race. We are now in a better position to work better together come Sunday!!

first wifi and signal for 5/6 days does this to people..

Some bunch!

On the front with our Dutchman, Carlo Van Doorn aka Doornado!

One of the many tunnels carved in the hills of the Midi-Pyrenees.

Sunset on arrival back into Poperinge.

Team presentation tonight in Poperinge, and first race of the season in Tournai on Sunday, its all kicking off, stay tuned for updates over the next week! Thanks for reading :)

Belgian return, training camp on the cards.

So, I've arrived in Poperinge, a small town in the North West of Belgium. The home of CT Tomacc, where I've been based for the last two seasons. It's great to be back, I'm already settling in to old routines, which can make a big difference when preparing for an intense season of racing.

With just over 3 weeks till the first race of the season, we are heading down to the South of France, for a 10 day team training camp. This will give us the chance to get to know each other and catch up before the season kicks off. After the training camp we have our team presentation on the 27th February back in Poperinge. It'll be great catching up with the team, hearing about how everyone's Winter has gone, and their aims for the year,

I personally have had a pretty solid Winter so far, nothing crazy, but plenty of riding, and I'm very pleased with how it's all gone. I'm still pretty fresh, but think my condition is where it needs to be for this time of year and I'm raring to go!

I'm also very lucky to have the support of the Dave Rayner Fund this season, which will be a big help to me achieving my goals.

I'll be creating a couple more pages to the blog soon, so keep an eye out!

Thanks for reading :)