It's very very hot! Summer is the only time where I actually look forward to the training in the winter months. Yet when winter training starts all I will be thinking about is training in the Summer. Ironic, I know For the past two weeks I've literally been averaging about 8 bottles of water per ride. The heat makes for good training though. The harder the better. The hottest day last week I decided to go and climb up Mt.Diablo. After I finished the climb I just thought to myself, "wow I just taught myself a lesson." I was dying the whole way up. Thank god they sell coca cola at the top cause I was feeling a little delirious. Its become my favorite climb in the bay area. It's long, fairly steep at times, and you get rewarded at the top with the 2nd most panoramic view in the world. Not much more you can ask for. And the descent is quite technical, so it's also a good training ground to work on your descending.
When I'm off the bike, I'm usually watching a re run of a race some where around the world. If no races are on I end up watching the Cervelo BTP (Beyond the Peleton) series. It's the most influential and educational video on what life really is like a professional cyclist in the pro tour. Recently, I've came across trek's Driven episodes. Here's the most recent one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vaoBztRrUE . If the UCI lets Contador race this year, there will some major fireworks on the climbs of the tour this year. Looking forward to watching it this year. After watching Levi during the Tour de Suisse, it looks promising that he might get himself a podium position this year. Good luck Levi!
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