Marina Duvnjak

So its been 3 weeks now since I arrived in Limoux, and things have been pretty darn good!!  Must be all the sunshine thats doing me a world of good!! I got a mean tan now too!! yeah!!

Since there’s been a wee break in the racing with the team I’ve been here training my butt off!!  I started off huffing and puffin for like 10 days straight bitching and moaning to poor Kaytee, but I’m thinking things are starting to fall into place and I’m feeling heaps better on the bike!!

Most of the past two weeks I have either spent riding my bike or in bed, I’ll ride in the morning, then rest for about 3 hrs with a nanna nap then head back out in the evenings, last week I did like 10 training sessions….  about 23hrs all up… my next tour starts in 10 days so fingers crossed I got something special to produce, better late then never huh!! hehehe

The kiwi girls have finally arrived here! Its been pretty interesting watching them settle in, its only been like a week since they arrived and they leave tomorrow for a tour!! They’re all either excited or… how shall I say this politely… crapping themselves!! hehehe.. Welcome to europe ladies!! None have raced in europe before so it will be good fun!!  Tones and I have given them a heads up about the state of the French toilets they will encounter on the way and the communal showers!!  Yeah!!!  Oh, im so jealous they all got the new NZ kit not, the black and white, and new helmets!! Look so clean!! :)  I’m sooo gonna make the worlds so I can wear the kit!!!

Last week 4 of us rode to the beach, 4.15hrs freaking hot day, but man it was worth it, once we got to the beach, water was amazing!!  Ok you might wanna skip this if youre not into too much detail about topless women………..I still find it slightly odd and a little disturbing, topless women……. any age in public… like there were 2 55+ ladies hanging out, no pun intended, having a chat just lying there… then a few middle aged ladies with jugs hanging out but only to mid torso not qutie like the first 2 down to the bellybutton!! Anyhow and then you get possibly the most disturbing, a mom topless playing with her like 10year old sun in the water!! What the!!?? or a father hanging out with his daugheter about 14 or so with just bottoms on!!! Man is it just me or does anyone else find that a little odd!! eeeww.. sorry possibly a tad too much info… but hey…