Mar 30 . 2011
As some people have come to notice (including myself), the tour of Catalunya in spain was in a word: participation-less.. I’m not going to try and smash everyone’s eye-balls in with different physical and mental reasons trying to justify why I did’nt race, but it wasn’t happening. Obviously!! So what’s the next step you’re asking?… Let’s look further north to an area a little south-west of the Pyrénées mountains named the País Vasco, or Basque Country from an english-speaking perspective. I’ll be starting there in the ridgid chopped up and forested tapography of San Sebastian’s hinterland. The ups-and downs will no doubt kick in some solid stimulation to my little muscles that haven’t yet seen the worlds cycling scene this year, let alone since late October 2010. An interesting proposition no doubt…….
Of late, subconscious elements have crept in slowly and steadily leading to a bogus phase of being so eager to be involved mixed with the slow process of recovery we cannot be 100% sure the first race will be of the highest quality, but thankfully the people surrounding me have blessed me with the confidence to once again feel the heat around the corner. Not to mention a brilliant team who’ve given me the opportunity to once again step it up a notch in order to remain directly driven towards the event I anticipate the most- The Giro D’Italia.. If Iv’e been bleeding in places you cant see, and feeling the affects of doors being locked, I’ve called the people who change the locks, and the gate is open… All I have to do is ‘opan the gate’..
Many people say ‘dont let yourself get attachet to annything you are youre not willing to feel the ramifications around the corner’.. But this corner (as twisted as it may have been) is behind me, and I refuse to look behind as my character fails to let me do so, particularly disliking the place I was sitting in. So I’ll face the concequences I’ve attached myself with. through the assistance of particular and fattest crew of understanding people of these life-style changes. As we amble out of the nutural zone in the race to come, these elements will unquestionably bring about an inner center-punch I have never felf before… And before long, I’ll be in the module that has brought me so much love and enjoyment! Peace Matty L
Mar 02 . 2011
As if I haven’t acknowledged the extensive time portions between website updates!! If I had anything massively huge to write about- I would have.. In direct opposition, my time spent after the 2010 season was so different from the world of bike riding, the website would seldom provide any avenues to deliver what the reader would consider AMAZING.. Why: becuase I’de broken a whole bunch of shit and spent more core time anhancing the activities I would sample only given the scarse opportunity (eg: family, friends and the people in the comunnity). This time without bikes I took as a purely transitional stand-point, and made it 100% clear the repercussions would be of the highest quality potentially obtainable..
Aug 25 . 2010
It seems so long ago now, sitting in my room on the second last day of the TDF. On thi particular evening I was in a trance filling out my new job aplication for McDonals simultaniously watching an Animal Planet program about black leopards in Malaysia. when the general feelings suggest that its time for the race to finish, i couldnt help but take mental note. While regular team process, and thankfully stress free environment blessed the OmegaPharma-lotto crew with an ensemble of depth and quality, the long tour days have a tendency to drag into a mega blur, leaving all colour and excitement somehow dwindling as the end draws near.
Aug 01 . 2010
Check out this interview with Matty after the Final Stage of the 2010 Tour De France.
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Jul 25 . 2010
I think my antioxidants levels might be high after I get to Paris and enjoy a glass or two of wine and to say I am hankering for a beer is an understatement. I am also at a deep point emotionally
Jul 24 . 2010
Hi There,
Well not my cup of tea but another day closer to Paris is always good. I am feeling a beer or two coming on after this race and I am starting to crave it bad! Its been a tuff race but as a team we have preformed well and I think quite a few are surprised.
VDB is in a great position and we are all hoping he can piece together a good TT
ML
Jul 22 . 2010
Well the weather has finally had a malfunction and turned super ordinary!
With the weather will come more mayhem and rukkas for the last Mountian stage ….. My Theory the best approach is to ride directly into the face of the storm and investigate what happens then!!
Stay tuned todays going to have more action than Die Hard and all its sequels!
ML
Jul 20 . 2010
Thats what I had for breakfast this morning! A big ol plate of pancakes – Delisious really!! Jack and Luke are two of my biggest new fans … they are from Beaumaris Primary School in Victoria. So boys although I am eating Pancakes for breakfast I am not condoning you to get your mum to drive you down to Macca’s tomorrow morning before school unless of course you are going to ride 199.5 kilometers over 4 of the toughest mountains in France – then its perfectly ok!
Jul 19 . 2010
Yesterdays stage was all about keeping it tight with the other GC riders until the last climb. We worked well and VDB was right where he needed to be when the action started. VDB stuck fat on the last climb – impressive!
Jul 19 . 2010
Check out the Interview with SBS after Stage 14;
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