Only a matter of time....

.....I've always backed myself and fully believed that I'd get there, and today the offer came to train with the British team. The younger lads looked less than convinced by my slightly relaxed racing physique, but they knew all about it on the climbs when I released my inner Marco Pantani to leave them behind like bags of bricks. 

Relaxing now, post-ride,  with a mutton pie and a bottle of ginger* and I'll head along to Tempest Brewery this evening for salt replacement drinks. The life of an elite sportsman is all about compromise. 

*WADA approved supplement.