Alright. Made it to Belgium a on Tuesday. My man Mario picked my dad and I up and brought us back to where I’ll be staying for the next 5 weeks. My flight was okay despite my ribcage looking like someone took a baseball bat to it after I crashed on the ice in Kansas, which made the sitting a little uncomfortable. As for the race, I know everyone read the report, but, quick recap would be. The race was going well. I made it to the front, was battling, had a couple error’s but, who didn’t, we were racing on ice! Looking back on it, I could have done a couple things differently, especially in my glove selection. I should have worn something water proof, when I fell, I put my hand in a big puddle and it got pretty frickin’ cold, thats putting it light. My hand was frosted over like morning dew on grass. Along with breaking a shifter clear off my bike when I fell and smashing my chest on the ice, it was tough to get back going. I managed to make it back to Wicks in fourth, but my mind was playing tricks, it didn’t want me to push it on any more corners. Rightfully so. I don’t know how long bruised up ribs take to heal, but the doctor says nothing is broken and its just pain, which was music to my ears. It’s one thing to hit the deck, lose a big race, but to end the season with that crash would have been a real drag. So I am extremely grateful for my luck (in a weird way). I am staying in a new location in Belgium this year. It’s more in the woods and has a lot of rolling hills. Very similar to my training grounds in Massachusetts. They do speak French though, not my best language. It’s been cold in the mornings but warms up through-out the day and I’ve been getting in some good rides, better then back home even, so thats good. A video of Tim and I, pre-nationals has been up-loaded to the internet. Tim’s eating an ice cream cone, doing doughnuts in the rental car. I’m laughing way too much, but its funny, my laughing actually makes me laugh. Check out Neil from Road Mag’s BLOG to see it. So, I’m off for a training ride, it’s finally warm enough. Look for some more updates after my first race on Sunday. Seeya.