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Yesterday was the moment of truth. 5 Months ago I left Holland over trained (I'm speaking about cycling now) and I wanted to recover and prepair myself for the next cycling season in Italy during my internship at Ferrari. Winter seems very long, but you work, you train, you experience and then it is already February! Constantly I was wondering if I did the right training, in the right way, on the right time. Read more...
It was hard to say everyone goodbye in Italy! After a wonderful lunch at Saturday we drove back to Holland. In the light of a full moon and listening to the music of Pavarotti we passed the Brenner, Austria and entered Germany. A long night with snow, snow and snow. And when the sun was rising we finially arrived in Holland. Directly I made my first mistake, I stopped at a fuel station and bought a cappuccino! STUPID!! Of course, it tasted like...Read more..
And suddenly it is there, the last week, in Italy. It is really strange to imagine that I will wake up in Delft next Monday. It will be great to see my family again and I want to see the big belly of my pregnant sister! This weekend I went for a cycling training on Saturday. Read more...
Internet works again! A week ago we lost the phone and internet connection. As an internet addict I didn't like it of course, especially because here in Italy you never know when it will be fixed and internet is THE medium to contact friends and familiy all over the world. But last Friday they have fixed it, and how! Read more...
I could hear the fireworks in the streets around my parents home when I was speaking to my dad via Skype. It was 9pm, midnight was still far away. Time enough to think back of what happened in 2009. In Holland is New Years Eve a chaos, the whole evening is a continious spectacle of loud noises and lightning everywhere. You can find fires of christmas trees on every corner of the street and after midnight it takes a long time before silence returns. Read more ...
Rain, mud, snow and cold weather, in other words: cyclocross time! First my own training and then watch it on tv! In Holland during the weekends I used to go crossing in the forest around my parents home in Putten, every weekend there are tours for MTB or cyclocross organized by local cycle clubs. The tours are always different and even when you know the area well the weather conditions take care for some surprises. Slippery mud, water pools that are deeper than you thought, snow that covers the fallen branches and holes in the road, perfect winter training! Read more...
Today an update in English! I promised friends in Italy that I would write some texts in English, that makes it easier for them to understand :-) Maybe it is not the right moment to write an update, I feel sad today...The morning started white and cold. Our room isn't well insulated and that makes getting up a bit harder. I wanted to do my cycling training outdoors, there are some days that you have to go outside and feel the fresh air, even when you know that it's better to stay in. Read more...