Lean, mean and ready to race

Well, I am all packed, had my pre-race massage, manicure and eyebrows done... (all in the name of racing my best - you've got to feel good about yourself, right?) and I'm off very early in the morning to Italy.

Thanks again to Tom Bennett http://www.t2coaching.co.uk/ for making sure the taper went to plan and Jennie Wilson @jwsportstherapy for ensuring my body feels as good as it ever has done. Now its all about executing the plan....

I weighed my luggage today so I don't have any unexpected trauma at the airport (I'm only checking the bike in this time, everything else is hand baggage).  I noticed that I seem to have lost some weight in the last 2 weeks leading to the race - that could be useful in the 500 odd meters of climbing. So I thought I'd add our lean, mean Thames Turbo Powerbar Team photo that we had done this week. Plenty of reasons to refuel with pasta, red wine and gelato -AFTER the race!