Change in the weather

Buona sera. That's Italian for good evening, because that's what it is now for us. We set off from Adelaide midday on Friday feeling happy to be on the move -

Needless ro say, we weren't this bright when we arrived in Milan some 25 hours later but we did still manage to recover all bikes and baggage! And the only thing that went missing from my bag when the zip popped and spilled my belongings out on the baggage carousel was a small tube of hand cream, so not a bad outcome really!

A short (relatively) drive in sultry 5 degree temperatures saw us arrive in Montichiari and checked into our hotel - Hotel Faro, then it was off to the velodrome to put the bikes together once again and make sure the road bikes, generously lent to us by the AIS program, all fitted our team. Everyone looks fabulous on their borrowed Bianchis and Kez even managed some acrobatics to prove she wasn't jetlagged too much.

This is the velodrome from the outside - very space age!

Elite athletes don't get much rest so this afternoon it was time for the girls to ride out any residual travel fatigue and try out their 'new' bikes.

We're all reaching shutdown point now. I don't think it will be long after dinner before everyone speeds off to the land of nod, ready to get back into training tomorrow and looking forward to the championships starting next Friday.

Stay tuned...