Had a great time down South, the cycling stage was very hard physically, but had a great time with the Courchevel FIS team.
I left home on Tuesday at 10 in the morning, after 4.30 hours in the van; we finally arrived to the final destination: Vias sur plage.
Day 1:
We set of at 08.00 am in the morning for 2.30 hours of cycling. It was a very hot day (35 degrees) and the cycling was hard, there were not too many hills but the heat was very tiring. When we got back, we went to the beach and then had lunch at home. In the afternoon, we went to the gym for 1.30 hours where I worked on my arms and upper body.
Day 2:
Another 08.00 am star ! Cycled for 2 hours. it was a lot cooler than the previous day, and the cycling was a lot easier. After lunch, off to the gym again for a few hours where I worked more on my legs. This was done without too much presser due to my knee. When we were coming back from the gym, the coach decided to surprise us, by taking us to an Arco Brach.
Day 3:
This morning we did 2.30 hours cycling followed with 2 hours in the gym before lunch ! Luckult we spent the afternoon relaxing on the beach (went on a banana boat, sunbathing …)
Day 4:
It was a very hot morning by the time we set of for our 2 hours cycling at 34 degrees !! The riding was hard and very tiring. Still it’s good trainning for the ski season ! After lunch we had a power nap and got ready to go abseiling. This was great fun, although setting off down the side of the cliff was a little frightening for me.
Day 5:
As it was the last day, the coach decided to only do 1h cycling. We went a little quicker than the previous days but as it was half the time, it was ok. As soon as we got back home, we set of to the Gym for our last big session. We trained for 2 hours were I worked on both upper and lower body. Got back, had lunch, washed the house and set of back to Courchevel.
All in all a great trainning week.