Friday 12th: Arrived in one piece (team and the bikes). Met at the airport by John H and Andy (Directeur Sportive and soigneur respectively for Rapha Condor Sharp (RCS) , picked up the rental van and where at the complex by 4.30pm. Bikes were efficiently built by Richie and uneffieciently helped by the riders.
Marco had all the logistics under control but sadly not the weather and it started to hammer down as soon as we arrived.
Quick session in the gym with Dan and Karl and then dinner in the self service cafeteria (more of this later). Couple of beers later and we had agreed to go out with the team mechanic Andy Verrall for a ride in the morning, just to break us in gently! we are already feeling old and unfit compared to the RCS riders, but probably an unfair comparison as we will not bridge the gap in one week!
I am sharing with Dan and rather than sleep in a duoble bed we agree its probably better if he takes the sofa bed in the lounge!
Day one over.