Following on from last month’s blog, the official route for Race Across Italy (RAI) has now been confirmed and although the route is very different from previous years the distance is the same at 480 miles with just over 40,000ft of climbing. The goal remains the same though and that’s to complete in under 34 hours and get the qualification for Race Across America. Training is going well and Gareth my coach has been busy working out the best way to prepare me and to get me in

One aspect we’re looking to develop for the 2019 season is coordinating opportunities for our cycling coaching and triathlon coaching athletes to train together. November saw the first of our ‘Race Smart’ coaching days where athletes came up to Harvey Haddon in Nottingham to complete a session on bike handling and transition skills. We’re looking to challenge athletes on their race skills in a competitive environment with plenty of support! Into the New Year we are delivering

We recently teamed up with Cyclon to offer our athletes some of the best cleaning products currently available! With a strong identity on the continent Cyclon has been a slow burner in the UK, but we've been massively impressed so far with everything we have used! (The office favourite is currently the Course Grease which George is using in nearly all of our professional bike fittings currently!). The team will be using Cyclon in 2019 to keep their Giant team bikes clean and