Palm Springs Wrap Up

Wow. What a great way to start off the season! Weather was fairly consistent with temperatures in the mid to high 20's and very dry. We did one ride where we climbed for over an hour and the temperatures dropped to around 5, and the rain started lightly falling. Thankfully the temperature rose very quickly again as we descended back in to the valley. The wind (especially on the last few days) proved to be a force to be dealt with. Some days were steady, but our very last had steady winds with gusts exceeding 80km/h.

Team photo overlooking Palm Springs.

What we had climbed already (with lots more to go). This is also what we got to descend after :D

On the second week I was awarded the "Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Rider of the Day Award" - presented by Cycling BC for my organization and strong pulls during the ride's team time trial efforts. 

After two weeks of training we rode close to 1500 km spanned over 52 hours of ride time. It was a great camp, and it has prepared me well for this season. When I got back I did NOTHING for a whole day, then headed off to Victoria for a Russ Hays Team Camp. We had a good meeting at PISE on friday night to talk about the coming season. Then saturday came with cold temperatures and POURING rain... After returning from California, the three hours in the cold/rain in Victoria felt so bad! We did get to preview the provincials course for this year though, so it was worth it. I wasn't feeling great on Sunday, so I did a recovery ride with the team for around an hour and a half. I then called it a day and drove home to recover before I ramp up my training again in the coming week :)

Racing starts pretty soon!

Jordan Duncan