Australia, NRS, Adelaide living.

Right it's been a long time since my last update and a lot has happened. So here are a few things and a bit of info about what I've been up to. Listing them is easier then writing out a long and boring blog. So here it is.

I have been living in Adelaide near the seaside town of Glenelg which has been great. The Northey family has been great to me and really looked after me well in between NRS tours.

I have been racing in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, and just got back from the latest NRS round in Murwillumbah. I managed to win the last stage in Battle of the border so that was great after having pretty average first few stages. I also took out a Queensland road series race held 2 weeks ago so the form is good heading into my last NRS race for a while which is in Toowoomba starting Thursday.

Other non-cycling activities in Adelaide include going to the Adelaide motorsport festival, wine tasting in the Barossa valley and the Mclaren Vale. Catching up with my Uncle and cousin who were down in Adelaide for a Go-Karting event, going to Victor harbour and the Wildlife park there, exploring the Adelaide Markets, and swimming off the wharf in Glenelg.

The NRS racing has been really good and competitive and looking forward to Tour of Toowoomba starting on Thursday. After the tour I head back to NZ for a few weeks before heading back over to Belgium.

Will update more and more regularly later and will add some photos.

Cheers
Fraser

U23 National time trial champ!

Have just returned from Christchurch where I won the U23 national champs time trial. Was a goal of mine and worked closely with my new coach Jeremy Vennell to achieve it! So has been a good start to 2014.

Next up is the NZ cycle classic down in Manawatu. It is a UCI tour so looking forward to some tough racing again. I'm in the 'National team' with Tom Scully, James Oram, Hayden McCormick, Sam Friend and myself. Looking forward to a good hard week of racing and catching up with the boys.

From there I still have no set plans about the season.. work in progress.
Fraser

I.W.T and Pro Derny Crit

On Wednesday I raced the I.W.T Otingen 1.2 with the NZ team. It's a tough race with cobble sections and climbs so stayed by the front and stayed upright luckily. It was going good and I was riding really good position all race and on to the finishing circuits. With 5km to go I punctured so unfortunately that ruled out the chance of a good result but got a spare wheel eventually and rolled into the finish.

So I have just been cruising fr a few days until I race again on Sunday at a pro derny criterium in Deurne, Antwerp. The race is fixed so I just have to turn up and follow the motorbike so looking forward to it and to rubbing shoulder with some pros. I've linked in the start list with a few big names in there should make it a good time out! The event is 3 races, 1x25km 1x25km then 1x40km.

http://profrondevandeurne.be/deelnemerslijst.aspx

Looking forward to it!

Fraser

Interclubs- Belsele/ Romsee-Stavelot-Romsee

I finished 5th at the Belsele interclub after making my way into a break of 6 with 20km to go. I stuffed the sprint by going way to early and that's about it.. Last Tuesday I had a raced down in the Ardennes at Romsee-Stavelot-Romsee. It was really nice to finally ride in some hills and through amazing scenery as you don't get that training in Holland.. At the start I was feeling it going over the first climb but after the the legs opened up and began to get in my groove. Unfortunately the break had gone and I had missed it which was a shame as I felt really good for the last 100km and managed to ride away with a guy from the pelo with a guy from lotto and pick up a few people that were dropping out of the breakaway. I Finished 18th which was ok but wasn't too happy as I should have been in the move early on. But that's bike racing. Learned a few lessons and moving forward.
Cheers
Fraser

First win in Belgium!

Won my first race of the Season in Belgium yesterday at a kermesse in Aartselaar. it was a windy 118km and snuck away solo in the last 5km and won solo so pretty happy! Form is good and now to build off this victory.

Racing an Interclub tomorrow in Belsele which I am looking forward to then another interclub in the ardennes on sunday, followed by a 1.2 with the NZ team on the 26th of June IWT Oetingen.

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New Year in Belgium

Has been a while since my last post so thought i'd keep you up to date with what I have been up to..

Year started off up and down with breaking my collarbone in late Jan which shut my chances of the track down for the year, but since then things have been on the up!

I manage to get a ride on a Belgium team for the season with 'Royal Antwerp Bicycle Club'. I Left NZ on the 6th of May after a great summer of relaxing and racing in NZ. Since getting here I have raced 3 kermesses, 2 interclubs and a 1.2 GP Van Coningsloo with the national team. The form is good and definitely on the up along with the confidence which is good. Managed to get a start with the National team at a 1.2 last Sunday. Was a fun race riding along side my mates and Michael Vink won it so everyone was buzzing. I was in the front split and came in 41st after leading a fellow kiwi out for the bunch sprint. A few celebratory beers in the square in Oudenaarde then back to work.

I have a few Interclubs coming up on the 11th, 16th and 18th so that will be a solid block of racing and looking forward to it!

Living in  Heide, Kalmthout with a team mate in a 2 bedroom apartment which is a pretty sweet set up. His Dad takes me out behind the Scooter motorpacing up in Holland as I am only living 5km from the dutch border, which is ideal.

Summer has finally hit Belgium and it's nothing but blue skies today and hopefully this week so will make the most of the sunshine and get some good training in.

The National team was happy with my performance at Van Coningsloo so hopefully some more racing with them is on the horizon.

Cheers
Fraser