Julian Dean Diary
By Julian Dean
Jul 7, 2006, 23:42
2006
Tour de France: Stage 6, Lisieux-Vitre
Today
was an absolute shocker. I was really suffering a lot. I think it’s most likely
from the crashes of the past two days. Yesterday I wasn’t too bad but I think
that the second crash ruined me. I don't feel like I have any specific problems
but I think that just the ‘thud’ and shock of crashing is taking its toll more
than anything.
I
wasn't really able to help much in the sprint today. I knew from the start that
I was creeping after I was nearly dropped over the only cat 3 climb of the day.
From then on I was just swinging the whole day on the flat and in the crosswind.
It was just awful suffering that much all day.
Finally,
after making it to the sprint, I was only able to bring Thor to Boonen's wheel
with 400m to go. I just didn't have the power to do any more than that. I felt
pretty bad about it but that’s just the way it was today. I did what I could.
You just feel shit when you can't deliver when you know what you’re capable of.
Thor understood though so that’s cool.
I
hope that in the next couple of days I begin to feel better. We have the TT
tomorrow and then a semi flat day before the first rest day. To try and recover
as much as possible over the next three days is all I can hope for before the
race heads into the mountains.
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