I’ll say this Whorty. I didn’t have to qualify to get on the team last year so if you do qualify you’ll already of done more than we had to previously. Whoever gets on the team this year has definitely earned their place.
To be honest in the build up I knew I was the weakest guy in the team. This isn’t false modesty, they’d been consistently kicking my arse for the whole time I’d been racing them!
But really when it came down to it that didn't really matter, winning was always going to be tough so we made sure we had a good time. I think we all just had a fantastic time being part of the team. I hope if Bill makes the team again he'll blow the cobwebs off his wallet and buy a headset this time!
And it might be team UK but it’s team CycleChat first. We didn’t leave the ‘CycleChat’ after our nicknames in by mistake last time. We did it because We can be proud of making a team from such a small comunity. It really is rocky balboa stuff. And not just because most of us look and act like we've been hit in the face too many times...
It would honestly be a surprise to me if I make the team again because I've not raced much in a while. But I'll be just as happy, and way less sweaty! Cheering on the team. In fact it would be great to give something back for all the support we got last year