Well what do you say about a mountainbike race that is 120kms with 5000 height meters of climbing and takes you 7:25 to finish? I suppose Ill start with "Bloody Hard" The day started at 4:45 for breakfast at the hotel where I ate as much as I possibly could knowing that there was no way I could have enough to last me for this race. The start was at 6:30 and my email to the organiser about being an Aussie had got me a nice low start number meaning I was pretty ...

It was unfortunatly only a short stay in Switzerland but it was one worth making. I didnt get up to the hills or really do much site seeing at all but I had a great few days in Olten staying and Lucy and Sashas house and just plain old relaxing. Loved having a kitchen again so cooked up a storm, oh and some muffins that turned out to be pancakes. Damn flour. The town was really pretty and Sasha took me on a walk up a beautiful gorge with art pieces all the w...