Well it's 3 am...I've just woke up with a hard kick in the face by my old mate "jet lag" and instead of wasting time taking an inventory of imaginary sheep, I've decided to fill you all in on my latest Californian experience!

I originally wrote this post yesterday but my email app successfully destroyed it without a trace, maybe it was for the best as I was still in a post race daze and I'm sure I'll put a more positive spin on things after a good day back training today.

I had some pretty high aims for this years edition of Catalunya, I was good there last year and I've got a few more hairs on my chest now! I was a very tired boy after my journey to Nice but after  a few days on the couch I got a little more training in and was ready for a good week in Spain...