HRV Proud to support Eliot's 'Winning Way'
Eliot quotes "As an employee of HRV, I understand the company's
strong culture and ethics, and can draw very close parallels
between my own athletic attitudes and HRV's excellence. We both
like winning. A lot. And we're both prepared to work very hard, and
take control to get that success."
Update from Elliot:
1st Oct 2010
Well, I'm back from Australia, and pleased to be actually. Its
always nice to be 'home', even if the the weather is a bit cold for
my liking.
This trip to Australia had both its ups, and its downs. First up
was a major race, the Launceston to New Norfolk Classic. Its a
solid 208km, and has been won by some prestigious names
over the years. In cycling, a 'breakaway' is when a number of
riders will endeavor to leave the safety of the pack and
go it alone. Normally this happens late in the race, and is a
winning move. In this race however, the 'break' went very early.
After 2km in fact. I had a sneaking suspicion that the break may
actually succeed however, because a lot of the riders were
intimidated by the distance. Thus, I made sure I was in this move.
Six of us road away and built up a 7 minute advantage. Normally, we
would be dragged back as the distance took its toll. However, in
this instance we did stay away.
The break split up a bit towards the end. I was very motivated
for the big win! Unfortunately, I cramped up pretty badly in the
sprint, and only managed 3rd across the line. Cramping in a race
like that, after a distance like that is hard to avoid, but I was
still a bit disappointed not to take advantage of
the opportunity to win. Needless to say, that was
still a great result.
After that race, I had one day to recover, then straight into
the Tour.
I was looking forward to this race, but my performance was
seriously handicapped right at the start of the race. I managed to
have a small but awkward accident, and dislocated my right
shoulder. I know how to 'relocate' a shoulder, so managed to get it
back in after a 45 seconds or so, but the damage was done. The race
doctor was surprised that I raced, but I figured I had gone all
that way with HRV's support, so there was no way I wasn't at least
giving it a damn good go!
I made it through four days of the six day tour, until the
proverbial crap hit the fan. The joint was weak from being
dislocated, thus it was no surprise that despite nursing
the damn thing, I still managed to re-dislocate it with two days
remaining. I can inform you that dislocating the same joint twice
in 5 days is not pleasant!
So, in true HRV fashion, we simply move on to the next
sale! Right now, I've just landed in NZ, and arrived home. Its time
to iron my shirt for work, sell heaps of HRV, book an appointment
with the physio, contemplate some surgery for my shoulder, and of
course continue on with true 'intention' towards the Tour of
Southland in 5 and a half weeks time... This weekend is the Taupo
to Napier Race - a race I've always wanted to win, but never
managed to. So, watch this space. On with the show!
And of course, thanks massively to HRV for the continued
support... There is absolutely no way I would be able to do these
races with out them.
Eliot