Coming home

Things change really fast on tour - you aren't always guaranteed to have the same teammates or even be on the same tour for a full season.

Friday, after the Cesana race, some of those changes happened.

As you might recall, I had originally intended to stay in Europe after the IC tour first half ended, and race in the Igls Austria Europa Cup. Annie and Matt were going to stay with as well, in a bid for both individual points and nation points.

Annie had strained her hamstring, and was having a rough tour, and after the results on Friday decided to go home to rehab.

Then there were two.

Matt had podiumed in several IC races, and was close in points to the lowest World Cup guy - and Friday afternoon got called up to the World Cup.

And then there was one.

So, after thinking it over - I would have been fine on my own in Igls, having been there before and having friends there, but it would cost me both money to stay and race and money lost with time away from work - I also bailed on Igls. By 5pm on Friday, all three of us had our travel plans changed.

Saturday morning we drove (a 2 hour drive at 5am mind you) Keslie, Matt, and Orvie (coach) to the Milan airport, Orvie and Kes to go home and Matt to go to Altenberg for the next WC race. Then Annie and I drove the remaining 6 hours (ouch) to Munich, and Sunday morning we both were on planes to the USA. Crazy!

Now I'm home, and Brad got home yesterday from the Lake Placid America's Cup race, and we can Christmas together after 4 weeks apart. Good to be home.