t’s been a fair while since the last time I blogged. For that I apologies for, but, things have been pretty busy, and that is no exaggeration, something I have been told by my team mates I am very good at!
So, what’s been happening in the life of Emma Trott? In a nut shell, training races, team presentation, training camp, movie stars, busy enough?
Movie stars, well, I’ve attached the link so it doesn’t really need much explaining! Boels Dolmans CT “Harlem Style”. Quickstep were the first cycling team to do it, Boels Dolmans were the first women’s team to do it. Unique it certainly was. Sun, sea, beach, audience, we had it all. Now, we certainly might not have hit the dizzy heights of views that Quickstep have, but, a fair few people have indeed viewed it. Could have been more if the riders of the women’s peloton re-tweeted, like the men do for each other!
Starting like that looks like our training camp was all play, not serious. That, I can tell you, is totally untrue. This has to be one of the hardest, most professional training camps I have ever been on. We most certainly did put in the hours and blocks. I think Lucy described one of the rides spot on, “in need of a sit down shower!” That was the kind of training camp we were on on, so, think it’s safe to say Boels Dolmans will be a force to be reckoned with this year.
We were very fortunate that Gert-Jan Theunise joined us to help with training, oh and to make sure we didn’t get lost. Lost, well that never happened, just ride lengths were too long. Think we hit the exact riding time twice on the whole camp, good average on a camp with eight training days, right? But, to have Gert-Jan there was a pleasure. I certainly learnt a lot from him and for sure the other girls did also.
As well as Gert-Jan we were also joined for a few days by Rick, a photographer, surname, who knows, Rick was Rick! It’s always good to have someone come away and take some pictures, film some videos. It means you guys, get to see exactly what its like on a training camp. As well as Rick, Danny, was also using an on board camera to capture some of the action. My interview on the last day of the four day block, five hour ride, was, I have been informed, funny. My response to how you feeling, “fresh as a daisy,” had a few team mates laughing! Hey, you have to keep it positive. 
Before all this however was our team presentation. 200 people, sponsors, friends, family. A chance to show the world of women’s cycling just what Boels Dolmans is all about. Team presentation days are generally long, and, this particular day was no different. The time you’ve got yourself ready, spoken to people before and after the presentation, done the presentation itself and completed all the necessary pictures, you sit down and think, wow where did a day go. Put it this way, although it was fun, I was pretty happy to be getting on a plane to Majorca the next day. 
Now, whats next.......RACING! Finally! I’m a big lover of training but even I get bored of it sometimes. OK, I have done a couple of training races, but, training races are exactly that, training. They are not proper, yes, you have a number and it gets you back into the swing of things, but it’s not like I’ll be putting on my CV, Training Race 1st! There good to test were your form is, but so was our training camp! My first race of 2013, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the first classic of the year. Chances are its going to be cold, theres going to be cobbles, a few bergs and one hell of a fight. Am I ready, sure am! Is my team ready, sure is!
One things for sure, Boels-Dolmans CT is ready to rock and roll. The ladies in orange and black are coming, be scared be very......nah!
