I have unfortunately suffered from a stomach virus for the past three weeks which has hampered my final preparation to the extent I don’t believe I would be able to compete much above 60 per...

It is a different kind of training,

It was great to get away to train in better weather than we had here,

I was a bit crook last night, unfortunately, so I slept from one o’clock yesterday afternoon to about six this morning. It was a bit of a waste.

I doubt if the bank saw it that way, but it was a courageous decision by them. I was an outside prospect from nowhere but I needed to pay for that trip somehow. I think...

I have to prove I’m worthy of selection for the big races next year,

To do that I will have to prove myself in the time trial and the road race at the Oceania Championships.