The house is really starting to fill up and the last two days have been a good break from racing before some of the more serious racing starts.  Tomorrow I’ll be doing the Noordzeecross in Middelkerke.  It’s right on the ocean and only an hour or so from the house.  The U23s are combined with the Elites (like in the US) so I’ll be going up against the biggest guys in cyclocross.  It should be a good experience and some good racing to keep the legs firing.  The last two days have been quite snowy.  Yesterday I rode inside on the rollers for an entire hour!  That is a lifetime achievement of inside riding for me.  Riding with eight other guys makes the inside riding a bit more enjoyable though.  Today I had to get outside though and the snow was melting so I put on some road tires.  Riding along the canal path was a bit tricky, but tons of fun.  So now I’ve got some of those pictures that I promised you:

The view of Izegem from my room.  It keeps me entertained during the day sometimes.

Seriously folks, it’s snowy and icy outside and safety comes first.  3 wheels is way safer than 2, especially if you have a broken arm…

The Rad Jake partway through our snowy ride today.

Riding into Kortrijk today with sun showing itself in Belgium.