Local Cycling phenom Chris Monteleone
(Standing above the 2) grabbed 2nd at the
US Under 23 Nationals and earned a highly
coveted spot on the U23 National team. This
team is the breeding ground for future Tour
De France Racers. Chris is spending the next
3 months racing in Belgium with the team.
He sent me this update a few days ago. All
the best Chris!!!
Hey everybody,Just a quick update..
Finally getting settled in here at the U-23 house.
It's a pretty simple set-up - Six bedrooms I think,
four guys to a room, huge kitchen, equally
large dining room. Noel's wife Els, has dinner
ready for us every night at 6. There are two
full time mechanics, and masseur's.... but with
24 guys here, it gets pretty hectic at times...Riding
here is really different, as none of the roads go
in one constant direction. None of the country
roads are visibly marked, so it's super easy to
get lost. It's nothing like America where the
roads are more or less in grids...I race in
GP Des Hauts, Saturday in France.
It's 160km, so that should be fun.
I'm starting to feel better every day..
the first few days were rough.
So, I think thats all for now...
