Heading to Adelaide Australia - January 2009
After exciting trips to Italy, Bali and Vietnam, Kim and I thought about doing another cycling trip to kick the year off right. We had looked around on the internet and decided to book a cycling trip in Adelaide Australia which would enable us to cycle the same routes as the pros and then watch them do it. In addition, it would give us some time to drink some great Australian wine and eat some great food. I told my colleague Andrew about this trip and before you know it him and his wife Lucy were signed up. Not long afterwards, Gordon McKenzie was also on board and we were all getting ready to head to Adelaide for the first pro cycling event of 2009. That was in August.....in September, Lance Armstrong announced that he was coming out of retirement and that his first pro race would be the Tour Down Under....BONUS. After the news announcement Kim was on the phone immediately securing the second last room at the Hilton Hotel for us.