My overseas adventure continued with a drive to Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday. It took around 4hrs in a van chocka with bikes, luggage and people. We made it just in time for breifing at 5pm which was held in the Olympic Museum! I felt pretty lucky to be there!
I like Lausanne it feels very much like Wellington waterfront and has helped suppress the feeling of unease I have had by being in landlocked Europe!

Race day (Saturday) was beautiful. Clear blue skies and temp in the high 20'...
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On Saturday I am racing the World Sprint Champs and on Sunday I am racing in the Team World Champs.

You can follow live updates here - http://www.triathlon.org/live/

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Well we arrived at the race hotel in Tizzy at 1am Friday morning. I think I am starting to get the hang of this travel thing... apart from the staying well, I always seem to get a little sick after travelling. But lucky it didnt get any worse than a sore throat and runny nose! The town really loves this race. They spent all day friday setting up the finish chute and race course just below our hotel only to have it all blown down in a massive thunder storm that afternoon, it was quite scary, i...
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I am now in Tiszaujvaros in Hungary, ready for a World Cup race tomorrow. The women's race is at 10.30am, which is 8.30pm NZ time. There will be text and timing updates on www.triathlon.org .  Exciting!
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