Vision 1 Racing Blog: Return of The Wyman

Here’s a quick update from Nicole Cookes Vision 1 Rider Helen Wyman who’s been out training on her Focus bike.

Helen Wyman Vision 1 Racing

You know how you always have those dreams where you are going so well that your first race is going to be the one where you are invincible and do everything for your team and are still there at the end to lead out your sprinter. Well in reality they are just dreams!!!! H aha ha!

However for my first pro-race of the season Fleche Wallone on Wednesday, I was actually really pleased. We worked together well and got a great result at the end with Nicole coming in 6th. It was so exciting to be back at the front of the bunch marking moves, helping move people up the bunch, communicating on the radios to Stef in the team car (not even racing can stop a women talking!!!!! ha ha ha) and just generally being ready for anything to happen. I was on a real high after the race and it felt good.

For the first time in a few years now I have actually had a long break from cyclo-cross to road racing…enforced due to injury…but still a rest and it makes for a real fresh approach to racing again giving me back that real buzz that only good racing can give you. It was great! Plus my Focus bike was amazing; it just feels like it was made especially for me, which obviously makes the racing a little bit easier!

I’m really looking forward to the next world cup in Bern, Switzerland and the Tour de l’aude, 10 day stage race in France to complete my start to the season. It can’t get much more exciting at the minute so once I have been removed from the ceiling I’ll send out another update on the progress!