How has the Cervelo TestTeam training camp here in Portugal been for you?
So far it’s been perfect. I’ve gotten some good rides in already and we’ve got two weeks here altogether so it’s like the only time of the year when we can ride as one big group. Most teams split into different groups. A classics group and a group for the climbers, but here we’re all riding together. So it’s nice that we all get to talk with each other for some of the guys you don’t see for the rest of the year. For instance the classics riders. So it’s definitely been good so far. Is this important for the team spirit? The biggest thing here is the team bonding. The training is important as well, but I think the thing that was special about this team last year was that we all got on so good and that we’re all friends so this made us ride better as a group. Normally it takes a couple of years for a big group to gel together but for this team it just happened straight away. Why do you think that is? I think it’s the group of riders that the team chose. It’s a good group of guys with goo
