I closed up the longdistance period of January with 10 hours training in Belgium. Just realized that training in sun is like  ”vacation” while rain, mud and cold weather is what really makes it a good and hard training ;)

Saturday morning I left Zingem on my bike to meet up with the team in Gent. 10:30 we sat off on the 2010 circuit of  “Het Nieuwsblad”, 126km and some very interesting changes. The cold weather combined with the rain and the muddy roads made it a hard training and after warming up our toes in the shower the dinner in Zingem was just at it´s place :)

After a good nights sleep at Sigginga Haim we were ready for a new day!

Sunday was the “Ronde van Vlaanderen day” and with a little less rain we got to know a circuit that also gave some new changes. New cobble sections that I really like :) and also some new hills.

Two days together with the girls and the staff – And I really look forward to the 2010 season!

Check out this interview with me at Podiumcafe.com

Emma

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10 days, 2 recovery days and 51 traininghours later I´m back home…

Tired, sunburned and satisfied :)

Today restday with massage and tomorrow I go to Belgium. Trainingsweekend with the team is on the schedule and I really look forward to see all the girls!

But first; some more rest…

Emma

PS: And hire is a map of my last training at Gran Canaria….  http://bit.ly/6OhV2r Pretty cool. Just forgot to stop the clock as we enjoyed the sun with a coffe break so the average speed is terrible. :-)

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It´s a great feeling to go into a new part of my training. The whole winter I have been busy with building up my muscular strenght. And today I had my last session in the fitness center. When it comes to lifting the weights I´m just as stong as last year but on the powerintervalls on my bike I can see a big progress :)

Christmas and New Year gave real winterweather in Norway, alot of snow and cold!
-17 degrees today and that makes it difficult to go on my bike… so our trainingcamp to Gran Canaria comes just in time!

We (Me and Martin) leaves tomorrow for 11days of what I love the most, cycling in the sun! :)

Have a good weekend,

Emma

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Just back in Norway after celebrating christmas :)  I had some lovelly days with my family and I got some nice trainings with my brothers! Unfortunately we did not have a camera with us so no photos from there…

But yesterday when me and Martin went skiing in the cold winter weather we did bring it (see if you can find one wrong on the photos?!)   ;)

Happy New Year!

Emma

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This morning I took the train to Oslo, then the plane to Stockholm and from there another train to Sundsvall where my mum came to pick me up. 2 hours in car and finally after a 11 hours trip in total (!) I arrived Sollefteå…. Lovelly to see my parents and brothers again and I look forward to a weeks “family life”!

Before I left Norway we had the traditional “pepparkakhus” (gingerbreadhouse) building and decorating together with Martin´s mum and sisters :)

Merry Christmas!!

Emma

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My idea was to update my site already after Sundays training. I had taken photos to show you how lovelly the weather is in Norway (NOT!) no winter yet and after a session in the mud my clothes were not white anymore…
Something is wrong with my site and I can´t put photos on it :( 

Last Monday me and Martin went to Sweden to meet my car sponsor Hanssonbil, there we had a “spinning” session with invited girls from schools around Vänersborg with a idea to recruit more girls to the sport. It was nice to see so many girls showing up and I think we had a nice time on the bike, atleast I had!!
A dinner with the lovelly family Larsson and after that me and Martin were ready for our talk. Hanssonbil had invited customers, friends and cyclists to their shop and that ended a lovelly day in Sweden.

Right now I´m lying in our sofa in Norway watching Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Strange how one man can have so much influence and get som much attention.
Soon Martin comes home from work and the days are coming closer to Christmas!

Here is a interview that Pezcycling did about me last week: Pezcyclingnews.com

Emma

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Last week I spent together with the Norweigan national team in Belgium. They had a weeks trainingcamp on the track in Gent and I got to join them, ONE Sweed between 24 Norweigan jerseys :)
I have always been a bit sceptical and scared for the track but already after 10 minutes I can´t see why… Riding alone, in a group, team timetrail, behind the derny or alone - it´s all perfect and hard training and I can really see how this can make me a better cyclist. The only think that was a bit difficult was the Madison, but once you got it right that was one of the funniest things!
1,5-2 hours on the track and riding there or/and back every day made a very good week of training for me and I could come back satisfied to a lovelly winter weather here in Norway.

The days are now counting down to Christmas and I love this time of the year. Training in the cold winterweather and then to light the fireplace in the evening :)

This morning I had a long and cosy breakfast together with Martin and now I have a hard power session on the schedule!

Emma

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The winter training has started. And the lovelly November weather is here to make me even stronger next year! Saturdays longdistance training started in the wet and cold snow and ended up on the roller, after standing 20minutes in the shower with my clothes on to get back the feeling in my toes… What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger, or?!?

Anyway… being back training full time is great. Finally I can have some good rutines again and I can get a lot more done. These last days I have been renovating our kitchen… Together with Martins sister Helga I have put up red mosaic on the wall and painted the cupboards in white. Looks really good if you ask me :)

For the racing shirt that I gave away to the breastcancer foundation they got 2000 SEK on the auction. Thanks to everyone that made a bid on it!

Coming up next is a trainingcamp on the track in Belgium (for the first time!) I hope to get some good trainings and that I can learn something that makes me a better cyclist.

Emma

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One of the photos taken of me this summer by Tom Tveitan is nominated for the third round in the Norweigan Championships photographing. Hope Tom gets payed of for this nice photo.

And at the same time the breastcancer foundation in Sweden are rasing money this weekend with a lot of activities. I want to support them and gave away a signed racing shirt that are now auctioned away.

Emma

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