Damn, here I am in Montreal again preparing to race my first World Cup of the season in the pouring, miserable rain. I am not particularly fond of racing in the rain. In fact, I straight up hate it (just don’t tell my competitors that). And today’s race is going to be straight up hell - of all courses to race on when it’s wet, this has to be one of the worst because it’s terrible when it’s dry. I think I have been to Montreal 7 times now and the street surfaces keep getting worse and worse each year - bigger potholes, new potholes, shoddy patch jobs. But, I shouldn’t be the one complaining. For my Canadian teammates, today’s race is an Olympic qualifier! Not exactly the kind of conditions I’d wish for if I were racing to go to the Olympics.

Hopefully I’ll have some good news later today!