St. Charles is a beautiful town with a spread out population of around 60 000. The town center is right on the Missouri River and has an awesome historic main street which is st
ill cobbled and has plenty of bars, restaurants and shops. I've been here for two weeks now and one word to describe the United States of America so far...HUGE! The drive back from the airport amazed me, no one or two lane Pacific Highway here...4 or 5 lanes each way and all the time, entry ramps, exit ramps, over and under passes everywhere! I'm glad I haven't had to drive yet, I'm only just getting used to the fact THEY drive on the wrong side of the road here. Up till now my days have been very crusiey. They've basically consisted of riding, working, exploring the town and getting ready for uni to start. The riding is great around here and one of the first things you notice is how nice the drivers are to cyclists compared to back home; no horns, flying projectiles or side mirrors that shave your arm as they go past. If I travel one it doesn't take long until we are riding through corn and soy been crops with hardly a car on the road. Travel another way and it's not long until we are riding an awesome bike path around a lake and through a forest. Another thing that hits you is how green everything is here...no water restrictions or farming trouble to be heard of.
ill cobbled and has plenty of bars, restaurants and shops. I've been here for two weeks now and one word to describe the United States of America so far...HUGE! The drive back from the airport amazed me, no one or two lane Pacific Highway here...4 or 5 lanes each way and all the time, entry ramps, exit ramps, over and under passes everywhere! I'm glad I haven't had to drive yet, I'm only just getting used to the fact THEY drive on the wrong side of the road here. Up till now my days have been very crusiey. They've basically consisted of riding, working, exploring the town and getting ready for uni to start. The riding is great around here and one of the first things you notice is how nice the drivers are to cyclists compared to back home; no horns, flying projectiles or side mirrors that shave your arm as they go past. If I travel one it doesn't take long until we are riding through corn and soy been crops with hardly a car on the road. Travel another way and it's not long until we are riding an awesome bike path around a lake and through a forest. Another thing that hits you is how green everything is here...no water restrictions or farming trouble to be heard of.
Riding and racing wise it has been pretty full on so far. We have done a few small crits (short circuit races lasting about an hr) and some track (velodrome) racing so far along with a lot of training. The weekend just passed we had the Missouri State Track Championships. After only being in the country for a week and a half my room mate Owen has come away being awarded the MISSOURI STATE TRACK CHAMPION! Only Owen could manage it i guess. Overall it was a good weekend though and gave us a good taste 
of what the track racing is like over here and how we work as a team on the track. The next couple of weeks are just more crits, with a major series in 2 weeks and some more track racing. Of course these are all training events for the USA cycling National Collegiate Track Championships in Colorado Springs starting on 11th of September.Until next time, stay safe and Live Your Dream.
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note the sweet yellow hummer on main street
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