Spring has come early

I live in the south of France and it is known for being very hot but for the last years spring and summer have been coming a lot later in the year. Last year in May, the day I came home from London, we put the heating on. But for the last 2 weeks it has been very,very hot. Last weekend I went for a walk in sandals, shorts and a shirt but I was still very hot. On my walk and in my garden, I took some photos of the "early" spring around us.

- the blossom on the almond tree in my garden

- a beautiful flower

- my lovely sandals that magically still fit me even though I have grown a lot 

Pro race 2014

So yesterday I went to see my first pro race (except for the Tour de France) and it was absolutely AMAZING! My Dad and me left at 7:15 and came home at 5:00 but seriously it was totally worth it. 

Because my club organised the trip it we got to meet Thomas Damuseau, a professional from team Giant-Shimano. He was so nice and signed photos and showed us his bike with electric shifting. 

- here is Thomas Damuseau answering my clubs questions.

Before the riders left, the teams did an intro of all the riders and my Dad heard that there was a Japanese cyclist so he asked him to take a photo with me.

- this is Fumiyuki Beppu from team Trek Factory Racing and me.

We got to see the buses of the teams and they were amazing. We also got to visit team Bretagne-Séché Environemments bus, even if it looks small on the outside there are seats for the journey, a kitchen, a shower and a massive conference room with live television. 

- this is me in front of teams Omega Pharma-Quick.Step who Mark Cavendish rides for.

I seriously loved this day out and it really inspired me to train to one day be able to race like that. 

Here are some other photos of yesterday. I hope you enjoyd this post. 

- I loved the side of team Ekoi's car so I took a photo of it

- Thomas Damuseau and his amazing Giant bike

- after the gorges of the Ardeche they still have 140 km to the end 

- to finish the day off we got a beautiful sunset. 

    xxx Izzy 

25 facts about me TAG

So since quite a lot of people now read my blog I thought that I would do the 25 facts about me TAG.

1. I have one little sister and her name is Tilly

2. I had my first road bike when I was 9 years old

3. I live in France

4. My favourite film is the Hunger Games and my favourite book is also the Hunger Games

5. I went to my first concert went I was 11 years old and hated it 

6. I have never broken a bone

7. I was born in England and I am English ( obviously )

8. I went to Japan in 2011 for my uncles wedding

9. I rode up Mont Ventoux at the age of 12 

10. I am a vegetarian ( but I eat fish )

11. My favourite colour is blue 

12. I love cooking

13. I am claustrophobic and until I went to Japan I could not go in a lift 

14. I love black chocolate

15. I am a very excitable person but also very stressed out    

16. I played the violin for a few years but stopped as I hated my teacher so much     

17. My favourite clothing is baggy jumpers and shorts 

18. I hate milk chocolate 

19. I love cats 

20. My favourite meal is Christmas Diner and we have it most weeks 

21. I believe in life in space   

22. I want to go to lots of countries but especially Australia and Canada 

23. I hate it when people touch my hair 

24. I have 6 cousins and they all live in different countries to me 

25. My favourite school subject is sport 

There we are 25 random facts about me ! I hope you enjoyed it. I'm sorry if it is a bit late but our Internet is very slow and I wasn't able to before now. Leave a comment about some facts about you as I really don't know anything about you at all. xxx Bye

New to my face ! 2014

If you know me then you would know that I have to wear glasses ! Since about 1 year ago my vision changed so I had to change my glasses ! If you wear glasses then you would know that choosing them is extremely hard, it took me 1 hour to choose them but I at last have them.

If you are going to choose glasses here are some tips for you :

 1. Don't buy them online, try them on !

 2. Make sure that they are comfortable 

 3. Make yourself a price budget and stick to it !

 4. Ask for more than one opinion 

 5. Choose a good shape for your face

 6. Don't bring your siblings as they are very DISTRACTING with the glasses, ex. trying them on, saying that every pair you try on are ugly.    

But the most important is that you like them ! 

  

Snow ..

Even if we didn't have a white christmas like I so desired, yesterday at the end of afternoon the snow revealed itself. It snowed continuously for 3 hours and in the end we ended up with 8 cm of snow.

I really love snow, it is a magical thing, all fluffy and wet, I don't even mind the wetness that it brings to your clothes, because there is nothing better after hours of sledding and snowball fights than a nice hot chocolate with whipped cream. Ever since I was little I loved the snow, as where I live it can get very cold in the winter.

this is very old photos of me ... if you were wondering 

Anyway in general I love snow and was very happy when the electricity went off and got send home early from school. 

     "January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow" -Sara Coleridge    

First post EVER

Even if this is my first post it won't be my last ! So to start my blog on a high I might tell you a bit more about me ! So my name is Isabel, i'm 13 years old and I am the biggest fan of road biking ever ! I want to become a professional cyclist for team SKY ! So there, my first post ever I hope you liked it and hope you keep reading ! BYE