Training Camp In Calpe Spain
Written by Steven Cozza
Thursday, 19 February 2004

Training camp has been going really well. Right now I am sitting in an Internet cafe next to a Spanish guy who is smoking and typing at the same time. ick!!! I have to say Spain is a beautiful place and the training is out of this world. Every day we are doing rides over 5 hours long because the weather is great and all we want to do is go explore the country side and the best and only way for us to do that is to ride are bikes. Calpe Spain the place we are staying is a place where professional cyclists from all over Europe come to train during the winter.

So far we have run into many pros including Victor Hugo Pena from the United States Postal team, who we will be training with next week. The roads here are so sweet but the thing that is different about them than back home is they are so slippery with car oil. So far three of us at the camp have crashed going through oil slick turns.

I was the first to crash on day two of the training camp nearly sliding off the side of the road into a guard rail. Just minor road rash so know big deal, but it was road rash from Spain, so that makes it even better. All my scars I remember what country they are from and now I will have Spain to add to my collection.

For the next week we will continue training and than we have a three day stage race March 6,7 and 8 in the amateur division that is the category where people of all ages race so I’ll be racing against like 28 year old's and stuff. These will be the hardest races I do. The other races I will be doing in the next couple of months will be U-23 races.

Well, my time is up at the Internet cafe but I will try to keep you informed as best as possible. I am creating my own web sight at www.StevenCozza.com it isn’t much yet but within the next few months it should be really nice.

Thanks for reading.
Steven

More From The Belgium Training Camp
Written by Steven Cozza
Friday, 13 February 2004

Hi all.

While in Spain, I wont have e-mail for like a month. My only chance is finding an Internet cafe so I’ll do my best to report back on how the training camp is coming along.

So far all is good here in Belgium. We leave down for Spain on Valentine’s Day so happy Valentine’s Day to everyone.

My training is coming along real good. Today I took the new guys out for a good 4 hour ride over some of the famous cobble climbs that are in races like the tour of Flanders which we will be racing in, the under 23 category in April.

I received my new bike it is real nice, a Pinerelo an Italian bike. I also received some nice clothing as well. All hooked up. We get the new shoes and brand-new bikes in March After the training camp.

Talk to you soon guys. Thanks for reading.
Always PEACE,
Steven Cozza

Well, I’m Back In Belgium And Ready To Roll
Written by Steven Cozza
Thursday, 12 February 2004

arrived in Belgium on Feb 11th and will be leaving for a training camp in Calpe Spain on Feb 14th with the USA Espoir U-23. The 7 of us riders will be there training until March 7th, then returning back up to the team house in Belgium to began the racing season starting off the first month of March doing one day Classic races.

That’s about it just wanted to inform you on what I am up to. Thanks for reading and I will definitely write more after each race.

Thanks a lot. Diem,
Thanks for reading.
Steven Cozza