Lex is on Vacation

What a great year of racing.  I finished it off with the World Championships in Florence, Italy.  Now it's the off-season.  I'm on vacation in Italy and Switzerland until the second week of October.  Here are some shots of what I have been doing before I'll head back to Montréal.

Ford C-Max Hybrid car : Just like NOW and Novartis for MS's team car!   I even got a rental version in Switzerland!

Hiking from Ebenalp to Santis to Wasserauen in Appenzellerland, Switzerland

A gondola ride in the watery streets of Venice, Italy

Climbing the chains of an Italian castle's drawbridge.  Hey, it's the off-season!

Espresso in Lindau, Germany during a ride around the Bodensee.  The best espresso I've had in Europe. This was no coffeeshop ride though!

Nailpolish for Worlds 2013

I'm in Italy.  I'm staying at Il Borghetto Andrea Tafi (Tafi is an ex-pro cycling champion) in Italy, with the Canadian National Team.  Today we drove to Florence to pre-ride the Worlds race course.  It's not going to be anywhere near easy.  But, it is a really, really cool course.

2013 World Championships manicure

Before getting on the plane to Italy I went and got my nails done with my friend Véro (check out her site here).  Last year I painted Candian flags on every nail, this year I decided to leave the painting up to the pros.  It was good for my brain.  Check it out, the mani-pedi matches the new Cycling Canada team kits.  ;)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013

I am very excited and proud to officially announce that the Canadian National Team has released their roster for the World Cycling Championships to be held in Florence, Italy.  I have been selected to represent Canada along with 5 other athletes amongst the best women in the world at the World Championship race on September 28, 2013.

Lex Albrecht: Canadian National Team.  Photo copyright Nicolas Paquet - kipphoto.ca

I will spend the remaining period of time before the big event training in Montréal and at the PowerWatts Premier Studio.

THANK YOU TO :

 My team, NOW and Novartis for MS and all of our sponsors.

 Nuheat for your ongoing support, I am so proud to be a Nuheat sponsored athlete.
Global Relay Bridge the Gap fund for helping me achieve this ultimate goal for 2013, your support has made an enormous difference for me this year.
CSHNQ for supporting me with an amazing deal of valuable resources to help me train and prepare for my competitions.