After a few days of rest and training in Spain I am now in Switzerland. Tomorrow is the start of the Tour de Romandie, which I will use as preparation for the Giro. It will be a hard race, especially when I look at the weather. Tomorrow the start is at 1000 meters, and there is a snow warning for this altitude. That will probably be the first prologue in my life which I will ride with leg warmers and a thermal jacket ;-) My gloves are also ready. As it is in Switzerland, it is all up and down. It will be interesting to see whether we can really ride it. In the next days we will also spend a lot of time in the mountains. When I look at the start lister, I seem to be the only sprinter willing to do this to myself. Only the strongest survive...