The Giro d’Italia is running at the same time, but for a good month we can already sign up for the next big race. The most important of them all: the Tour de France. Before that, Thibaut Nys is camping at altitude, although he doesn’t seem to be the biggest challenge there. He has to make an important purchase
The altitude training camp is also going well for Nys, and judging by his words he seems to have had a pretty good time. Nevertheless, as indicated, he is not really looking forward to it. “I absolutely believe in altitude training camps, but I am still in a bit of a phase,” he says. Whether it will be a permanent thing will only become clear. “After this training camp I will make a final decision whether I will continue doing it in the future.”
What this does cause for Nys is the necessary problems, as he himself says. Physical discomfort then rears its head. “I hardly see anyone who is as high up as I am. The first few days I am not comfortable on the bike, my heart rate is acting strange, I don’t get much air. I always have to wait low before I have a day to do something with and that is not easy for me”, he says openly.
However, the Lidl-Trek manager is very careful not to exceed his limit, something he often has. “Fortunately, I am not the manager who even exceeds his limit. I feel that very well because I am here, which is mainly about making something, laying down a food that I can do something with at home.”
Don’t give a shit
And what about the effects of the altitude training? That is probably what it is all about, that it has a definite effect on performance. “I did well on some altitude training sessions, but not on others”, it certainly did not always work for Nys. He also pointed out to Het Nieuwsblad that there will never be a definitive decision.
“After this internship, decisions will have to be made: should we keep doing it? Or not. I have to make a trade-off between the money I make and the quality in my training that I lose,” Nys explains.
Nys has no problem with the daily routine – but not the drudgery – but it is not really a pleasure trip either. “We are very isolated here, for three weeks we live on a mountain where there is nothing to see. If there is just one thing in this internship that frustrates you, then three weeks can be very difficult
