So close at the Dauphine Libere

Nothing inspires the will to win inside me like my second place   finish by a wheel in the Dauphine Libere  yesterday.  It was a bittersweet moment for sure. On one hand it feels so good to finally be at the point   where I could win on the ProTour  level after fighting so hard this past year  recovering from my traumatic brain injury.    But man it really  sucks crossing the finish line with a guy half a meter in front
with his hands in the air. I’m losing a few nights sleep with that image in my head for sure.  Trying not to think about it to much other than letting it feed the fire. To keep it in perspective, I was lucky to have my wife Loren and my  dog at the finish line, watching their first ever European pro bike race in person.  Might have to bring em along more often in the future for good luck. And after the  week of solid teamwork of  each of  my Garmin teammates, I was really inspired in the race today.
I can definitely assure you that after some long months of  struggling to just fill in the pack, my  internal fire is lit up
again and I remember what it feels like to be in it for the win.
Thanks for all the support, and if anyones looking for me ill be out on the road working on my sprint.