Photo: © Roth

The Ellen Plas Diary 2003

Welcome to the Ellen Plas Diary. Ellen is a soigneur with the top German women's team Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung, a job that's 20 percent masseur, 20 percent gofer, 20 percent morale-booster, 20 percent den momma, 20 percent chef and 20 percent organisational wiz... and 120 percent busy.

Ellen Plas interview: Taking care of business with Equipe Nürnberger

2003 entries

• Tour de l'Aude part 1: Travel & sickness (May 17)
• Tour de l'Aude part 2: Recovering,waiting and 20 hour days (May 20)
• Tour de l'Aude part 3: Driving Miss Judith (May 21)
• Tour de l'Aude part 4: From perfection to disaster and back again (May 24)
• Tour de l'Aude part 5: Victory, celebration and the long road home (May 25)