The race course has always been one of my favorite in the series even though hills typically don’t favor me, I enjoy the steady hard pace of this race. You drill for half of the lap, relax for the other, and the hill isn’t steep enough to give me problems  – just a steady 45s efforts 40 times. That being Continue Reading...

  I have little time to write this one before we head out for the last stage here, and I haven’t had enough coffee to follow Kevin’s last blog wit. (Is there ever enough coffee?) Guys are starting to feel exceptionally wrecked now, I fully enjoyed seeing their faces post-race 9 pm nap last night. Forget the time, I doubt Continue Reading...

Stage 1 We knew Ryan would have a competitive time somewhere in Top 10, but it was a pleasant surprise to find that he made the podium, and entire team was stoked for the task ahead of us of keeping him there in upcoming stages. Stage 2 Team Jamis Hagens Berman p/b Sutter Home had the GC lead and controlled the race Continue Reading...

Only four of us survived to start this stage from Jet Fuel Coffee/ Norco Bicycles squad, while others left out to take care of their battle-wounds from previous stage. Actually more than half of the team members are now covered in road rush! Whoever said cycling is not a contact sport… Ryan, Travis and myself rode out to the course Continue Reading...

What an eventful last couple days! We’ve got a victory and some broken bikes… So there are a few things need to be worked out before today’s crit, checking if I can ride the smaller spare frame, and if I can even pedal it… my hip flexors are pretty swollen and walking alone is a bit of struggle.     Continue Reading...