Copperopolis Road Race Back (4/20/19) On Saturday 4/20, I completed my first road race: Copperopolis “The Paris-Rubaix of California.” The day was perfect in terms of weather (72 degrees and clear skies) and astonishing views. Since the organizer’s flyers specified that we should carry a pump and a tube,...
Fish Rock Back (3/11/19) Departure from SR and arrival conditions at Boonville were similarly dismal, but once we’d got organized and headed toward the rider briefing there were blue skies. However, the temperature was still low about 45deg (highest I saw all day btw) and higher up it...
Land Park Criterium Back (3/10/19) Moving to cat 4 has been challenging.Long gone are races where there may be folks dropping in and trying it out, perhaps not realizing that24mph is a lot different surrounded by 40 guys. In cat 4, everyone knows that they want to be...
Red Kite Criterium RKO#2 Back (3/3/19) Sunday morning marked the second race day in our early Season. Brian Castelli, Nick Grudzien, Austin Hermosillo and I were in attendance. It was Cold, breezy and still a bit damp in a few of the corners (most notably the last corner). Brain and...