Cascade: Stage 1

Wow! The eyes were opened today and we got to experience our first day of big racing. The temperature hovered around 90 as we barreled through the desert terrain, we covered the 83 mile stage in around 2:50.00, which come to an average speed of just over 29 mph. The first attack of the day went from the gun and we were scraping pedals out of the parking lot. Phil and myself were on early breakaway duty and went right to work, trying to get into any move that we could . Nothing would stick and after 30 miles of trying we resigned ourselves to riding in the field. Eventually a high powered group of 15 got up the road and the winner of the day came from this group. We took care of each throughout the stage and gave our climbers the opportunity to light up the final climb. We still haven't shaken the bad luck bug, as Ian broke a derailleur cable and Jarred hit the deck. Both of the guys held their composure well and rode back to the field with a little help (thanks Rich) to have solid finishes. The results are posted so check them out. Thanks to all those who are following us this week, keep checking back for daily updates.

BC