Team camp

For the rest of the week we would be rolling in and around Tucson getting to know each other. Lots of things were happening throughout the week. We had sponsors come and talk to use, more clothing was given out, David Wenger came and did bike fits, Jason’s Deli, and some pretty awesome bike riding up Mt. Lemmon and Medira Canyon.
The First thing I noticed about the team was that is seemed like everyone quickly gelled well with each other. In my experiences there is usually one or two people that do not really seem to fit in This was not the case. Everyone seemed to be active and engaged in what was going around them. This can be proved by the fact that when we were out eating as a team, everyone was not starring at their cell phones.

For the rest of the part about team camp I am just going to crash through it to save time.

The first thing we ended up doing as a team was getting bike fitted by David Wenger of Durata Training. This was awesome because as much of you know, David is my coach of almost 6 or 7 years now and has been doing my bike fit for about just as long. My bike fit was simple and easy. It took him about 10-15 minutes. My teammates on the other hand had much longer fits. However after everyone was done getting their positions dialed in many people came to me to speak of how well David did his job.

We then had a day where we met a few of our sponsors. This included Chris Brown (not the rapper) and Brad Devaney of Litespeed Bicycles. They teleconferenced with the whole team going over the history of the company as well as a little insight on each of the machines that we will be riding.

After the time we spent with Litespeed we then met with Dan Socie who is our Embro, Chamois cream sponsor with Soigneur. As well as our photographer for the team photos that we will be taking.

For the rest of that day we would be taking many photos up and around Mt. Lemmon of the team. It is not very often I get to take a photo shoot on the side of a mountain. I made sure to bring my bluesteel and hopefully when the photos are finalized I will have a few good ones to post.

Our big day riding to the peak of Mt. Lemmon
For the rest of the week we went on some pretty awesome rides. My favorite ride would be the Mt. Lemmon ride. Riding to the top of Mt. Lemmon was an experience that I know I will not soon forget. I was quickly dropped from the pace the rest of my team was setting. (I blame my flat Houston terrain for not properly preparing me for a mountain, as well as a tough month of school before camp). But because I was dropped I got to spend some time really enjoying how beautiful my surroundings really were. More details on Mt. Lemmon will come.

The next awesome ride we went on would be out and around Madera Canyon. Again I was dropped on the climb (this time I blame my excess body fat I accumulated during the harsh Texas winter) but again it was a breath taking ride. It seems that anytime you climb from the Arizona floor you end up in green forests at the top of the mountains.
For the rest of the week we went on some smaller rides. We spend lots of time riding in and around campus (U of A) and spent some time at coffee shops, as cyclists should. But the weekend was coming and that would mean pinning numbers to our new jerseys at the Tucson Bicycle Classic