We kicked off the 2009 season with our training camp in Oxnard. Most of the team arrived Thursday night. Our first official ride was Friday morning. We set off at 8:30am for a 103 mile ride around Lake Casitas before stopping in Ojai and then up Rose Valley. Rose Valley is a 30 mile climb (!) but we were only going up to the 15 mile mark. The ride had 5900ft of climbing! Eric Bennett of NOW Racing and Dan Ramsey from the Time Pro team joined us, both live in the area. Rob Carr's dad followed us all day providing drinks, extra clothes, and spare wheels. Having the car was great! We averaged 19mph for the ride; there lots of tired legs at the end.
After a long day in the saddle we arrived home for snacks and naps. Jose arrived this evening via Amtrak and we collected him at the train station. On the menu for dinner was lots of pasta; it was pretty amazing how much pasta we ate! Our Friday team meeting covered the 2009 race schedule and what races the different team riders would be attending. On tap for Saturday is a long hilly ride in the canyons of Malibu.
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