Chasing the Tour, Day One. We met up with Scott, Kari, Kelly and the four other riders on their group in Pismo Beach this morning. It was a pleasant 180 miles drive up 101 from LA at dawn. I much prefer doing this stretch on bike, but the Dodge Avenger will have to act as motor today. We are tracing stages from ToCs past with the final legs through Santa Barbara County and into Los Olivos. Some of you will remember this as the backdrop for the Trek Wine Country Tour we shot last summer, and as home to the now cult classic "Sideways". The strategy for today and it's warming up nicely, is to shoot a 45-60 minute segment to create a RCV "Rides" line of training products. Cool idea we hope to launch before the snow flies.
Several hours later and we are back in Westlake. The group is bushed after another 65 tough miles today. Scott and Kari are still busy prepping for a CompuTrainer class in the mornings and tomorrows big ride up to Big Bear. The goal there is simply not get caught by the Pro peloton. I plan on shooting as much of the, roughly, 90 miles as I can before they notice I am flying no "race official', "media" or "VIP" colors this year and haul my bandito arse off the course.
I need some shuteye. Big one today and a bigger one tomorrow. Wait till Saturday!
On closing: Hey Floyd, shut the f*%$ up already.
Todays pix:
One of Fess Parkers oak trees and several of his grape vines.
Claudia gets ready to rock her Cervelo.
Start of the ride in Shell Beach.
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