The young Evan Huffman scored his first podium finish at an NRC race at the Sea Otter Classic Circuit Race
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Adam Switters wins the KOM jersey at the 2010 San Dimas Stage Race for the Yahoo! Cycling Team
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From February to September, we have a full schedule. Find out where we'll be in 2010
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Photo Courtesy of Chas. Dye Photography - Adam Switters takes the win
Waking up the morning of the Pescadero Road Race and looking at my alarm clock, I immediately wanted to go back to bed. However, I knew that my teammates would be expecting me at the race, and just 15 minutes later, at 4:45am, I was on the road.
Coming off a great first half of the year, the Yahoo! Cycling Team geared up for the second half of the season using the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic as perfect preparation for the Elite National Championships in 3 weeks time. I was personally excited as I knew I had good form despite the setbacks in training from finishing school and sickness. All in all, six of us — Evan, Vinny, Tyler, Phil, Ryan and myself — made the trip up to rainy Hood River, OR to test ourselves against some of the best bike racers in the nation.
By Ryan Parnes
Ryan Parnes takes 3rd at the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic Prologue
It turns out I like short fast prologues. Who’d have guessed? It was pretty much dark by 8:52 when I started the 4 mile course, and the constant rain on the oil-slicked PIR motor speedway made some of the corners pretty harrowing. Earlier riders finished with two seemingly contradictory things to say, “A couple of times I felt my wheels slipping out,” and, “I wish I’d gone faster in the corners.” Tyler gave me a last minute pep-talk while Haldane swapped wheels for me. He said, “The first gnarly left-hander has a pit lane on the inside, making it look a lot tighter than it really is. Its an optical illusion. You can rail it. No guts, no glory.” So with that advice in mind I lit out. » read more
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