Cascade Classic

Stephen is in Bend, Oregon this week racing in the Cascade Classic. Starts tonight and he is the first rider off in the prologue at 7:15 pm. He has one teammate with him and Dede is up there as director sportif, cook, and overall support. The field is stacked with all the North American continental pro teams and most top amateur teams from around the country. 6 stages with some mountainous terrain in the road races. Should be a great experience and hopefully he can hold his own against the big boys.

Should be able to follow results at Cyclingnews.com or VeloNews.

U23 nationals were about a month ago. Dede and I traveled with Steve to Bend as well for those. He had a good TT and Road Race finishing about 30th in both. Road race was very tough with only about 35 of the 120 starters finishing in the main field. Steve tried to set up a teammate at the final sprint who managed top 15. Several domestic pros were there as they can ride the U23 nats and a strong contingent from Trek Livestrong and Garmin were the strongest teams.

Looking forward to riding with everyone soon. Haven't been in the saddle as much this year. Did get a nice ride in on my birthday up MacKenzie pass on my birthday when we were up in Oregon. Go Andy Schleck.

Ciao,

David