So I had a serious case of deja vu going this month, returning to California – Agoura Hills, no less – for my second professional cycling team training camp of the year. This time, it was with the Fly V Australia team.
Ed Beamon, who managed Team Type 1 in 2008, is the team's technical director. My role was to perform some media training, manage a media day and assist with the team's presentation, which took place at a posh hotel in Beverly Hills. The camp went well. Here are some of the highlights, in photos, of my five days on-site.
My room at the Renaissance – same hotel as the BMC Racing Team's training camp. (Little did I know we would be back here in May at the Amgen Tour of California.)
Ed Beamon supervised all the team's training rides.
Ivan Dominguez, now with the Jamis-Sutter home squad, showed up for one of the rides. The license plate on his car reads, "1K 2 GO"
Self-portrait during one of the training rides.
A lifeguard tower straight out of "Baywatch."
Team Owner Chris White was the subject of a front-of-the-sports page story in the Los Angeles Daily News.
The roof-top pool adjacent to the ballroom where the team presentation was held.
Jerseys for autograph signing after a training ride.
The Velo Pasadena bicycle shop hosted a "Ride with the Pros" event.
My final day in California didn't feature the best weather. But it was still better than the weather in Nebraska.
There was a huge turnout for the training ride from Pasadena to Big Bear.
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