Archive for May 2019
Gravel Upgrades You Don’t Know You Need (Or at least would be a good idea)
It’s getting to be epic gravel season again and many more of us have set our goals to take on the challenge of events like SBT GRVL, Crushar in the Tushar, Rooted Vermont, FoCo Fondo, Belgian Waffle Ride, etc. All of us have read countless articles about the “best things” for gravel in far too…
Read MoreHow to Ride a Break Away at the Amgen Tour of California
In honor of the Amgen Tour of California week, we’re throwing back to 2018 where SE athlete Whitney Allison of Hagens Berman Supermint took the Most Courageous Rider jersey in the first stage. “Be aggressive. Ride hard. Make sure the Supermint team leaves a memorable impression on the race.” That’s been a general strategy from…
Read MoreHow to Make Winning Look Easy: Team Edition
Teams and directors, amateur and professional, on any given day try to put assets into the break away and up the road as early in a race as possible. From this strategic position many more opportunities and options are afforded those that have been successful with their aggression. Southern California has been synonymous with fast…
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