Day 2 of Cycling Camp: A not-so-unexpexted Visitor

Today Harry and I kicked off the morning with our usual of espresso and eggs.  Our legs were still throbbing from ascending the merciless slopes of Ocean View Boulevard so we decided to go for a relaxed 1:45 spin around the Pasadena area.

After our ride, we showered up to go to the airport to pick up Wade's older brother, Ross.  I took Ross and Harry out for their inaugural visit to the West Coast burger chain, In N' Out.  Many calories were consumed.

When we got back to my house we "efficiently" put together Ross's bike which he shipped to my house.  After Harry and I picked our tongues off the floor from drooling over Ross in his Rapha kit, we took off for our second ride of the day.

For our afternoon ride, we descended down into Pasadena to the historic Rose Bowl Stadium for a quick lap around the circuit.  The 75-degree weather allowed us to don our uniforms "Raw Dog".

Even from our quick tempo ride this afternoon, I could tell how strong Ross is on the bike.  This is a good thing because tomorrow I'm taking the boys up my beloved Angeles Crest climb, which is demanding to say the least.  We'll be eating mountains for breakfast!

Jan. 06: Day 1 of Cycling Camp

Today Harry "The Croissant" Chen and I (Lazer) embarked on Day One of cycling camp. To say the absolute least, it was EPIC.

We started off the day Euro by treating ourselves to some home-made cappuccinos (I am an aspiring barista). After our coffees and some light breakfast it was time to head out for the day's ride.

We did hill repeats on a scenic local hill called Ocean View Boulevard. Each of the four repetitions were gruelingly savage. After the repeats we continued along for some easy spinning through beautiful and historic Pasadena, CA, for a total of over 6000' feet of climbing. Not a bad first day!