A favorite ride for many years now, we’re all set to head up to Chico for the Wildflower Century.  Packed with beautiful scenery, great support, and loads of nostalgia, there’s no way we’ll be missing this one.  NEW this year is the wildcat 125 route which dives even deeper into Paradise and could provide an entirely new layer to this classic ride.

If you’re considering taking the trek north for this one, drop your name in the comments and we can ride together.

Link to the Complete Details & Registration:
http://www.chicovelo.org/main/century-series 

Get the full rundown of the ride via our 2010 post-ride review here:

http://teamroadrash.com/2010/04/the-chico-wildflower-century-2010-the-post-ride-review/

Hop in the slipstream and join us for our Sunday ride.  Meeting up in Folsom, we’ll hit up the trails, dodge pedestrians, and occasionally chase some strava fame.  Bring your stories from the week and we’ll catch up out there.  See ya then.

Seemed like near perfect racing weather at the BP early bird criterium and we got a chance to watch curt give the elite-4′s some hell. Fun morning. Here are a few shots of the race….

Sunny Skies and High’s in the mid-60′s?!? Well, I’m not entirely convinced that it’s January, but I am sure that we need to hit the trails this weekend and drink it in.  The ride will start up in folsom and roll down the the gorgeous American River Bike Trail for our last team ride of an unseasonably warm January.  Fill your tires, bring a snack, and we’ll dodge the joggers together. Can’t wait!  See you then.

Can’t wait for this one.  A few of us couldn’t make it last year but that won’t be happening again.  Be sure to get registered at 9am sharp so we can all cruise over to Santa Rosa together this year.

Details via Levi’s Gran Fondo Bulletin:

Registration for Levi Leipheimer’s King Ridge GranFondo opens at 9:00 AM PST on January 17th at www.levisgranfondo.com and, if past years are any indication, you’ll want to be at the ready…

Team Road Rash’s Newest Member

Although our team has a tendency to flirt with exclusivity to an extreme, there are occasions where we find it within ourselves to bring someone new into the paceline.  This Fall was one such occasion.

On October 10th, 2011 my wife and I were blessed to meet our son Ben for the first time.  Impatient like his parents at times, he surprised us a few weeks before his November due date, but that didn’t seem to shake him. He was raring to go.

Life with him has been new and special in a way that is altogether undescribable. His latest tricks are the smiles and laughs that he spouts off when we play together. Occasionally catching us both off-guard, there is no defense for that kind of sweetness.  It just melts you. I can’t wait to see the man that he will become.  I anxiously await our first ride…though that is a while off still.

New Team RR Jersey’s made their Debut

After spending entirely too much time on the computer and agonizing over the smallest of details, we finally unveiled our new retro-inspired jerseys. Somewhat childlike themselves, the new jerseys take what we loved about the original and injects new life into the design.

The updated look makes use of the original symbols and landmarks but incorporates the brighter colors and playful fonts simliar to what you may have seen on your favorite jersey in the early 80′s.  The wide bars running vertical in the background and the patriotic color scheme make me smile and are a deliberate throwback to the GI Joe cartoons that I used to watch on loop every saturday morning. The side panels and sleeves showcase red lettering on a crisp white background, paying homage to Wholesome Folsom.  An added benefit, the lighter colors on the sleeves should offer just a touch of relieve in the upcoming sumer heat compared to the black panels in the previous design.

Did you say New Sponsors? That’s right! If you take a closer look, you’ll notice that we’ve got some new sponsors up on the sleeve. Samuel Horne’s Tavern, our favorite watering hole and team meeting destination graciously offered to be a sponsor as did the Bear Republic Brewing Co., home of the famous Racer 5 IPA. (woo!)

Ok, now I’m getting thirsty.  Seriously, we are huge fans of both of these guys and hope that you’ll seek them out if your not already.

On to the New Year!

As you can probably tell, I’m stoked about this season. While we’re probably headed dead-on for a drought, the cycling this January has been incredible and will be sure to drop us into some amazing rides as we roll deeper into the year.  We’ll be making team meetings (ok, its just at Trivia Horne’s) and team rides a regular occurrence. So check in here on the site, twitter, fb, and so on to join in in the fun.  Thanks for stopping by.

All this talk of fancy jerseys, bike riding, and delicious beer sparking your interest? Catch up with us in the comments.  We’d love to hear from you.

Bike church is back. Join us for the revival of this great tradition (aka. our sunday ride). Distance, Speed, Route are TBD. Bring your bike, your casual riding legs, and your stories from the week. We’ll see ya there!

Linz

Well, enough has been made about the new year. It’s time to get down to business.  In addition to establishing dominance over all challengers at Sam Horne’s unique brand of trivia, agenda items will include:

• Team Exposure: Getting a framed jersey up on the wall of our favorite establishment.
• Progress Report:= An update on Baby Ben’s cycling skills. (based on what I’ve seen during “tummy time” I think this kid’s gonna be a time-trialer)
• Kudos: A round of back patting for our recent strava accomplishments.
• Popularity Contest: An opportunity for us to discuss the many ways that our little team is superior to CF and TR (yes, I studied cryptology in college)
• Riding Music: Gotta keep that playlist up to date.
• General Strategy

Be there….or else!

Linz

Seeing as how the year is coming to a close, it is time to get together and discuss team strategy over a frosty beverage.

Bike church is back. Join us for the revival of this great tradition (aka. our sunday ride). Distance, Speed, Route are TBD. Bring your bike, your casual riding legs, and your stories from the week. We’ll see ya there!

Linz