It’s rare to see the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team sitting still. But we managed to gather four of the riders - Jeremy Powers, Bryce Mead, Brian Dziewa and Michael Cody – for a casual discussion about the world of Jelly Belly Cycling.
And while it was extremely casual, with the jokes flying almost as fast as the guys can race, the team was very forthright about their thoughts on Jelly Belly, the season, life on the road situation and much more.
Note: This interview took place before the team’s big win at the Tri-Peaks Challenge, in which Brice Jones won Stage 2 and Andy Bajadali won the overall race.
From left: Jeremy Powers, Brian Dziewa, Bryce Mead
Jelly Belly: So how would you assess the team’s accomplishments so far?
Brian Dziewa: It’s been good. Baj (Andy Bajadali) won (The) Redlands (Bicycle Classic) so that’s a big deal. We won a race at the Tour of the Gila (Brice Jones won Stage 4 of the Tour) as well.
Jeremy Powers: We’ve been on a lot of podiums, and it’s just been really solid so far. And I think it’s going to get even better. The (Amgen) Tour of California was really a training race, so we were happy to do it. But for us it was super early, and we always said that our first race was going to be Redlands, so we definitely showed up prepared. Baj said he wanted to do well there, and the team rode well, so that’s a huge win for us. Alex was third (in the overall) also. Read the rest of this entry »
