April 2018 - Team Redlands Professional Cycling

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Redlands Classic 2018

April 28, 2018 – 7:22 pm
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The Redlands Classic is a cornerstone of stage racing in North America. In its 34th year, Redlands is known for an extremely varied and dynamic parcours, and equally for traditional ‘host housing’ where the teams stay with local families and for the days of school visits before the race.

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The day after a stage was cancelled due to snow, it makes perfect sense that The Team would need a generous application of Doc’s Skincare sunscreen before the first real stage.

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The day’s plan is laid out by DS Matt Rice and Legend Danny van Haute before Stage 2 (the first stage) of the 2018 Redlands Bicycle Classic.

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Jacob Rathe (#rathegramsbutnotthatoften) rises above the valley at the start of the awesome Oak Glen climb.

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Steve Fisher, on the podium on last year’s Sunset Loop stage, looks forward to Saturday’s Downtown Criterium and to another donnybrook on Sunday’s Sunset Loop finale.

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The Team’s “Rider of The Day” went to Ben Wolfe for extraordinary improvement in sustained climbing ability as Wolfe continues to recover from last year’s blood clot setback.

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Jacob Rathe cools down after a blazing hot Highland Circuit Race, Stage 3 of Redlands Classic

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Ben Wolfe pulls the peloton up the short sharp climb on Stage 3

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El Hueso, Ulises Castillo, rehydrates immediately after Stage 3

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Steve Fisher

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Ulises Castillo

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Jacob Rathe moved into the green jersey of Sprint Leader on Stage 4, The Downtown Criterium

Rider of the Day on Stage 4, and all the strawberries he could eat, went to Steve Fisher

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Steve Fisher

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Taylor Shelden making it uncomfortable for a large field

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Jacob Rathe resplendent in green and owning it

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Rene Corella

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Steve Fisher on the front

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Jacob Rathe successfully defended his green jersey on a hectic final “Sunset Loop” stage

Sea Otter Classic 2018

April 26, 2018 – 1:47 am
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Rene Corella and Ulises Castillo at Sea Otter Classic in Monterey

The Team’s Rene Corella and Ulises Castillo raced The Sea Otter Classic in Monterey in April. The stage race there is great, with a couple of days on the Laguna Seca race track with its infamous “corkscrew” descending turn, but the event is also a huge trade and consumer show. New products are launched, tech questions are addressed, deals are made, and old friends are reunited. Here is a gallery of the pair’s Monterey adventures.

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Legendary inventor, historian, and innovator in the pedal game, Richard Bryne of Speedplay was on site to meet riders and answer questions.

Argon 18 at Sea Otter Classic

Argon 18 came to Sea Otter with a surprise! The new Dark Matter has room for 45mm tires, three bottle cages, and flat-mount brakes and thru axles, and uses the brilliant 3D headset to make three different headset heights before using spacers.

MAXXIS tires at Sea Otter Classic 2018

Presenting sponsor MAXXIS Tires may have shared some information about a prototype road tubular with Uli and Rene… We’ll talk about that next year.

velotoze at Sea Otter Classic

Velotoze are The Team’s secret weapon for aerodynamics, warmth, and protection from the elements.

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The people at BikeFlights and their proprietary bike box are making The Team’s logistics a lot easier in 2018

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Inno Racks have been The Team’s choice for years, since they make all of the different versions that we need for various vehicles and bikes

wd-40 Sea Otter Classic 2018

WD-40 wash a lot of bikes every year at Sea Otter! Zeb was happy to let Rene Corella do some of the work, making this “Shred to Ed’s” from Squid shiny before it is given away.

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