2008 Stories
Bicycle Rodeo Time
the bicycle rodeo was a great success. We had over 50 kids and a dozen parents join us for the bicycle rodeo. We talked about bicycle safety, mostly proper fit of helmets. We also had the kids bring there bikes to the rodeo. We went over how to fix flats, general maintenance of the bikes, [...]
In the Bean Bag: The results of the 2008 Tour of Hainan
Tour of Hainan November 11-19 Prolog 3rd Brad Huff 7th Bernard Van Ulden 16th Kiel Reijnen Stage One 11th Kiel Reijnen Stage Two 3rd Brad Huff Stage Three 1st Brad Huff Stage Four 5th Kiel Reijnen 14th Brad Huff 25th Bernard Van Ulden Stage Five 1st Brad Huff Stage Six 11th Kiel Reijnen 29th Nick [...]
Results of Final Two Stages of Hainan
The second to last stage of the Tour of Hainan was the longest one so far. The Seventh Stage, which was 210km of creeping uphill battles, included two CAT 2 climbs and one CAT 1 climb. But as usual, the Jelly Belly boys were able to handle the terrain. As most riders can understand, the [...]
Speedy and Mountainous Stage Six
Stage Six of the Tour of Hainan had the most KOM climbs so far, with two category 2 climbs and one category 3 climb. It was 135km which began in Danzhou and ended Changjiang. Once again, tailwinds made this mountainous climbing stage incredibly fast-paced. After Brad Huff’s awesome performance at the last few stages, Team [...]
Brad Huff gives fans something to get excited about…AGAIN!
Now that Brad Huff stole his second Tour of Hainan stage win today, Jelly Belly can claim more stage wins and more fans. Huff has now claimed two stage wins at this tour alone, stages three and five. Stage five will be the second longest stage once the Tour is concluded on Thursday. Beginning in [...]
Nasty winds change overall time for many riders
The Island of Hainan showed the Jelly Belly Team today how vicious its winds can be, especially when they aren’t helping from behind. Yesterday concluded the fourth stage of the Tour of Hainan. It was 162km which began where the riders left off Friday, in the capital city of Haikou, and traveled to Chengmai. The [...]
