Day 6 of the Camp found us in Solvang. After a great dinner at The Hitchin’ Post and a good night’s sleep, we were off to ride the TT course and then hang out in Solvang. This was also a rest day for the squad…after 5 days of 50+ miles, people were definitely feeling a bit under the weather.
The ride itself was uneventful and pretty easy. We rode no-drop through the first half of the TT course, then detoured out Foxen Canyon Road for a nice out and back session. After a few flat tires (including a screw that went in one side of the tire and out the other!), we were rolling smoothly. Got some great video of the team on the return trip too….just a ton of fun!
Once we re-integrated with the course, we climbed up the switchback section and then powered through the descents back to Solvang. We had a great paceline going and were just drilling it! After regrouping in town and storing our bikes, we hit the pastry shops hard and then went to watch the TT.
Solvang was jammed with fans…it’s just great to see how much the interest around the Tour has grown over the last four years (4 years!!!!). The team buses were slammed, the Astana bus was mobbed and the course was jammed. All of the riders looked as though they were out to crush it, and as we learned this year, the course ain’t easy!
At the end of the day, Levi just outdid Dave Zabriskie to claim top honors and add to his overall Tour lead. The group was psyched to see so many pros and to get so many great pics. Just killer!
More Soon,
Patrick
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