Stage 3 of the Redlands Classic was the Time Trial.  Not much to report from there.  It rained, it was a new out and back course, not a stellar finish, but we move on.  Stage 4 was the Crit.  A fairly technical course with many corners and with not many area’s to move up besides …

Jon Hornbeck

Today would be our first real test on who was riding well and who would be the guys to watch out for here at Redlands.  On tap for the day was a circuit which we would do 6 times, and following the sixth time around the circuit we had a 9km climb.  Last year was …

Back at Redlands.  It’s been a couple years since I raced the Redlands Classic, twice actually in 2012-13 with the Hagens Berman amateur squad.  It’s a pretty different race now besides the last two stages with the Criterium & Sunset Loop being the same.  Getting the nod to race with the Holowesko / Citadel Team …

The San Dimas Stage Race always lands the week leading into the Redlands Classic.  It’s a pretty standard set up with an uphill Time Trial on Friday, Road Race (circuit) on Saturday, and a typical Downtown Crit on Sunday.  I do this race most years as it’s close to home, but this year the one …

Looking at the online race predictor the night before the race, it had myself listed as the predicted winner.  Cycling though, is never such an easy prediction.  If you scrolled down the race predictor it listed a full team of ten riders from the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling team.  They were down here for a …

Back in the States, the fever from Argentina is basically done, and now it’s time to start getting the legs back going again.  Doing some local racing is always a good time, and I believe usually a better way to get some training in then just going out and pounding efforts all by your lonesome.  …