Epic Racing around the World

Sometimes things just click for you. And while there’s always a little good (if not an avoidance of bad) luck involved, I like to think its because we’re not out there tackling these adventures alone.

What’s the saying?…It takes a village to raise a child? I think that’s fairly accurate when it comes to getting a race team off the ground and then off to the races. With MonaVie/Cannondale tackling races on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts this weekend, the logistics of making it all happen were off the chart.

The team effort began in Bedford, PA, in getting the bikes out of the Cannondale factory in time to make the races on opposite sides of the country. Nadine, Julie, Casey, Rick, and Brian were shipping the fresh-off-the-presses team bikes to Utah, California, and Puerto Rico while Elena and the Utah MonaVie crew made sure everyone was stocked on their active gels, Kenda was sending tires to the far corners of the continent, pedals and eyewear crossing paths at the postal depots…

Chris Eldevick at Reynolds, Jason First at Crankbros, Steve Boehmke at Adidas, Jim Wannamaker at Kenda, the whole crew at Cannondale, down to the boys already in Puerto Rico who picked me up at the airport, this has been a team effort from start to finish.

Heck, when I arrived at Ciclo Mundo this afternoon Hadji had our bikes put together and ready to go. Let’s see that happen at the NMB.S.