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My relationship with Wild cherries started long before I began racing for Marc Pro - Strava.  My friends and I used to eat here in between shred sessions at many of the Sierra Nevada resorts.  At least twice a week we would ride at a one of the resorts then head to Cherries to get some caffeine and fuel, which would lead straight into some night riding just down the road. My expectations for the café experience have been set rather high, as I have worked at seven different establishments (including the world’s largest) since college.

Now that I have an affiliation with Wild Cherries every time I am within range I make sure to stop at Cherries with an empty stomach to indulge in their many tasty food options, and of course awesome coffee, espresso, or tea!  In a time when national brands are located on every corner it is nice to have a place like Cherries to call your café.  This is a place where you can kick back eat, drink, and hang out.  The coffee here is amazing and the fact that every barista has knowledge and love for coffee is great.  My favorite beverage is any of their African region roasts (black, no room).  Cherries is however much more than coffee, espresso & tea.  They have a wide assortment of pastries, pies, baked goods, and other treats to satisfy any sweet tooth, along with sandwiches, wraps, and salads.   This past weekend I was on the road to Reno for mother’s day, stopped in and had the new Fajita wrap, pretty tasty!  I always enjoy my beverage, meals, and snacks at Cherries it is great to have them as part of our team, as a sponsor which contributes to the success of the MarcPro-Strava cycling team.  Thanks again, see you at Cherries.

P.S. Usually when I get done at Cherries I climb to the top of Mt. Rose then ride down blind folded, with no hands.

Location: Meet in the SW (or is it SE?) corner of the Safeway parking lot in Truckee to find the location and carpool/caravan to the start.

Date/Time: 5:15pm this Friday, May 18th

Rules: Bring a six pack of beer, a helmet, a bike (any bike will do, though knobby tires are probably a good idea), ideally even a friend and get ready to relax and have fun. All riders and abilities are welcome

Format: Group fun ride to the top of an undisclosed descent. Everyone gathers together at the top, each rider goes off at 30 second interval, timed descent (typically a rolling course with a net elevation drop). VERY relaxed/fun format.

Finish: Enjoy the good times and friends, and the beer brought by everyone Call John if you are late lost etc: 775-313-8417

They aren't kidding when they add the word "Hills" to the title of the race. The hills are named after 3 bears and let me tell you I am no climber. We had to do 4.7 laps about 90 miles and 7700ft of climbing with some wind thrown in.

Chuck (I can't climb) Hutcheson was very aggressive and got himself in a solo break off the front which lasted almost the entire first lap. Nate English (Kenda/5-Hour Energy) seemed to get antsy and put the power down, and I was nearly dropped from the group a few times on the first lap. Chuck was pulled back in. Eric Riggs (Team Mike's Bikes) and Vincent Owens (Sierra Pacific Racing) got in a strong move together, but they were reeled back in. Attacks and counter attacks were flying.

Kris Lunning signaled what seemed like we needed some relief on covering moves. At that moment the front of the peloton slowed and was looking around. I then took a flyer and dug deep told myself not to look back until I got to a sign up the road. I thought for sure the entire peloton was on my wheel. I looked back and only 1 rider (new found friend Colin Daw) was smart enough to latch on.

Last year I got in a breakaway and 1st place snuck away and I came in second. This year I wasn't expecting to be in a breakaway again. A few weeks ago I meet this strong new cat2 Colin Daw (Fremont Bank Cycling Team) through my teammate Frank Spiteri and we had, what I thought was jokingly, made plans to get in a breakaway together.

We worked together and escaped the sight of the peloton. We hammered along expecting to be caught at any moment, but heard nothing not even time gaps. We caught other categories and kept looking back not knowing if the riders behind us in the distance were chasers.

Finally last lap we have a time gap....5 minutes! We did it! We continued rotating in and attempt to make this thing stick. Time gap is now 3 minutes. Climbing and looking back. Keep pedaling!

Made it to the finishing hill and Colin conceded allowing me to bring home the win!

We had 4 Riders finishing in Top Ten!

1st Keith Hillier

6th Charles Hutcheson

7th Jonathan Teeter

9th Art Rand

And couldn't have done it without these guys...

11th Justin Rossi

23rd Nate Freed

28th Kris Lunning

DNP Frank Spiteri

Only got 1 KOM this year cause the past 2 years I got all the rest....

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So cool to see our San Francisco bay area based Garmin computer mount perched on bikes at the Tour of California start line in SF today.  Our excitement started earlier this year with testing by the MarcPro-Strava elite team and today with the help of MPS and everybody else we’ve made it to the pro peloton at the Tour of California.

First to grab a bar fly was Andrew Talansky…..with a smile.

Then Bar Fly flew its way onto Lucas Euser's bike and half the Spider Tech Team.  Not to be a name dropper but we have to say thanks to Ted King for being our special delivery man. Ted is faster than FED-EX.

Boonen’s Euro body guards gave us the boot………but we secretly slipped one to his personal mechanic…………outcome to be determined.

Then Scott Zwizanski rode off with a Bar fly, followed by a couple, well (10 of his teammates)……not to mention team director and ex Canadian Olympic Cyclist Eric Wholberg.

Phil Mooney from Jamis Sutter Home mooched a few as well, and he’s not in the TOC, but what the heck. Phil can’t quit smiling so I couldn’t help but give him a Bar Fly.

Then Frankie Andreu actually chased us down for a couple of Bar Fly's.

The best part of the day was without a doubt watching David Boily of Spider Tech take home the King of the Mountains Jersey. David graciously hauled a 19g Bar Fly to the top of every mountain. Keep it up.

Yesterday we found this guy milling around the peloton and on the podium, day 1 in Santa Rosa.

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