Gabe and a few of his teammates are here for one of Gabe’s favorite races, Pine Flat road race. It’s great having Stu here with the team, including Matt, Alex, Bryan, and Sam. This is also a must do race for Gabe’s friend Ryan. Hey Stu, stop hiding behind that bike! Alex heads off in the Pro/1/2 field, Matt in the 3s, Gabe and the rest in the 4s. Cool to see the Ritte team here too. ...
Gabe and Matt are racing Cantua Creek road race today. It’s a pretty boring out and back a few times course, but there is the smell of all those cows to enjoy. Unfortunately Gabe flatted, so I’m thinking he won’t have such great memories of this particular race.
Today we’re heading out to Fremont for some early season racing. Gracie is in training to become a bike racing dog. And Gabe takes off in the Cat 4 field. Later in the day it’s time to have fun racing with the juniors.
It’s the first race of the year for Gabe and it’s nice to be up in Folsom again. We’ve got good weather and a nice turnout. We even managed a few good creeper shots for Monica to enjoy.
It’s always so much fun to stop at any of the beaches along Highway 1 out of Santa Cruz. Monica and Gabe enjoy making rock piles. Gracie plays with her rocks. And I get to enjoy my family.
We’re headed south on a big loop in search of great cycling. First stop is the amazing city of Solvang. Our first day will be a nice warmup doing the Solvang Century 100K route. Meanwhile Charlotte and Monica get to enjoy the ostriches just outside of town. And then it’s over to the Old Mission Santa Ines for some artsy photography care of Monica. Nice job on the closeup manger scene. It’s like I’m really there! ...
Val and Kim’s house is bustling with family tonight, and I like it! It’s also fun to still have the “kid’s table” full of college kids home for the holidays. And of course it’s a great chance to goof around with my Monica girly.
Not much to to share about Thanksgiving this year, but we did get a nice family photo of everyone. Happy turkey day!<
Matt and Mack sure do look good up on that podium.
It’s always a treat to visit Monica up at school, and it’s especially great when we have breakfast at Bette’s Diner. I think Gabe had a special moment with Mark Twain.