San Francisco

Friday, Oct 16th - A few of us flew in yesterday to assist with getting some things set up. This morning we got up early and went for a short ride around the city to take in the sites. It was a bit foggy but still something to see. It kind of felt like riding threw Disneyland. It's such a different city than San Diego.


Kevin, John, Jim and myself headed down to the stadium first which isn't far from our hotel here in Fisherman's Wharf. John and Kevin had their Church of Cycling jersey's on which seem to draw attention from some tourists in the area. AT&T park is right down on the water almost.

As we rode the street cars were sounding, cars whizzing by and Kevin said, "why aren't these people at work". From there we headed over to the famous Lombard St. There is a steep section before you get the curves at the top. This section tops out at 25%. I hadn't planned on that.

Next we headed over to the Golden Gate Bridge and rode across. There was fog horn blowing and just as we came to the center of the bridge the fog started to lift. Once we got to the other side we could see that the fog was still rolling around but was starting to dissipate. Man what a site though. It was such a great way to start the day.

As we headed back we stopped at a few more points to grab some shots of each other. We have a long week ahead of us and know it will be have challenges and yet be rewarding.

Upon our return I met Rachel Cowan who has been training inside for the last several months on her stationary trainer. Her new hand cycle bike had just arrived and they were frantically making adjustments for her so she could perform a test ride before leaving tomorrow. Her spirits where high and I could see the excitement on her face.

It's going to be quite an experience and I'm looking forward to it.