I rode and chatted with Justin Williams this past Saturday on the big group ride in my area. We talked about his new bike (Factor), and I reminded him that I beat him in a crit for a State Championship title. It was 20 years ago, and he was 15. For some reason he didn’t remember it as vividly as I do.
Early 2000s, “Fast Freddy” Rodriguez showed up to that same group ride a couple of times.
A group of 8 of us did a ride from Pasadena to Santa Barbara (about 100 miles). It was a steady tempo pace all day. North of Ventura, we came across a guy wearing a pro kit. One of our group recognized him as a Canadian rider on a Continental team. He jumped on the back of our train. A couple of miles later he said, “Thanks, guys, but I don’t want to ride that hard today”, and dropped off.
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Last edited by Eric F; 01-16-24 at 10:50 AM.