Tour of PA

For those who are unintiated, this is the real deal. Four hundred plus miles and some top notch young talent. Not young talent like a 25 year old minx wearing Daisy Duke's, but talented U25 cyclists. I was able to check out the finish today, over lunch. It was awesome. Carlisle totally did it right. Volunteers, vendors, the finish, all was top-notch. I got to see my Mom who was a sponsor/vendor and met up with my old road teammates, and saw some friends along the way.
It was cool to see the guys after the race and random people just asking them about the race. Kids were getting autographs and people were enjoying themselves. What a great scene.
Caught up w/ DS Keckley and rent-a-wrench Jonesy for a while. I invited the guys over for dinner and a chance to get away from the race hubbub.
It was fun making dinner, shooting the breeze and hosting the guys for a few hours. They are top notch kids and super talented. Hopefully they will all get to experience the pleasure that cycling can bring to them.
Take a minute and follow the race, who knows maybe one of the names that you see will be the next big thing. Maybe one of the names that you see will keep making cycling their passion and give a little back. Maybe one of those guys will turn a friend or spectator on to cycling and show them how much fun it can be.
Long live the long ride.