Solvang Camp Day 2

They don't call it tRAINing camp for nothing.  Again we started in the wet, with a cold downpour making the road spray seem inconsequential.  Happily for us, it ended after 30 minutes or so and the rest of the day was warm and sunny.  We were still stuck in our damp lycra, but when the sun shines, things like that don't seem very important.

Day 2 is usually sprint day, and it is always hard.  The kilometers are relatively few, but the intensity more than makes up for it.  We do small ring sprints, big ring sprints, lead out practice, and finally race finish scenarios.  In the latter we split into teams, each with different assignments, and "race" the last 4 or 5 km of a course.  We do it several times, with different strategies, so that the riders learn a bit about the tactics of road racing.  It's loads of fun and always a big hit.  It's usually followed by excited hammering all the way back into town and today was no exception.

Tonight we dined in Los Olivos at Mattei's Tavern.  The food was fantastic and we had our own room, pro-style.  Tomorrow we climb Mt Figueroa and, with any luck, it won't be snowing on top.