Ben and Son

Ben warming up for the time trial with his son, Chase.



Photo by Michael Darter

Adorable Legs!

The "adorable" legs that carried Teddy through hell and high water!


Photo by Michael Darter

The Adoring Teddy King Fan Club

From Teddy King...

This is from Cyclingnews.com live report. I had some friends who were keeping tabs on me today tell me that I'm very well adored.

14:42 PST
We've got a break of three in the "Most Loved Rider" classification. Teddy (Edward) King, Roman Kilun and Dominique Rollin are all quite popular today. More popular than Gorgeous George Hincapie? We haven't gotten a single "Go George" yet today!

15:12 PST
The riders have been suffering with this massive headwind all day, and they're about 45 minutes behind the slowest schedule at the moment. It's a miserable day for all of us, but we're trying to make it fun with silly contests. George Hincapie surged ahead in the most loved, but Teddy King is giving him strong competition.

15:43 PST
So far, according to the officials, King, Rollin, Hincapie and Kilun are still in the break - all our most loved riders.


(...and I don't know how they know I have an affinity for cooking, but...)

16:47 PST
Maybe the boys are trading recipes. We're sure that Teddy King has shared his banana bread recipe with the Bissell boys, so perhaps they're sharing with this with the Euro riders.

Byebye,
tk

Camping

Training Camp is always fun because it makes you feel like a little kid again. I think all of the riders can attest but won’t admit that it seems like Christmas for “big kids” because of all the new clothing and equipment. This year each of the riders were welcomed with a large duffel bag that I call a “body bag”, full of the very good looking Giordana and Merrell clothing. With all of the diversity in the types of race clothing, I think I wear a different outfit for every temperature degree change. I may also never have to do laundry again. Just kidding.

The new Prince bike rides and looks amazing. I thought it would be hard to improve on the Paris from last year, but Pinarello seemed to do it again this year. I almost don’t want to train on the new bike back in the bad weather in Seattle.

It’s impressive how well the team and staff get along. I have heard and would be willing to believe our team has one of the best team atmospheres in the domestic peloton. Everyone who is part of the team is very approachable and willing to answer questions that younger riders like myself often have. I can’t wait to see the results that our team unity will bring this racing season.

My 10 days spent at training camp in Santa Rosa were great. There’s nothing like training in a good place amongst great people. After witnessing all the great new things, it is evident that Team BISSELL will take it to the next level this year.

-Morgan Schmitt