Camper’s bikes were set up with the newest Powertap SL to show them exactly what they were achieving or could work on throughout the week.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Dr. Allen Lim explains to attendees how power output relates to race or riding situations and how to understand Powertap readings(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
With Floyd Landis leading the ride and excited campers in tow today’s ride begins.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Landis kept it steady at the front to get everyone warmed up(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
The road begins to go up, through the wide-open California countryside.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Back from his new team Phonak’s training camp in Spain less than one week ago Landis was looking fit as usual.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
The group takes advantage of the sunny skies and smooth roads(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Carrying on through the day riders get a little spread out.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Landis strings out the group on a long gradual climb. Data was collected with the Powertaps on such climbs to see where improvements could be made.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Floyd Landis enjoys the California sun before heading off to a long European campaign, still confident his team will make it to the Tour.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
David Cathcart of Saris, sponsor of the training camp, took time to get out on the road with attendees, whilst testing out a BMC(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
The group finishes up with a winding route through the lush Cali greenery.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
Landis leads the group on a decent back into town with the southern California sprawl in the background.(Image credit: Jonathan Devich)
The group on day one(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
Start of the ride(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
BMC/QBP Rep Scott Thomson having fun(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
Early on in the ride from the support car(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
David Cathcart of Saris(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
Ryno goes for the draft and the grab for the support car(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
The pack(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
Time to eat(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
Lets go up(Image credit: Mitch Friedman/Cyclingnews.com)
Training camp report for January 25, 2005
Riding with Floyd in SoCal
Phonak's new recruit Floyd Landis put on his first camp this month with 20 riders signing up to ride with him and get tips on how he goes about his training, and to learn about the equipment he uses. The camp is being held between January 21-28 in Temecula in the Southern California wine region in the USA.
After a quick lessson on how to use the PowerTap, followed by a group photo, it was time to hit the road for a day of riding. Floyd, the 20 riders plus staff were joined by Pro GP Motocross star Ryan "Ryno" Hughes who lives near Floyd and rides with him as much as he can.With the rain of the previous weeks backing off, it was a beautiful day for the 55 mile ride through the flat and rolling terrain of the Californian vinyards.
After the ride I asked Floyd about how this all came about. Mainly, he said, the purpose of the camp is for him to ride in the sun and have a group of riders to ride with, as well as having people learning about the CycleOps PowerTap. After his Phonak camps in Europe, Floyd has time to relax a little and help other riders learn. He is definitely keen on doing it again, and said that perhaps next year, he might ask Phonak to have a camp for their rides here as well.
The Floyd Landis training camp was sponsored by CycleOps, Speedplay, Zipp, BMC, Clif Bar, Specialized, Endurox/Accelerade, Giordana, and the Trek store San Diego, as well as the Temecula Creek Inn playing host hotel.
