RAAM kicks off tomorrow with a week full of festivities, meetings, and bike racing! Between RAAM required meetings and everything we need to do to get Team Ride Red ready to hit the road, it's going to be a busy week.With a big thanks to friends and crew, all 8 bikes are already in California along with the leapfrog van, the follow car, and the RV. The team leaves for Oceanside starting tomorrow with Fred and Leary, followed by the rest of the team through Thursday. Here's what's on the team's agenda for next week:
Monday (6/13) - Leary and Fred fly to Los Angeles, pick up the minivan with 6 bikes.
Tuesday (6/14) - Leary and Fred drive to Longbeach, pick up the Xterra and me, drive to Oceanside, pick up the Gopher rental car and the second rental RV, and pick up our RAAM vehicle signage.
Wednesday (6/15) - Kevin (a crew member) starts RAW at noon! More team arrives. Crew prepares all vehicles and bikes for inspection on Thursday. Rider meeting and team meeting Wednesday evening.
Thursday (6/16) - More team arrives in Oceanside in the morning. RAAM required vehicle inspection at 11am. RAAM required Crew Chief meeting at 1pm. Crew spends most of day getting vehicles supplied and ready for race. More team arrives in the evening. Team meeting Thursday evening and massage for riders.
Friday (6/17) - Final bike equipment check-over, crew training on bike lights and wheels. Mandatory 4pm Team Photo and 5pm Team Racer meeting. Team pasta feast Friday night. Then sleep, sleep, sleep!
Saturday (6/18) - Team breakfast and get to start line by noon. RAAM teams start at 2pm! Here we go!
Follow Team Ride Red at: http://www.ridered.org/.
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