San Dimas Stage Race Starts this Week!
The San Dimas Stage Race (SDSR) is just around the
corner and what an exciting race it is going to be.
As we prepare the race bibles, permits, course
marshals etc., the pro men's teams are preparing
their best riders to race for stage wins and the
coveted overall yellow jersey!
The teams include National Champions, strong climbers, Tour de France veterans and Olympians. You can be assured it will be a battle. National champions include Tony Cruz (BMC former USA Criterium Champion), Alejandro Cortes (Columbian Road Champion) & Franco Font (Puerto Rican past Road and TT) riding for CAICO a Columbian team, Sebastian Haedo & Alejandro Borrajo from Argentina riding for Colvita Sutter which has had 7 wins so far this year! Healthnet/Maxxis is sending Kyle Gritters (U23 Crit USA Champion), as well as Rory Sutherland! Neil Shirley who finished 3rd last year in the USA National Road race and strong rider Trent Wilson will be with the Jittery Joes team. Rock Racing is well represented with Peter Dawson from Australia a World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist at Track, as well as Tyler Hamilton Gold medalist Time Trial USA. Oscar Sevilla an animal on the hills and is a Tour of France veteran. Jeremiah Wiscovitch will be defending the U25 white jersey for Rock Racing and is the favorite local pro.
Charles Dionne (Canadian National Road Champion) will be racing for Successful Living while Toyota United is sending a strong team including Chris Baldwin (National TT Champion) along with Ivan Dominguez and Chris Wherry (National Road Champion). Bissell Pro Cycling is sending an 8 man squad. Jelly Belly Pro cycling and Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast are other solid teams entered. Symmetrics Cycling with a strong contender Jacob Erker and Time Pro Cycling are a few of the great teams which will be here in San Dimas on March 28th - 30th.
On the first day, the cyclists do a 3.8 mile Time Trial up Glendora Mountain Road. Day 2 is a 7.8 mile rolling loop at Bonelli Park, San Dimas for a total of 84 miles, and Day 3 is the 6 corners of speed criterium on the palm lined streets of Old San Dimas. This is definitely going to be a fantastic race to watch.
Most of these pro teams were racing in the Tour of California and will be preparing for the Redlands Classic the following week.
The teams include National Champions, strong climbers, Tour de France veterans and Olympians. You can be assured it will be a battle. National champions include Tony Cruz (BMC former USA Criterium Champion), Alejandro Cortes (Columbian Road Champion) & Franco Font (Puerto Rican past Road and TT) riding for CAICO a Columbian team, Sebastian Haedo & Alejandro Borrajo from Argentina riding for Colvita Sutter which has had 7 wins so far this year! Healthnet/Maxxis is sending Kyle Gritters (U23 Crit USA Champion), as well as Rory Sutherland! Neil Shirley who finished 3rd last year in the USA National Road race and strong rider Trent Wilson will be with the Jittery Joes team. Rock Racing is well represented with Peter Dawson from Australia a World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist at Track, as well as Tyler Hamilton Gold medalist Time Trial USA. Oscar Sevilla an animal on the hills and is a Tour of France veteran. Jeremiah Wiscovitch will be defending the U25 white jersey for Rock Racing and is the favorite local pro.
Charles Dionne (Canadian National Road Champion) will be racing for Successful Living while Toyota United is sending a strong team including Chris Baldwin (National TT Champion) along with Ivan Dominguez and Chris Wherry (National Road Champion). Bissell Pro Cycling is sending an 8 man squad. Jelly Belly Pro cycling and Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast are other solid teams entered. Symmetrics Cycling with a strong contender Jacob Erker and Time Pro Cycling are a few of the great teams which will be here in San Dimas on March 28th - 30th.
On the first day, the cyclists do a 3.8 mile Time Trial up Glendora Mountain Road. Day 2 is a 7.8 mile rolling loop at Bonelli Park, San Dimas for a total of 84 miles, and Day 3 is the 6 corners of speed criterium on the palm lined streets of Old San Dimas. This is definitely going to be a fantastic race to watch.
Most of these pro teams were racing in the Tour of California and will be preparing for the Redlands Classic the following week.