The race is on!

At 2:00pm (PDT), the eight riders of team SBGP rode together for a few blocks of the start parade. Saying goodbye to Oceanside, Squad Delta (riders Don, George, Shaw and Mark) are currently racing toward Brawley, CA. Meanwhile, squad Bravo (riders Brian, Ed, Steve and Paolo) have set off in the bus toward El Centro for a early dinner.

Pictures might be few but here's just a couple taken at the start... one of the team and one of the Knowles family. Enjoy!

As for the weather, we have lots of warm weather ahead with temperatures as high at 105 degrees.

QUICK UPDATE- we made it through our first time station! Average speed of 15.27 mph and we stand in the middle of the 8 man teams.

Amy, Crew