CALIFORNIA BICYCLE NEWS AND CYCLING SAFETY TIPS BLOG

Spirits were high and the excitement was contagious as the Amgen Tour of California officially began in Sacramento. The 123-mile opening ride took riders on a loop along the Sacramento River, then up to Auburn and back downtown. The eight-day event is considered the height of cycling fever in America, and attracts some big names, like Peter Sagan, Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish. The ride covers 700 miles of California hillside and has previously been held in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Cyclists took off from the starting line at 10:50 a.m., moments after the national anthem was sung, while onlookers cheered and snapped pictures with their phones. The ride started off ceremonially, with riders traveling at moderate speeds until they hit the open road. There, the fierce competition began to show as cyclists picked up the pace and began fighting for position. Riders and onlookers alike say that the defining…
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In 2009, Luke Mysse started cycling to lose weight and improve his health after doctors told him he needed more activity in his routine. “[Initially] I was miserable because I was so out of shape,” Mysse said, “but there was something about the rhythm of it and the alone time that just kept pulling me back.” Fast forward six months, and the father of two had already completed his first “century ride” (100 miles) and was officially hooked on cycling. When he saw his friends developing RUTF (ready-to-use therapeutic food) for children facing sever acute malnutrition (SAM), Mysse knew that he could use his lifestyle change to also change the lives of children all over the world. RUTF is a nutritionally-fortified peanut butter packet to help children suffering from SAM get back to a healthy weight. Mysse said he was inspired to promote the cause when he saw his five-year-old…
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