July 21, 2009
Just curious, how do you think the level of NorCal racing at the time compared to the amateur races in Belgium? Did it prepared you in anyway, or was it total shock to the system?
George Baptista - Niigata, Japan
"Somehow your name sounded familiar... I thought long and hard and one day it came back to me - we probably did a few races in the same junior class in NorCal. I seem to remember guys like Scott McKinley, Steve Larsen, Stefan Spielman, etc. There were a few guys from California Pedaler I also knew, and after I read your book (it was great btw), it all made sense to me. At the time I wondered what happened to you, there were rumours you flew off to Europe somewhere...
Just curious, how do you think the level of NorCal racing at the time compared to the amateur races in Belgium? Did it prepared you in anyway, or was it total shock to the system?"
"Somehow your name sounded familiar... I thought long and hard and one day it came back to me - we probably did a few races in the same junior class in NorCal. I seem to remember guys like Scott McKinley, Steve Larsen, Stefan Spielman, etc. There were a few guys from California Pedaler I also knew, and after I read your book (it was great btw), it all made sense to me. At the time I wondered what happened to you, there were rumours you flew off to Europe somewhere...
Just curious, how do you think the level of NorCal racing at the time compared to the amateur races in Belgium? Did it prepared you in anyway, or was it total shock to the system?"
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