Buckle-Up....

Holy shit there's a strong field (be sure to look at the "complete 8-man teams" page from the pull down menu on the right) at this year's Mt. Hood Cycling Classic. Full pro teams include:

Health Net
Bissell
Rock Racing
Sucessful Living
Symmetrics
BMC
Toyota United
Jittery Joe's
Kelly Benefits

For info on any of these pro teams, go here.

Full amateur teams include:

Hagens Berman
Z-Team
Bob's
Fior Di Frutta
Rubicon
Cal-Giant
Kahala La Grange
Red Truck
Liquid Cycling

Tomorrow's prologue is a mere 1.7 miles. Should be fun and fast. I feel good -- I certainly feel a boost thanks to the increased oxygen down here as opposed to the thin New Mexican air I've been breathing the last two and a half weeks. Huzzuh.