Solvang Century, 1992

This is the one and only time we did the Solvang Century.  We started in Santa Maria to Santa Ynez, Solvang, Vandenberg and back.  I remember getting together with 3 other people I worked with at Hughes and we just pacelined the 100 miles in a little under 5 hours.  We were racing for the South Bay Wheelmen at the time so the century was a good training ride this early in the cycling season.  For some reason, I ended up with a pink water bottle (which probably belonged to Maura) when this picture was taken.  In order to finish the century in 5 hours, I specifically put in aerodynamic bars on my bike for a more streamlined position.  In 1992, it was the cycling fad --  considering Greg Lemond won the Tour de France on the last day because he used these bars.