Stop number four of the US Cup Series was held in the beautiful Santa Ynez valley. The beauty was short lived, Mother Nature had another plan for the riders that day. The riders were faced with bone chilling temps, high winds, a little rain and a course that was very rutty. Many were describing the conditions similar to the famous Belgium classic road race the Paris Roubaix. The Cat 1 racers took on a 27 mile course with over 3,500? of climbing. The Cat 2 racers rode an 18 mile course.
Team Platinum Shows off their medals from this weekend's Santa Ynez Classic
The Platinum Performance team had nineteen riders competing in various age groups. Gary Douville (Cat 1 35-39) and Bobby Langin Sr. (Cat 1 50-54) put their stamps of authority with another win for the season. Mike Weber (Cat 1 55-59), John Biron (Cat 1 50-54), Amanda Schaper (Cat 1 wm 19-29), and Reny Takeda (JR boys 11-12) all took silver for the day. Ron Takeda (Cat 1 45-49) and Steve Silva (Cat 1 50-54) rode strong for third place finishes. Todd Booth (Cat 1 40-44), Mark Luke (Cat 2 50-54), and Darin “little man” Takeda (Jr boys 8-10) pulled off 4th place finishes. Bob Nisbet (Cat 1 45-49) rounded out the top five. The strong showings on the podium should keep Platinum’s strong hold on the team’s #1 position in the team competition. Next stop is the Sea Otter Classic next weekend for both the road and mountain bike teams.
