In 2002, our Alex visited the Tour de France after training with the Spanish Tour Team physician in the Spanish Pyrenees. He won the Jesus Lorona Classica (in the Pyrenees) underage at 17 in his group and left by bus with Basque fans for the French Pyrenees to watch his heroes perform there. He crashed in an Army tent, had his hair died orange and said the best part of the tour was seeing the Peloton rider's faces as they climbed effortlessly and smiled for the crowds.
Later Christian joined his brother, and after several years of also racing with the CRC of A (America's oldest bike racing club), Christian went on to win our state triathlon in his category. Christian trained to run in high school with terrific coaches and his brother Leif joined the team. Watching the tour now is always fun for us and we have our own heroes and favorites.
