My Rookie Season: A second chance on the Gila Monster
After learning late last night that I had survived the time cut in the Stage 4 criterium, I was excited to start Stage 5. I felt as though this was a second ch...
Stephen Pedone
My Rookie Season: Fighting for the Gila Monster
After waking up early for each stage, I found myself excited to sleep in a little bit. Stage 4 of the Tour of the Gila is the downtown Silver City Criterium...
My Rookie Season: Time trials and tribulations
As my alarm buzzed at 6 a.m., I was fully prepared to hit snooze. Now at Day 3 of Tour of the Gila, I wrestled my aching body out of bed. Yesterday's hard effo...
My Rookie Season: Gila the hard way, Day 2
Stephen Pedone As I rolled into Fort Bayard for the start of Tour of the Gila Stage 2 with the rest of the Superissimo team, I was nervously excited. My rel...
My Rookie Season: Speed, demons and dogs at Gila Day 1
Stephen Pedone I stood there nervously in the park. My face was pale and my right wrist was shaking a little bit with nerves. I took a deep breath and lo...
My Rookie Season: Carnage in San Dimas
Tucson's Stephen Pedone upgraded to a Cat 1 road racer in March, and the San Dimas Stage Race last weekend was his first major race. It is his first season with...
