It’s been referred to as Christmas in March. The time of the year when all the bits and pieces from you team fall into place and are delivered in one nice package. In the past I have received such packages from SoBe/Cannondale, BearNaked/Cannondale and then LaGrange. This year, I was lucky enough to have received the package I was also on the team that built all 12 packages for the riders. I have a whole new appreciation for the efforts involved. Team members Kris French, Zach Spinhirne-Martin and myself, along with two volunteer mechanics Dave Fike and Mike Marrow stayed late into the night (past midnight) to get everything built, sorted and palletized for the Panther Expedite pickup the next morning.

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