Gert Steegmans headed out in a Livestrong kit.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
It's all about s𒆙et up: Andreas Kloden talks with the mechanics about his shocks o🌟n the bike.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
Lance Armstrong and his🐬 friend Jimmy Ricitell😼o get ready to lead the ride.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
Lance Armst🌱rong zips up his Livestrong jersey and is ready to go.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
Matt Busche 🔥and Jason McCartney were joined by the team's latest addition, Alan Lim, before the ride.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
With most riders still under c👍ontract, and a final Radioshack uniform still being decided on, the riders looked like an odd-bunch.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
Yaroslav Popovych is ready to hit the trail.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
Gregory Rast is ready to go off-road. (Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
Not all of the riders lookedꦚ s𒊎o sure about the mountain biking idea.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
Bjorn Selander on his mountain bike before the rid🧸e.(Image credit: Casey B. Gibson)
RadioShack’s riders had a chance to test one another's mountain biking skills today, following two days of road riding and press conferences at the team’s first training camp in Tucson, Arizona. Some wer﷽e clearly more seasons to off-road riding while others looked a little uncertain abo🎃ut the idea as Trek representatives fitted everyone out with a ride for the day.
Also present before the riders left on today’s rider was Boulder-based sports physiologist Al🍌an Lim. Lim left Jonathan Vaughters’ Garmin-Slipstream squad earlier this week before announcing on Tuesday tha꧂t he was set to join Lance Armstrong’s outfit, after the team offered him a role that would include less travelling throughout the season.
Con𝔍ditions were clear, albeit cool, for the RadioShack rider’s off-road adventure. Armstrong was joined by friend Jimmy Ricitello in leading his team-mates for 2010 on the day’s ride.
Photographer Casey B Gibson was once again there for Cyclingnews to capture the RadioShack ridꦆers ✨before they went off-road.
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