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Article: Castro Valley enters cycling spotlight
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- February 20, 2006
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CASTRO VALLEY -- Castro Valley -- and bike fiends -- get ready.
On Tuesday, 16 teams of bicycle riders -- swift, competitive and
colorful -- will pass through the community's urban streets and rural
countryside during the second leg of the Amgen Tour of California
bicycle race.
Bicycle racing is a major sport in Europe, says Castro Valley's
Chris Padavana, who has joined spectators jamming the sidelines there
to marvel at the stamina and competition among professional riders.
As they race through the community, during breakaways and sprints,
Padavana knows just what the hard-charging cyclistswill experience.
Astride his Pinarello, a lithe, light and strong road bike,
Padavana travels the ...