Anyone who's been following the domestic cycling scene for the past couple months is doubtlessly well aware of the noise that's been generated by my new team, Rock Racing (if you're not, let Google enlighten you). It's been an eventful offseason and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't at least somewhat nervous about how it was all going to come together. When I signed my contract back in August, I had the impression that I was joining an upstart team with ambitions of being competitive on the domestic NRC circuit, and with hope for slow growth over the next couple of seasons. The scope of the team, obviously, has grown somewhat.

I've been in Malibu, CA for the team camp for about a week now, and one more remains. It's been anything but a typical team camp, but it's been going relatively well. I think a few hitches are to be expected from a team that has grown this quickly, but things are smoothing out and my apprehension is mostly assuaged. The one concern that remains is where, exactly, I fit in on the team. There are obviously a lot of riders on this team that deserve starts in the big races. There are far more deserving riders, in fact, than there are start spots at any given race. But I've always thrived when forced to prove myself, and I don't expect this season to be any different. And regardless of which races I end up doing, I'm confident that this will ultimately be a good experience.

There will be plenty to post here over the course of this season, and I'll do my best to keep information coming. I've purposefully remained vague on the particulars of camp, but I'll get a more complete synopsis up later. Here are some photos.