Raymond was born December 26, 1920 in a small town that was a suburb of Paris. Growing up he loved sport, soccer was one of his favorites; he played in a soccer match on his wedding day. He also embraced bicycle racing and was a keen participant in local events.

Thank you to Tour of California winner Robert Gesink, Belkin and the Belkin Pro Cycling Team for spicing up the Tuesday ride today! Here's a video of the ride: 

This past Saturday, October 19th  was the Santa Barbara Century.  I recruited another strong team of ten La Grangers in hopes of defending our undefeated title of winning the Gibraltar Hill Climb for the third year in a row.