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During a break in the lobby of the Cardinal Hotel.  Prentice Steffen, MD Slipstream Team Physician (Tall handome guy in the middle of the pic - that's not Slauson) and Allen Lim Slipsream Exercise Physiologist (less tall, at bottom prolly only guy besides Floyd who really knows the truth.)

Andy Pruit, MD who has written a medical guide for cyclists talks with Julie Slipstream Team Psychologist.

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The white board.  Used for our discussions and planning purposes.

Paul Stauss, MD who heads the Agency for Cycling Ethics  This organization is a leader in comprehensive cycling team doping monitoring.

The physicians who run the medical support for the Tour of CA and Tour of GA.

Had to include 1 pic of a beautiful woman for West.  Dawn Richardson, ED physician and Team Doctor for Kelly Benefit cycling team

My $140/night closet aka hotel room in the Cardinal Hotel - a stones throw from Stanford in Palo Alto.  No Turk, the pretty team doctor was not invited to the room.

Cool opportunity for Jim this weekend.  He went to Palo Alto today (on 3 hours sleep) to the first meeting of the American Association of Cycling Team Doctors.    This episode was started last year by Prentice Steffen, MD the Slipstream Team doctor (and former bad boy of cycling for suggesting that Tyler and Lance may have had benefits beyond training and natural talent  Read the piece in cycling news on Prentice Steffen here.)  Well, now Prentice and Slipstream are spearheading the effort to clean up and convince the fans that the sport is clean.

Great 4 hour meeting today.  First hour discussing goals and logistics of our new organization.  Next Team Slipstream Medical Staff - Prentice, physician, Allen Lim - physiologist, Julie - psychologist, and Kevin Reichland - chiropractor) discussed their roles with the team.  

Paul Strauss discussed the Agency for Cycling Ethics and its biological monitoring programs for Slipstream and Team High Road.  His company is providing a service akin to the "biological passport" being implemented apparently by the UCI this year.

Finally the Medical Staff of the Tour of CA discussed race support and challenges.

Very cool day.  Well worth the reminder of why we live in San Antonio - $50 taxi ride to the hotel which would have cost $25 in SA and $140/night small hotel room which would have probably run around $90.  Great place to visit, tough place to live.

Tomorrow Jim will report from the prologue.