Pez Cyclingnews, Edmond Hood, 12 Mei 2013
It’s a measure of how seriously the home teams take the Tour of California that several have made the long trip to Europe to expose themselves to the level of the World Tour outfits they’ll encounter come May. Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies rode an Iberian campaign which saw their big finisher Ken Hanson take two wins in Portugal and two third places against top line opposition in Spain.
Hanson enjoyed his best year last year but has been pro since 2007 when he signed with BMC. That year he was a member of the winning TTT squad in the Giro del Friuli Venezia. Racing as an Elite 2 in 2008 there were wins in the US and a stage in Ireland’s manic Ras. Team Type 1 was the name on the jersey for the next two years with a second in the 2010 US Criterium Championships and a stage win the same year in the Tour do Rio the high lights.
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