Paris-Roubaix isn't the only race on Sunday that could be affected by rain. Forecasts for Redlands, California, home of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, are calling for heavy rains Saturday evening through Sunday, prompting a warning for flash floods.
It wouldn't be the first time in recent memory that the Sunset Road Race on the final day at Redlands was hit with inclement weather. In 2012, the year Phil Gaimon snatched the win from Competitive Cyclist's Francisco Mancebo, the rain-soaked men's race saw just 15 riders finish.
The Sunset Road Race starts downtown but then heads up into the hills south of Redlands for multiple laps of a 10.4km loop. There is little flat ground on the circuit, which takes a massive toll on the pelotn by the time the riders return to Redlands to finish on Saturday's criterium course.
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Although temperatures during Wednesday's opening stage at this year's race reached into the 90s (F), rain has been threatening for most of the week. A few drops fell on the final laps of Saturday evening's criterium, but for the most part the week of racing has remained dry.
That could all change on Sunday, and the notoriously selective Sunset Road Race could become even more of a grizzly bear.
"The thing is when it rains up there it's really cold," said Frankie Andreu, who was Gaimon's director at 5-hour Energy in 2012 and is at Redlands this week working as a race commentator.
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