Kiel Reijnen (Trek-Segafredo) spent the days leading up to the start of the 2016 Amgen Tour of California completing a series of reconnaissance rides around Lake Tahoe with teammate Peter Stetina. Reijnen and Stetina used the time to acclimatize to altitude and explore the roads leading into the South Lake Tahoe stage 5 finish.
"We made sure we checked out the finish up in Heavenly Ski Resort," Reijnen said. "It’s some rough roads and a technical run in so I’m glad we saw it."
This is Reijnen’s fifth Tour of California, and his first with a WorldTour squad. Reijen’s performance at the 2016 USA Pro Challenge, which included a stage win and the points jersey, caught the eye of the Trek-Segafredo squad who were looking for riders who could perform in Europe and in the US stage races. Reijnen signed with Trek last September and spent his spring racing a heavier European schedule than past years.
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Reijnen’s season started at the Santos Tour Down Under in January and included strong rides at the Strade Bianche and Volta a Catalunya.
"The spring was the same but different," Reijnen said. "Some familiar races, some new races but definitely the deep end of the swimming pool. Catalunya-Pais Vasco-Classics is a really hard block to matter how you cut it, and word on the street is, and I can’t speak from experience, but this was one of the harder Catalunyas the guys have seen over the years.
"I was definitely happy to survive that and stick my nose into the wind on a couple of occasions. At a number of the races I was playing the teammate role which was great, especially at Strade Bianche."
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