Danny Pate made headlines in the US last year when he signed a two-year deal with US Continental team Rally Cycling after spending the previous eight seasons on the WorldTour, the past four with Team Sky.
The 37-year-old American's season got off to a rough start, however, when he got sick upon returning from the team's first European trip to La Méditerranéenne, where he finished outside the time limit on the third day.
Pate has slowly been recovering from the setback, and on Sunday he showed off his return to form by sneaking into the stage 1 breakaway at the Tour of California.
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"The team's goal was to be aggressive and try to grab the first KOM of the race," Pate said after eventually getting caught and finishing 101st on the stage.
"I covered the first break and it stuck," he said. "I am little disappointed that I wasn't able to get the KOM or on the podium - especially after seeing that they were giving away stuffed killer whales."
Missed opportunities to win furry plushie toys aside, Pate's team would have relished the opportunity to have a rider on the podium during the first day, but when Oscar Clark (Holowsko-Citadel) won the stage's only KOM and Jelly Belly's Michael Sheehan won both intermediate sprints, the opportunity slipped away.
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