Days before the start of the Amgen Tour of California, I caught up with Steve Fisher, who will be riding for the Continental squad Jelly Belly p/b Maxxis, to get his thoughts and some insider info on the race.

What are the plans for the team?





Steve Fisher: Jelly Belly pb Maxxis plans to race aggressively this week. You should see us trying to put a rider into the breakaway just about everyday and we’ve also got a couple guys who are looking to do well in the overall.





Will you be supporting certain guys on certain stages?





SF: We have Gavin Mannion and Lachlan Morton who are both capable of riding well in the general classification. Stage 7 to Mt. Baldy will be a big day for those guys and we’ll definitely be giving them some extra support then. They’ll be protected the rest of the week as well, but Stage 7 will be a particularly important day.





Are there any team goals or expectations?





SF: I can’t speak exactly to the team’s goals yet, but we will certainly be looking to get exposure for our sponsors during every stage of the race.