On Tuesday, you saw Part 1 in a special series of behind-the-scenes videos with the Garmin-Transitions team on the Clif Bar & Company YouTube channel. In Part 2, The Journey, see how the once small, local Colorado team has become one of the best cycling teams in the world. As the CLIF BAR was born in small kitchen, Team Garmin was born in someone's garage. Get the full story in this awesome video and stay tuned for Part 3, coming up!

What better time than summer to head out on the road with the Garmin-Transitions pro cycling team? Being one of the hardest endurance sports in the world, nutrition is incredibly important to cycling - burgers and fries just don't cut it! So Garmin has nutrition down to a science, which includes a traveling chef that prepares healthy, organic meals, and CLIF SHOT BLOKS and SHOT Energy Gel. Want to see what it's like to go Garmin? Check out a special series of behind-the-scenes videos

Many of you may have been introduced to Southern California's Conejo Valley by way of the Tour of California. As you may recall, the area provided the hilly landscape that produced the most epic and action-packed stage of the race. Well, the fellas from the Agoura Hills-based racing team Fast Friday have been riding that same loop on Friday afternoons for years - it's where the team got its name. Well following last Friday's ride, Gary, the team's notorious leader, was invited by some friends to eat at Leila's http://www.leilasrestaurant.com/ , one of the region's most popular and well-regarded restaurants. The establishment is one of the Valley's true insider's secrets, known for its creative menu, extensive wine list and regular one-off dishes created by experienced, open-minded cooks. The kitchen folks are so open to new ideas that they didn't even balk when Gary presented them with a request inspired, no doubt, by at least a couple glasses of vintage central coast Pinot: "Would you guys mind deep-frying this CLIF BAR and serving it up à la mode?"

The Garmin-Transitions pro cycling team pulled off a magical feat this past Tuesday, winning stages simultaneously at two of the world's premier cycling events: The Giro d'Italia and the Tour of California.

David Zabriskie smartly forged a break with Levi Leipheimer and Michael Rogers on the Bonny Doon climb near the end of the Tour of California's hilly third stage. And let's face it, once those three are off and working together in a break, it's going to take a pretty

After you've lived in Northern California for a while, as most Clif Bar employees have, there are certain things you look forward to each spring that make you appreciate life in such an exceptional place. Things like...the end of the rainy season or the completion of the Bay Bridge. Or perhaps the Celebrity Apprentice finale or the Potrero Hill Big Wheel race. As awesome as these things are, though, nothing says spring to a cyclist more than the arrival of the Sea Otter Classic. And,