5th Wheel rolls.

After years of deliberation and living on the back burner it seemed as though the 5th Wheel Cycling Team may have existed only as a short-lived overgrown idea of founders Vince Camiolo and Dennis Lui. Vince’s pair of mountain bike races in the summer of 2006 and a team effort urban scavenger hunt in 2007 were all 5th Wheel could jot down on a competitive resume. And then more than a year went by.

Sure, we rode our bikes. A lot. But our interest in 5th Wheel waned.

Dennis in Sedona during our early '09 MTB tour of Arizona. Photo ©Vince M. Camiolo

Maybe it’s the fact that Vince and Dennis both purchased shiny new bikes in early 2009, but 5th Wheel is now bolstered by a renewed interest in riding with a purpose!

After almost a decade of suffering (thus getting stronger) on one gear Vince is hitting the trails on a geared bike with a renewed commitment to competitive cycling and 5th Wheel. More than 20 events fill his race calendar between now and the end of the summer, consisting of mostly mountain bike races, peppered with the possibility of a few adventure races. Many races he will be accompanied by other talented athletes acting as guest team members. And co-founder and San Diego mountain bike socialite, Dennis, is rumored to make a race appearance or two.

Two races are already behind us, and reports should be appearing on the site shortly.

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