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Will Dugan, Professional Cyclist with Team Type 1

I’m from Vermont, and when people from the rest of the country talk about California they usually think about sunshine and heavy traffic on the freeways. In some circumstances heavy traffic is a nationwide phenomenon, and it varies by region and time of day.  

With respect to sunshine, much the same can be said of the way the California weather works in May. We arrived Lake Tahoe a few days ago for the Amgen Tour of California and the sky was blue. All of us on Team Type 1 – sanofi-aventis were perfectly content to wear our Nike sunglasses as much as possible to get over the glare from the bright sun on the big, beautiful lake.

But due to the recent snow fall and icy road conditions, our Nike sunglasses are all undergoing a minor operation to adjust for the changing light conditions we expect for stage two.

Will replaces lenses for changing light conditions

So thankfully these shades have removable lenses, and we can take out the highly reflective mirrors that we use on bright days and replace them with either the amber or yellow lenses.   

When we race, seeing the road in front of us and being comfortable are two of the most important things we do. The Nike sunglasses work just as well in grey, wet weather as they do in bright sunshine, because they keep the rain, snow and grit out of our eyes and they sharpen the flat features on the landscape.

We’ll race in lots of different weather conditions all year long on Team Type 1 – sanofi-aventis. But we’ll only have to bring one pair of sunglasses thanks to VSP Vision Care, our exclusive eyecare and eyewear provider.

About Team Type 1 and VSP Vision Care
Team Type 1 is a group of athletes living with diabetes. The team includes professional race teams, a triathlon team and a development team. Team Type 1 strives to instill hope and inspiration for people around the world affected by diabetes. VSP Vision Care is proud to be their exclusive eyecare and eyewear provider.