Norman Alvis, a racer for life Tour de Todd

Norman Alvis is a Sacramento, California native. He started out as an athlete running cross country. At the same time he rode a bike to and from school. After riding a friends race bike he was smitten. He say it was the adventure, the sensation of being on the bike and having something of his own that drove him. He won his first race solo. He says he did very well from the beginning. 1981 he got his first look by the junior national team by having the teams coach spot him at a restaurant...