Tour of California

[slinkedog]

BC68, can't WAIT to hear your report and see your photos! I am VERY envious of you!

I was on Specialized's site and was looking at jobs (their corporate headquarters is near where I live) and the Executive Assistant to the President of the company position is available!!!! If I could work right now, I'd be all over that job! Can you imagine the cool people you'd get to meet? Oh well, the little ones need Mommy right now.

Have fun tomorrow!

[bikerHen]

That's it! I've decided that next year I'm taking the week off and going to California! I asked DH last night if he would like to take a vacation and follow the Tour. He didn't say no, which is as good as a yes for me. So, all you people in the know, where do I find information about next years tour? And please don't say google, I have trouble with that. bikerHen

[BikeMomma]

That's it! I've decided that next year I'm taking the week off and going to California! I asked DH last night if he would like to take a vacation and follow the Tour. He didn't say no, which is as good as a yes for me. So, all you people in the know, where do I find information about next years tour? And please don't say google, I have trouble with that. bikerHen

BH -- click on this link to sign up for Amgen's race newsletter: Amgen Tour of California. They'll send you summary recaps of the race every day and will soon start sending info about next year's TofC. It's a good way to stay on top of the planning aspect of it. When things start happening in terms of dates, cities, and team commitments, they'll send out an update. Pretty informative.

~BikeMomma

[ShubieGA]

Thanks for all the reports. Great pictures! I have been following on the internet at work and watching the updates on VS. Enjoy the rest of the tour!

[Fredwina]

But I'm riding most of yesterday's stage as a Brevet tomorrow. It's real windy and brisk here (i'm in Morro Bay right now, but It was the same in Cucamonga). and I forgot my tights. Did see plenty of folks with bikes and bikes on cars around Slovang. Didn't stop, since I wanted to know where I'm going in the morning.

[maillotpois]

I LOVE THIS!! Levi's my absolute favourite. I'm so jealous we couldn't go. Maybe next year. Would it be okay if I downloaded this and used it as my background?

Sure, Meaux. PM me and I can email you the actual file copy.

We have a lot more from Coleman and from the TT - but we've been out of town.

I was on Trinity Grade on Tuesday and it was AMAZING. Like being on Plateau de Beille at the TdF. It was a tunnel of trees and a wall of riders came up. The first rider, Christophe Laurent, had a significant gap over everyone else. As he rode up to the KOM line, he wasn't even breathing hard and blew a kiss to the Specialized angel who was standing on her car.

Then the wall of riders in the peloton - led by Ivan Bass. SO cool.

I got a lot of pictures, but the camera ate them.

[bikerHen]

BH -- click on this link to sign up for Amgen's race newsletter: Amgen Tour of California. They'll send you summary recaps of the race every day and will soon start sending info about next year's TofC. It's a good way to stay on top of the planning aspect of it. When things start happening in terms of dates, cities, and team commitments, they'll send out an update. Pretty informative.

~BikeMomma

Thanks for the link BikeMomma. Great site! I got all signed up. DH asked last night if they will know next years dates by December when he picks vacation time for next year. Sounds like we may really get to GO! bikerHen

[Bluetree]

I just got back from the Solvang Time Trial stage and had a blast! Not only did I get to see some great racing, but I made some friends with the SRAM neutral support crew. The friendly guys let me take one of their team issue Orbeas for a little spin... 15 lbs. of carbon fiber beauty with Zipp wheels and all the trimmings! Here's a few pics... (I think the kleenex in Cancellara is especially attractive!)

[jobob]

I just got back from Solvang as well !

I have a ton of photos to wade through, but I had to post this one right away...



-jo "still giddy as a little schoolgirl" bob

[SadieKate]

-jo "still giddy as a little schoolgirl" bob

I've been hearing the bubbles wafting all on the breeze all day!

Please tell your funny story!

BTW, I also like the kleenex. I can empathize.

[slinkedog]

Wow, Jo! I'm very excited to hear your report from the day!! What a wonderful picture!

Bluetree... great photos and thanks for posting them!

[jobob]

Slinke, your photos are wonderful ! How on earth did you manage to get up so close? My podium photos are mostly a sea of backs of heads

And Bluetree, were you tempted to just keep going down the road with that Orbea? If you got a good head start ...

[crazycanuck]

Dumb q..Jobob..who's the gent on the left you're picured with??? Really..no clue

Another question, why did that gent have kleenex in his nose??

I'm not up on the roadie racing scene & have no idea....(names yes, faces..no)

Thank you..

Lost C

[SadieKate]

CC, go back to post #77. You have a 50% chance of guessing who that is.

[Bluetree]

CC - My photos are of Ivan Basso, Paolo Bettini (world champion) and Fabian Cancellera (Time Trial World Champion).
It was extremely windy and the latter had kleenex up his nose because of either a cold or allergies. During his warm-up he was practically gushing, which made his fast time even more remarkable. I have some more pics of Hincapie, O'Grady, Danielson, etc, but right now there are just too many photos I have to go through.

Jobob - Yup, I was tempted The head mechanic showed me their "vault", which was a huge, security-locked conference room in the hotel basement... stocked with about 40-50 racing bikes... racing, TT, you name it. Next thing you know, he's slapping pedals on a bike and pushing me out the door. I thought I died and went to heaven!!! (P.S. Did I tell you he was cute, too? Sometimes, it's great to be a girl!!!)