Tour of CA

[jobob]

They didn't ride to the finish as far as I could tell. Lee and I were at the finish line when the first groups finished, and then we wandered back along the course to our car, watching & cheering on the stragglers.

We were inside the 90 degree turn onto 3rd St. when the bulk of the peleton whizzed by. Mario Cippolini took that turn very tight and very nearly clipped the guardrail right where Lee was standing. Heh, Lee nearly got entirely too up close & personal with Super Mario!

[Adventure Girl]

did anyone else see this?? we were at hamilton wednesday and after the whole motorcade the first riders to come off the mountain was a group of three riders. as they got closer, I realized they were all in rock racing kit. as they got really close, I realized they had no helmets, erc. and that it was the outcasts: tyler hamilton, oscar sevilla and santiago botero. anyone else see them anywhere? does anyone know if they rode the whole stage? these are the climbers of the team, so maybe they were making a point about what could have been.

VeloNews life update said:

"Why are the members of the Rock Republic Team that are not racing allowed to still be involved in the race?"

They really aren't involved in the race. Tyler Hamilton, Oscar Sevilla and Santiago Botero have been hanging around at the race start - wearing their team kits - but they don't have passes or credentials. They are basically in the same position as anyone else out there, riding the roads until the highway patrol tells them they can't anymore ... which is what happened yesterday. They were told to pull off the road by the CHP and had to wait until the peloton passed.

[Lifesgreat]

VeloNews life update said:

I saw them at the finish of Stage 2 in Sacramento. They were at the Rock Racing booth signing posters.

[snapdragen]

One of the regulars over at Roadbike Review just posted some pictures and video from TOC.

http://pichiz.smugmug.com/gallery/4391214_cGjWq#P-1-12

[Bike Goddess]

Thanks for the pics! Great shots and OMG- is THAT Sierra Road? I've not done it and have no idea what it looks like!