Hi All

i just got back from Hamilton! HOLY COW!!! it was so amazing i don't even know where to begin...ok breathe...

We went to the races saturday and sunday. We saw the women warming up (man they look good!). the crowds were awesome as they cheered on all the riders. We walked a good chunk of the race course. The downhill was too cool. I was leaning over the railing to see, and i had to move out of the way! They came so close the edge...

Then the men on sunday...what a different race it seemed with all the support cars and media around...the crowd was also bigger.

We walked behind the support tents, and watched the french coach pour something that looked like grenadine in the water bottles, one of the german racers storming right by us after he dropped out, and coaches watching anxiously on their tv monitors.

oh yes we also caught a glimpse of one of the riders pedalling next to his support car as his mechanic was hanging out and adjusting his rear derailleur.

At the end we were about 300 meters before the finish and watched the pack sprint in...TOO COOL! i am not into road racing but this was a pretty amazing experience...

Sigh....

Han