Tour of California - spoilers allowed

[Veronica]

You're so lucky Jo! I couldn't take any time off this year to go to the race. Stupid Open House at school.

Veronica

[ny biker]

Hahahahaha. Posted on twitter by Radio Shack's Ben King, with the caption "First stop."

http://twitpic.com/51aaet

The top five finishers were all from the US. Horner, Levi, Tommy Danielson, CVV, Tejay Van Garderen.

[jobob]

Here are some of my photos from Sierra Road:



One of the many places I needed to stop on the climb up Sierra Road to catch my breath. That's Leebob patiently waiting for me.



Killing time before the race arrived. It was a fun crowd up there.



There were many reminders of Wouter Weylandt, whose funeral was in Belgium earlier that day.



Chris Horner was well in the lead by the time he reached our location, and was looking super strong.


I missed getting a photo of Levi and Ryder, rats.



This was the second group after Horner: Andy Schleck, Tejay Van Garderen, Tom Danielson, and Rory Sutherland.



The next group back: Christian Vande Velde, Laurens Ten Dam, Linus Gerdemann.



Oscar Freire.



The cattle were fascinated.



The early finishers started to make their way back down Sierra Road ...



... well before the final group made their way up.



Notable riders in the autobus included world champion Thor Hushovd, Lars Boom, and Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Van Summeren. It was a hard day.


I didn't manage to get a photo of Jens, I was too busy cheering for him as he rode by. Darn.