Very cool, Jo. I spent the whole race just behind the starting tent along the entry "chute", and was wondering how the heck the riders got back. My spot was great - I saw every single rider, often literally only inches away, but never saw any action once they left the gate.

Some spottings and highlights for me -
* An (over?) anxious George Hincapie rolling through the chute, then making a very precarious 180 degree turn in about a 6 foot wide area, just about brushing my arm as he turned. Three times! Each time I was afraid to move, since klutz that I am, I would surely have knocked him over. George also was the only rider to actually get up on the starting block, and then on his bike, while his "one minute man" was still on his count down.
* You can see nipples through the Discovery skin suits
* Many riders "glistened" from their warmups
* Floyd Landis is much tinier than I'd thought
* Every rider has an unbelievably tiny butt and flat belly (duh - but it's really a shock to see just how thin they are when wearing time trial skin suits).

Alas, no pictures.