Those pictures are so coool. Makes me even more excited for the Stages I'll be working - 6 and 7. I'll have my camera, but dunno if I'll be able to match your shots.

The ESPN2 coverage is about what I expected - it sounds like Bob Roll and Paul Sherwin were told to commentate for an audience that's not familiar with racing at all.

JoBob, Jens Voight really, really heard you!! Here's a quote from Jens Voigt in the San Franciscol Chronicle article:

The raucous cheering section even impressed Jen Vogt, a veteran of the European peloton who rides for CSC. "The crowd was great; they were fair, they cheered everybody," said the German, who compared the ambience of the Sunday's hill climb with the infamous and legendary Alpe d'Huez leg of the Tour de France."

Link to the article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...PG9THBOBU1.DTL

Keep those reports coming, folks!

Cathy