The sound and breeze of a peloton passing you only inches away - unbelievable!! Today I was a course marshal on Stage 7 in a great spot - the beginning of the only incline on the course (not a hill to them). Watching them go by 10 times, first the breakaway group of 4, then the peloton, was sensational. They're whizzing up this hill at 30 mph, they're all packed together - and they're chatting!! Each circuit I was able to pick someone out of the crowd - Landis, Hincapie, Salvodelli. I never found Leipheimer, but of course they're gone in the blink of an eye.
Road racing is just about the coolest thing, ever!