Just got home from the finish! I was watching on the lap part with a woman I met (she was very awesome - I wish I'd gotten her name. Maybe it'll turn out to be one of you guys?)

It was very cool to finally see. They looped past us maybe 6 times? I'm not sure - I left a little early to walk to the finish area. I imagine this was a similar deal to the rest of the stages, but many of the spectators came by bike due to road closures, etc. The festival area at the finish was also pretty cool but very nationally oriented. I'm not sure what the rules were for booth rentals but it would have been neat to see more of the local shops or frame builders, etc. present, rather than just sponsor tents and food vendors. (There was one booth by Spindaroos that some of you guys might already know about - the cutest baby "cycling" apparel ever. They make "team" onesies, and I am absolutely buying one for a friend of mine's newborn).

Anyway, while I'm sure the 5 mile loop at the end got repetitive for the riders it was awesome to spectate, since we could see the progress on both sides of the loop as riders were caught or dropped. Such a fun day!!