there was at least one World Champion present, can you spot him? can you name him? hint, photos of him have been posted on this blog before
Big Bill Walton right in the middle there, just as he was on the court
Claremont's mayor Sam Pedroza (left) on the first climb along Mt. Baldy Road
left arm in a sling, and still climbing
not everyone was on a svelt racing bike
Coates, representing
one of the more cheerful riders on the day. i caught a bit of a conversation she
was having further down the road about...what else, but coffee
the little break from the unrelenting slope ends here, time to start climbing in earnest again
Coates again
special award for doing it in boots
by the time the final riders of the final wave made it up to this point on Mt. Baldy Road, the sun was breaking through the fog. whether that was good or bad news i guess depends on you perspective
And back in Claremont as everyone rolled back in:
David Zabriskie (Garmin-Cervelo) being interviewed, along with a bunch of HTC-Highroad Team riders.
they will be back in two weeks
L'Etape du California volunteers
Cory, owner of Coates with Dave Lettieri, owner of FasTrack Bicycles
cool Molteni jersey, to honor the start of the Giro d'Italia today, perhaps?
tan line
why not give a big old salute/air punch to finish up
Link to the rest of the day's photos here.
Hi Michael,
ReplyDeleteCould I use the photo of me for my profile picture for a while. I will give you and your blog site all the credit of course.
Sam
Of course, which one was it? I notice you were in a couple.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael, it's the third one down.
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