The Tour of California pro bicycle race was supposed to start yesterday in Lake Tahoe, but was canceled because of a snowstorm. Today’s stage was supposed to start at Squaw Valley, but the snow still on the ground made Donner Summit dangerous, so at the last minute (the logistics are mind-boggling) the start was moved to Nevada City and a shortened race was done with the normal finish in Sacramento. However, four circuits were made around the capitol instead of only two, so there were a few more photo opportunities.
Despite my couple of practice sessions taking photos of the local bike club, I screwed up and used a too-slow shutter speed. I got too many blurry photos, I think from camera shake while using the 200mm lens. I shot the photos on the back-side of the course on a short two-block section between a right-hand and a left-hand turn.
It was a mostly down-hill/flat stage setting up a sprint finish. The photos show the Sky team working hard to set up their sprinter (Ben Swift) for the win.
Sky Team working hard for the sprint win
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