I’ve never seen a professional bicycle race in person before, but when the route comes within a couple of blocks of home it’s hard to resist. Actually, I also went to Sacramento yesterday to watch the conclusion of stage 2–a good choice because they made 4 circuits. Unfortunately, many of the photos from yesterday were blurred because I used too slow of a shutter speed.
Powering up Patterson Pass
Today I headed up to Patterson Pass and waited along with a few hundred others to watch them climb. After the start in Stockton, a breakaway group formed, powered in part by Jens Voigt of the CSC team. I found a spot near the top of Patterson Pass to get photos of these pros. I’ve climbed Patterson Pass on my bike, struggling up about as fast as someone walking. These guys were powering up very quickly.
Leipheimer in the leader jersey
A couple of minutes later, the peleton arrived with the yellow jersey (Levi Leipheimer) in the middle of it.
Links:
—Stage 2 2007 photo gallery
—Stage 3 2007 photo gallery
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