Todd and I decided to watch the first stage of the Amgen Bicycle race last weekend cause we are cool like that and had nothing better to do. We ventured up to Cool to check out all the festivities and then decided that there were too many people and that we could enjoy the race a little closer to home. That being said, we grabbed our chairs, camera, puppy and water and headed out to the actual town of Pilot Hill where we set up camp in front of the old fire station. After waiting for approximately two hours, the bicyclist came racing by at the speed of light. The total time to pass by us might have been two minutes. I do have to admit it was pretty awesome to see all the bicyclist and support vehicles. Todd said it wasn't a bicycle race, it was a police parade. They must have had 150 motorcycle cops precede the racers, as well as helicopters, ambulances and the teams support vehicles. I took over 100 pictures, but thought I would just post a few so you could get an idea of what it was like. Amazing!
If you want to check out the entire race go to this web page
Loki waiting and waiting for the bicyclist and then finally giving up.
The front four in the race, none of them actually won this stage.
The peloton (group of main riders in a bicycle race).
Lance Armstrong is in the middle picture with yellow rimmed
glasses on.
Things I'm thankful for today:
Spending the day with my honey kayaking.
Spending time with Anne and Dennis kayaking.
Spending time in bed recuperating from kayaking :P
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