Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tour of California
On Sunday, I went to the beach area of Long Beach to watch the last stage of the famous Tour of California. In case you don't know, the Tour of California is a professional road race, that spans over 7 stages starting from San Francisco down to Long Beach (Los Angeles area), much like the Tour de France. The last stage is a circuit race, which means that they go on a loop course multiple times, thereby making it "fan viewing friendly".
The day started out cold, but was sunny by the time I got down to the race area. Although I am not a race watching fan, it was fun to be out there seeing what it is all about and feeling the crowds. Of course, it was amazing to watch these guys go by at 30+ miles per hour.
I also got to meet up with Moe, from Mountain Bike Riders, who is testing the F-20R bike. The picture shows him with the bike and me with F-20T2 (unavailable in the US at the current time). You can read Moe's notes about his day here.
Photo courtesy of a passerby-er.
The day started out cold, but was sunny by the time I got down to the race area. Although I am not a race watching fan, it was fun to be out there seeing what it is all about and feeling the crowds. Of course, it was amazing to watch these guys go by at 30+ miles per hour.
I also got to meet up with Moe, from Mountain Bike Riders, who is testing the F-20R bike. The picture shows him with the bike and me with F-20T2 (unavailable in the US at the current time). You can read Moe's notes about his day here.
Photo courtesy of a passerby-er.