(Video courtesy of Mark.)
This is peloton just after the start on Rancho Bernardo Rd. Check out Zaccheus in the tree at the end of the video!
The final stage of the Amgen Tour of California started right here in Rancho Bernardo, and ended in Escondido. Over 90 riders from 17 teams dragged themselves from here, all the way up and down Mount Palomar, and back into Escondido in just a hair over 4 hours. Incredible!
We stood by the rider sign-in station before the start, watched the peloton pass by on Rancho Bernard Rd, went home to watch the Palomar climb on TV, and then shot up to Escondido to see the field pass by about 4k from the finish.
I was so close, I got to smell Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Floyd Landis, and all the rest as they passed by. Awesome!
Here's a couple pics from our spot on Rancho Bernardo Rd.
The peloton heading east on Rancho Bernardo Rd.
More pictures and video from our spot on El Norte... We were 4k from the finish and there were still tons of people everywhere!
This little girl looks like she's going to be killed. It's okay, she made it!
The peloton approaches!
The GC contenders were in front of the pack, and all strung out in single file. There were working hard and moving fast! But not quite fast enough to catch the breakaway pair in front.
Astana had 4 guys in the main chase group, and controlled the pace all day long.
I tried to get a picture of both Lance and Levi Leipheimer as they went by, but I kinda missed, and all I got was Lance. They were too fast!
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