Got an entry in to TOC VIP TT thing. Get to ride whole course on closed roads before pros. Going to Merx the shit out of it, then chill in VIP tent drinking and watching Pros doing it right.
me so jelly - srsly!
3 yrs ago I sidegated my way into similar VIP area in east SJ -
ate & drank well b4 chatting ever so briefly with Cav & the boys
spent most time scoping out the various team bikes & the chase motos & neutral setups
took loads o’pix b4 finishing off my foray with a souvenir TOC all-access team full-width yellow windshield sticker
take care to fully enjoy yer morning there....
If you start where the gates are east to west should be much less difficult, since east starts just below 10k' elevation, and west I think is about 6k'. Sure there are ups and downs, but you'd begin at around your maximum elevation. Maybe it's cheating riding a pass by starting at the actual pass, but you still gotta ride the bike, and you get beautiful mountain roads with no cars. If you started in Lee Vining, it's still well above Crane Flat in elevation. Steeper on the east side though.oh, I see less difficulty, west to east -
itz the return from Lee Vining that has me dying
just thinking about it.....
well, thx for info -
yet, truth be told, I’m currently in Czecho.....
just watched full start-to-finish Tour of CA coverage on Eurosport (it followed full Giro coverage)
here’s my take on the in-country Euro TV situation:
I’m a zillion miles away from RWC, enjoying hrs of live or repeated Amgen TV on a channel owned by a US company, running an English language Marcel Kittle ad for Alpecin shampoo
meanwhile, CA viewers receive only a brief, taped daily NBCSN TOC summary
it’s wrong, I tells ya!
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#cyclingLife
So, getting back into the road bike scene...had the bike custom-fitted not long ago before moving from SJ up to San Leandro, and have seen packs of riders out and about in the Castro Valley area. Eden bicycles holds group rides, but there have to be other meetups besides this one place. Can anyone point me in the right direction(s)?